/tags/taxpayer-bill-of-rights-tabor Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) en-US Copyright ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-06-01/colorado-democrats-agree-they-need-to-do-something-about-tabor-but-they-disagree-on-what Eliminate the cap? Use some of the excess to fund specific programs and services? Try to invalidate the 1992 constitutional amendment altogether? Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-06-01/colorado-democrats-agree-they-need-to-do-something-about-tabor-but-they-disagree-on-what Jesse Paul /politics/2025-05-03/the-big-bills-colorados-legislature-has-to-deal-with-before-the-2025-lawmaking-term-ends-wednesday The big union bill, a resolution forcing a lawsuit aimed at dismantling the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and Gov. Jared Polis signature housing measure are all still pending with just five days left in Colorado’s 2025 legislative session. Sat, 03 May 2025 17:10:51 GMT /politics/2025-05-03/the-big-bills-colorados-legislature-has-to-deal-with-before-the-2025-lawmaking-term-ends-wednesday Jesse Paul /politics/2025-04-08/coloradoans-may-have-to-pay-for-lawyers-on-both-sides-of-democrats-lawsuit-to-dismantle-tabor The suit would essentially force taxpayers to pay for an effort to dismantle the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, which was approved by voters in 1992 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 22:42:08 GMT /politics/2025-04-08/coloradoans-may-have-to-pay-for-lawyers-on-both-sides-of-democrats-lawsuit-to-dismantle-tabor Jesse Paul /politics/2025-03-27/colorado-lawmakers-finalize-budget-proposal-heres-what-they-cut-to-close-1-2b-gap-and-what-they-didnt The cuts will enable the state to absorb the rising costs of Medicaid and fully fund K-12 for another year. But they didn’t eliminate the state’s structural deficit, which will require ongoing cuts for years to come. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:25:38 GMT /politics/2025-03-27/colorado-lawmakers-finalize-budget-proposal-heres-what-they-cut-to-close-1-2b-gap-and-what-they-didnt Brian Eason /news/2024-10-18/the-catch-up-this-weeks-highlights-from-kuncs-newscast Each week, ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® collects and curates some of the more important stories of the week that have aired on our daily newscast. We know how busy life can be, and that it's not always possible to get your news on our airwaves (or from streaming us right here on our website). Fill in the gaps and catch up right here. No one enjoys the feeling of missing out! Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:02:53 GMT /news/2024-10-18/the-catch-up-this-weeks-highlights-from-kuncs-newscast Beau Baker, Nikole Robinson Carroll /news/2024-08-16/the-catch-up-this-weeks-highlights-from-kuncs-newscast Each week ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® collects and curates some of the more important stories of the week that have aired on our daily newscast. We know how busy life can be, and that it's not always possible to get your news on our airwaves (or from streaming us right here on our website). Fill in the gaps and catch up right here. No one enjoys the feeling of missing out! Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:19:33 GMT /news/2024-08-16/the-catch-up-this-weeks-highlights-from-kuncs-newscast Beau Baker, Nikole Robinson Carroll /news/2024-05-02/colorado-democrats-deal-with-gov-polis-could-bring-changes-to-tabor-funding Democratic state lawmakers struck a deal with Gov. Jared Polis earlier this week that could make big changes to how TABOR, or the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, is managed. The agreement protects two pending bills that would create a new tax write-off for families and expand the state credit for low-income earners. The Colorado Sun editor David Krause joined ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®'s Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on this story. Thu, 02 May 2024 18:05:47 GMT /news/2024-05-02/colorado-democrats-deal-with-gov-polis-could-bring-changes-to-tabor-funding Michael Lyle /news/2023-11-07/colorado-voters-promptly-reject-democrats-property-tax-relief-plan-approve-tobacco-tax-reform Statewide ballot measure Proposition HH was rejected even though it would provide the most immediate relief from rising property taxes. Voters also weighed in on mayoral races in Boulder and Fort Collins and school board races across Northern Colorado, including in Denver, the state’s largest district. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 06:00:19 GMT /news/2023-11-07/colorado-voters-promptly-reject-democrats-property-tax-relief-plan-approve-tobacco-tax-reform Lucas Brady Woods, Beau Baker, Leigh Paterson /news/2023-06-22/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-possible-sanctions-for-ozone-pollution-and-tax-refunds-under-tabor ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®'s Desmond O'Boyle sat down with The Colorado Sun's David Krause to talk about how the Front Range has already violated federal ozone caps and whether stricter drilling and transportations bans are on the way, and things that might affect how much taxpayers get as a refund under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR). Thu, 22 Jun 2023 19:18:07 GMT /news/2023-06-22/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-possible-sanctions-for-ozone-pollution-and-tax-refunds-under-tabor Desmond O'Boyle /2020-09-28/confused-by-amendment-b-heres-what-that-proposal-on-your-ballot-actually-means Of the ballot questions Coloradans will vote on in November, Constitutional Amendment B might be the most confusing. So, to help us navigate the complex world of the 1992 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) and the 1982 Gallagher Amendment, Colorado Edition turned to Phyllis Resnick, executive director and lead economist of the Colorado Futures Center at Colorado State University. Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:28:30 GMT /2020-09-28/confused-by-amendment-b-heres-what-that-proposal-on-your-ballot-actually-means Colorado Edition