Weekly Roundup: Eliminate Property Taxes? Big Turnover at Legislature, Colorado Life $15,000 more expensive than 2 Years Ago

Howdy Colorado!

Nearly every week I take a look at news stories, articles and headlines from across our great state.

Let’s see what’s in the news this week!

Links to Articles:

Coloradans need $15,000 more just to live like they did in 2021, analysis finds: https://kdvr.com/news/local/coloradans-need-15000-more-just-to-live-like-they-did-in-2021-analysis-finds/amp/

Coloradans pay this much in taxes on average: https://kdvr.com/news/local/coloradans-pay-this-much-in-taxes-on-average/

Armstrong: Let’s eliminate property taxes in Colorado: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2023/12/05/armstrong-eliminate-property-taxes-in-colorado/

Chandler: Local governments must deliver property tax relief: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2023/12/13/chandler-local-governments-must-deliver-property-tax-relief/

State agencies sit on millions in cash in violation of state law: https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/state-agencies-sit-on-millions-in-cash-in-violation-of-state-law/article_1c9fa4e0-9859-11ee-bda5-f71c21e8a2c7.html

Apartment building owners sue Colorado over large building energy mandate: https://denvergazette.com/news/business/big-building-owners-sue-colorado/article_4cd412d8-95eb-11ee-9f72-17cb0e3f124c.html

Parents allege JeffCo Public Schools transgender policy violated constitutional rights: https://denvergazette.com/news/jeffco-schools-transgender-policy-attacked/article_d4a2cb3c-92f3-11ee-9180-bf550fe786ef.html

Colorado poll finds voters skeptical of college, more supportive of career education: https://www.cpr.org/2023/12/05/colorado-poll-voters-skeptical-college-career-education/

Cost of taxpayer-funded travel by Denver Public Schools superintendent remains murky: https://denvergazette.com/news/denver-public-schools-superintendent-alex-marrero-travel-expenses/article_559ae99c-93ab-11ee-8c9f-878da00553a7.html

Denver teachers concerned about safety, training, survey finds: https://denvergazette.com/news/education/denver-teachers-union-survey-identifies-safety-training-concerns/article_eed3876c-99fb-11ee-b50d-a3d516c35313.html

The Unaffiliated | A lot of looming turnover in the legislature. Congressional office spending. Campfire Colorado shuts down: https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fcoloradosun.com%2F2023%2F12%2F05%2Funaffiliated-20231205%2F

Jared Polis, lawmakers appoint members to group tasked with solving Colorado’s property tax woes: https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/colorado-property-tax-commission-appointments-made/article_c037727e-944c-11ee-aa61-d75fd5a1e2fe.html

Denver rents out entire hotel in Aurora for immigrants, kicking out previous residents: https://denvergazette.com/aurora/aurora-hotel-migrants/article_7ba339a4-9b86-11ee-b4d3-63b8491893c9.html

Federal data shows sharp rise in homelessness in Denver: https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2023/12/15/federal-data-denver-homelessness-increase

Ballot initiative wants to remove marijuana use as a disqualifier for concealed carry permits: https://www.denver7.com/news/politics/ballot-initiative-wants-to-remove-marijuana-use-as-a-disqualifier-for-concealed-carry-permits

O’Toole: Gov. Polis’ land-use takeover disregards how people want to live: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2023/12/15/otoole-polis-land-use-takeover-disregards-how-people-want-to-live/

Colorado sets new regulations on gas-powered lawn tools. Clean air advocates say they don’t go far enough: https://www.cpr.org/2023/12/15/colorado-regulation-gas-powered-lawn-tools/

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