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In major last-minute course correction, Colorado Democrats move to issue $2 billion in flat-rate taxpayer refund checks

Single filers would get $650 under the proposed change, while joint filers would get $1,300 — proposal hinges on a separate property tax relief ballot measure passing in November Colorado taxpayers would receive a refund check of roughly $650 or $1,300 next year from the state under a last-minute bill introduced Saturday by Democrats in the legislature. The measure deviates from the current plan to distribute about $2 billion in Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds in checks based on taxpayers’ income level, with more money being sent to higher earners.

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The Fine Print

“Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.” — Winston Churchill Public Service Help for veterans The American Legion Post 11 has grant funds available to assist Colorado veterans in need of material or financial assistance.

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Council sparks utility relief with rate adjustments after rate study bungle

Issues with a recent adjustment to Trinidad’s water and sewer rates have been rectified, according to city officials, after the passage of two ordinances amending recent rate increases. The amending ordinances passed city council 7-0 Tuesday, May 2, after city officials notified the public that both a water rate and sewer rate study had led to customers being overcharged for the city-provided services.

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Legislation or a new judicial branch policy could make livestreaming of court proceedings more commonplace in Colorado

Nearly three years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced Colorado courts to fundamentally change how they operate, the judicial branch is developing a policy that could make the livestreaming of court proceedings more commonplace and uniform statewide. Meanwhile, Democratic Rep.

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