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Colorado’s 75th General Assembly convenes Wednesday at the State Capitol. Republican and Democratic lawmakers both are focused on the housing crisis, with conflicting strategies to address it. They’re also looking at bills around public safety, health care costs, youth mental health, climate change, public education and economic inequity.
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Automatic voter registration systems are in place across the country, but Native American reservations have historically been excluded—until now. State and tribal officials in Colorado are rolling out the first voter registration system of its kind for tribal members ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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The four-day Global Conference for Israel drew hundreds of protestors to the Denver Convention Center over the weekend. The conference went ahead as planned, despite attempts to disrupt it.
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The state legislature's Democratic majority pushed through a tax relief package for next year. The package includes tax rate adjustments, flat TABOR refunds, rental assistance, food benefits and an expanded income tax credit—all as tensions over the conflict in Gaza spilled onto the House floor.
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Lawmakers convened at the State Capitol Friday for the first day of a special legislative session focused on providing property tax relief next year. Bipartisan collaboration seems unlikely as Democrat and Republican proposals remain at odds and several GOP bills have already been killed.
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After his Democrats' tax relief plan failed this week, Gov. Jared Polis wants lawmakers to come up with a plan to avert next year’s sharp property tax increases, but they only have a few weeks to figure it out.
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Colorado voters have just a few days left to cast their ballots for the 2023 election. The outcomes will impact how much Coloradans will have to pay in property taxes next year, who will run two of the state’s biggest cities, as well as the makeup of local school boards.
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston made addressing homelessness top priority as soon as he took office this summer, but advocates say local governments can’t solve the problem alone.
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Colorado student performance still lags post-pandemic, 'persistent and troubling' disparities remainThe Colorado Department of Education released student assessment data this week for the 2022-2023 academic year. It shows that student performance is still lagging behind pre-pandemic levels despite meager gains. Significant disparities based on gender, race, wealth and disability also remain.
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A draft report from Colorado’s EMS Sustainability Task Force found that emergency medical services are at risk of disappearing in many parts of the state. They’re facing a lack of funding, staffing shortages and declining volunteerism.