Ballot initiatives

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ColoradoCare taxes would extend beyond payroll levies

Investment, real estate, some business income would be hit

October 2, 2016

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November ballot comes with a price tag

state, local ballot measures pass, what will you owe?

September 28, 2016

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Herald forum offers insights into Colorado ballot initiatives

Arguments for and against presented Tuesday night at library

September 27, 2016

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Forum on ballot issues set for tonight

du1-i-syn Speakers will give pro and con arguments on Amendment 69 (Colorado Care), Amendment 71 (Raise the Bar), Proposition 106…

September 27, 2016

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Durango-La Plata County Airport expansion contentious before vote

say new terminal needed, others call it excessive

September 24, 2016

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Ballot battle intensifies in fight to raise Colorado minimum wage

Proponents, opponents become increasingly antagonistic

September 24, 2016

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Clinton leads over Trump in Colorado-specific poll

holds double-digit cushion over Glenn

September 22, 2016

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Lawmakers accused of interfering with initiative process

Roberts stands firm against colleagues influencing voter information

September 18, 2016

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Planned Parenthood joins opposition to universal health care proposal

state ballot question would impact abortion access

September 12, 2016

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Big money pours into Colorado ballot issue campaigns

Proponents of life-ending medication for the terminally ill report $4.5 million

September 7, 2016

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Report leads to clash over single-payer health care stability

Independent analysis says system would not cover costs

August 30, 2016

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Voters will see 9 statewide issues on November ballot

Getty Images/iStockphoto The ballot picture came into focus Monday after the secretary of state’s office announced that two anti-fracking initiatives…

August 29, 2016

$Anti-fracking measures fail to make November ballot$

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Anti-fracking measures fail to make November ballot

Proponents fall under threshold for valid signatures

August 29, 2016

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Election forum to focus on economic growth, ballot measures

Bank of Colorado and the Durango Area Association of Realtors are hosting the event, which will include updates on several…

August 29, 2016

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Bernie Sanders endorses Colorado single-payer health initiative

Support comes as infighting plagues Democrats

August 25, 2016

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Proponents of minimum wage hike attacked over workers’ pay

Amended filing states paid campaign workers got at least $12 an hour

August 24, 2016

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Push underway to remove ‘slavery’ from state law

effort would strike archaic constitutional language

August 23, 2016

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Ballot certification underway in Colorado

issues approved this week; looming fracking questions stir controversy

August 20, 2016

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Colorado aid-in-dying proponents submit signatures

Organizers believe they have enough to qualify for ballot

August 4, 2016

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Signatures submitted to raise Colorado’s minimum wage

200,000 signatures delivered to raise pay to $12 by 2020

July 25, 2016

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Proponents end effort to retain excess state revenue

Crowded ballot scares off plan to ease budget shortfall

July 20, 2016

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Workforce development board weighs airport ballot item

Proposed tax increase would pay for $85 million terminal and upgrades

July 13, 2016

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Colorado voters could face a crowded ballot this fall

Numerous groups are hitting the streets of Colorado in an effort to place their issues before voters this November. Issues…

July 10, 2016

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Cigarette tax increase proposed for ballot

raise the tax per pack from 84 cents to $2.59

July 6, 2016