State budget and tax

Colorado Legislature

Colorado plans to send taxpayers $2 billion in refunds this year

Democrats plan to rely on a system they’ve blasted in the past as being inequitable

May 1, 2023 • Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Colorado Legislature

School voucher, tax cut measures floated by Colorado conservatives for 2024 ballot

Charter schools will also get hearing this week

April 4, 2023 • Chase Woodruff — Colorado Newsline

Colorado

Gov. Polis submits budget amendment, seeks money for property tax relief

Affordable housing, clean energy tax breaks also on the table

January 4, 2023 • Sara Wilson — Colorado Newsline

Local News

Inflation, threat of recession continue to impact Colorado economic outlook

ballot measures will affect revenue levels but not state budget

December 21, 2022 • Sara Wilson — Colorado Newsline

Colorado

Gov. Polis’ budget proposal emphasizes preparedness for economic hardship

reserve funds put Colorado in a safe spot, per senior budgeting official

December 5, 2022 • Lindsey Toomer — Colorado Newsline

Budgets and budgeting

Rising inflation is on a collision course with Colorado’s TABOR cap

A lag in economic indicators means fast-rising numbers aren’t reflected in calculations

July 28, 2022 • Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Colorado

5 ways the Colorado Legislature just affected your wallet – in a good way

property taxes won’t rise as much as they were supposed to and Coloradans will temporarily avoid a $2 increase in…

May 19, 2022 • Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Colorado

What’s included in Colorado’s $36 billion proposed state budget?

Spending is unprecedented and doesn’t include $2.6 billion in federal coronavirus aid the Legislature is doling out this year

March 30, 2022 • Shannon Najmabadi and Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

ColoradoSun.com

Polis releases budget proposal focused on crime, homelessness and business recovery

Colorado governor unveiled $40 billion plan for 2022-23 fiscal year

November 2, 2021 • Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Local elections

State policy experts discuss Colorado ballot issues

explain this year’s amendment and two propositions

October 20, 2021 • Melanie Mazur — Special to the Herald

Budgets and budgeting

Colorado’s economic growth to continue at slower pace, state forecast says

General fund revenue grew 10.7% last year, preliminary figures show

September 29, 2021 • Faith Miller — Colorado Newsline

ColoradoSun.com

Colorado governor signs $34 billion budget into law

than $1.5 billion set aside for reserve fund that can be tapped by future legislatures

May 17, 2021 • Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Colorado Legislature

8 things to know about Colorado’s $34 billion state budget

Legislature has hundreds of millions more to spend than anticipated

April 10, 2021 • JESSE PAUL

ColoradoSun.com

Colorado will unveil $700M stimulus plan. Here’s where the money will go.

comes from unexpected tax revenue, invests in rural towns

March 10, 2021 • JESSE PAUL

Bayfield School District

Efforts to improve education in Southwest Colorado just became harder

budget cuts further exacerbate educational gap

July 15, 2020 • Emily Hayes