Reflections: Reviewing ‘Once You See: Seven Temptations of the Western Church’
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How are property taxes calculated?
Property taxes are determined by how much your county assessor values your property, what the state’s property assessment rate is and what your local mill-levy rate is. A mill is a $1 payment on every $1,000 of assessed value.
Coloradans can defer payment on a big chunk of their rising property tax bill — here’s how to do it
Many Coloradans’ property tax bills are spiking because of rising home values across the state, but there is a way to put off a big hit to your wallet happening all at once. The legislature passed a measure in 2021 aiming to ease the financial burden by letting people defer payment on some of what they owe on their primary residence, starting in the 2023 tax year.
LA County, 53 Colorado counties receive state funding to improve election security
Colorado lawmakers showed their support for election security during the last legislative session when they passed the 2022 Colorado Election Security Act — tightening up rules concerning access to voting machines, among other changes — now, counties are feeling some of the first impacts of the law.
City animal ordinance amendments see first approval at city council
Animal owners in Trinidad are one step closer to seeing amended animal codes projected to tighten up the rules surrounding “at-large” and “vicious dogs,” after Trinidad City Council introduced two ordinances seeking the amendments.
LA County DHS seeks to expand foster family roster as state undergoes shortage
There’s a wide range of reasons families decide to take in a foster child. But one thing new foster families have in common in Las Animas County, is that they will not only be helping a child in need, but they will also be helping to fill a shortage of foster families within the state.
Polis directs Colorado agencies to work with utilities to cut energy costs
Soaring prices for natural gas, coal shortages and a colder winter led Democrat Gov. Jared Polis to urge utility organizations to help consumers with energy bills.
County gives nod of approval to raise salaries, still needs state approval
Las Animas County’s Board of County Commissioners voiced its support to increase salaries for elected officials, but the Colorado General Assembly will have the final say. TheLasAnimasCounty Board of County Commissioners voted 3-0 Tuesday to approve a recommendation to adjust salary schedules for elected officials, which would be the first overall raise for the county’s elected officials since 2015.