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“The sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves to sleep, and autumn was awakened.” ~Raquel Franco THIS WEEK SCHOOL FAFSA NIGHT TUES. NOV.

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Income tax cut measure has strong support among Colorado’s small business owners, poll finds

A large majority of small business owners in Colorado support a ballot measure to lower the state’s income tax rate, according to a poll from a business advocacy group. Colorado voters will decide next week on Proposition 121, which proposes lowering the income tax rate from 4.55% to 4.40%.

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County GOP candidates drastically outraise Democrats during latest finance filing cycle

Las Animas County GOP candidates running for local offices drastically outraised Democrat candidates between the end of July and the beginning of October, according to campaign finance filings obtained from the Colorado Secretary of State. A tally of GOP campaign donations shows local candidates secured $14,120 during the latest period, while Democrat candidates raised $2,913.

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Transparency group: Colorado lawmakers’ secret ballots violate state sunshine law

A government transparency group says Democratic lawmakers’ use of “secret ballots” to decide on bills runs afoul of Colorado’s sunshine law. The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, which is made up of news organizations and other groups, sent a letter Thursday to House Speaker Alec Garnett (D-Denver), House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar (D-Pueblo), Senate President Stephen Fenberg (D-Boulder) and Senate Majority Leader Dominick Moreno (DCommerce City), detailing why the practice, also known as “quadratic voting,” is wrong.

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Proposition FF: Slashing tax breaks for the wealthy would fund program giving all Colorado public school students free meals

Measure would create new school meals program funded by reducing state income tax deductions claimed by households earning more than $300,000 in federal adjusted gross income Proposition FF is a measure on the November ballot that aims to guarantee free school meals for all Colorado public school students, regardless of their household income. It comes after the end of a federal initiative that provided free meals to all kids through the first two years of the pandemic.

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