The Democrat Majority in the Colorado Legislature hopes that voters don’t know that they just raised taxes on Colorado businesses.
This $330 million a year tax increase will make life more difficult for Colorado employers, small business owners and workers.
But that’s only part of the story…
The August 2025 Special Session held by the Colorado Legislature was an exercise in anti-democratic governance, where the public had almost no voice, legislators were silenced, and laws were written behind closed doors.
Thankfully, we have Natalie Menten, who spent several days at the State Capitol to give taxpayers a voice and stand up for Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.
In this video, Natalie and Brandon breakdown the Special Session, providing information that you won’t find anywhere else.
Links from Video:
CBS Denver article: Colorado special session winds down with increased taxes for businesses and no agreement on artificial intelligence regulation https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-increased-taxes-businesses-special-session-artificial-intelligence-regulation/
Jared Polis Executive Order Announcing Spending Cuts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-XHTlg3t68bFfWmhDMusFYmYMOpc9jhK/view
HB25B-1005 Eliminate State Sales Tax Vendor Fee https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25b-1005
HB25-1005 Tax Incentive for Film Festivals https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1005
Polis Press Release on Signing Special Session Bills: Governor Polis Signs Laws, Takes Executive Action to Fix the Billion Dollar Budget Hole Created by Trump and Congressional Republicans https://governorsoffice.colorado.gov/governor/news/governor-polis-signs-laws-takes-executive-action-fix-billion-dollar-budget-hole-created-trump
State Budget & Planning Office Memo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kLNolg-Bsmm3DWh4noNFyClabcmh–Xa/view
Denver7 Article Polis announces spending cuts to balance state budget, with healthcare and higher ed the biggest targets: https://www.denver7.com/news/politics/polis-announces-spending-cuts-to-balance-state-budget-with-healthcare-and-higher-ed-the-biggest-targets
Colorado Politics Article Gov. Jared Polis announces $252.5 million in cuts to Colorado state budget: https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/08/28/gov-jared-polis-announces-252-5-million-in-cuts-to-colorado-state-budget-2/
Colorado Politics Article Here is how Colorado’s corporate taxes will change: https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/08/26/here-is-how-colorados-corporate-taxes-will-change/
Colorado Sun Article What the Colorado legislature did during its special session to tackle a $750M budget hole: https://coloradosun.com/2025/08/27/colorado-special-session-what-happened/
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