Tax Credit

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Democrats abandon rollback of business tax breaks to fund family tax credit after Colorado governor’s veto threat

Jesse Paul

House Bills 1221 and 1222 were killed in the Senate Finance Committee on Monday at their sponsors’ request in response to a veto threat from Gov. Jared Polis.

State Rep. Lorena Garcia, D-Adams County, smiles at the speaker on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at the Colorado Capitol in Denver.

Politics

Democrats aim to roll back business tax breaks to fund new per-child benefit for lower-income Colorado families

Jesse Paul

Many of the business tax breaks targeted under the plan were created or expanded by Republicans in Congress through their One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd speaks during the Colorado Chamber's 2025 Biennial Congressional Luncheon at the Denver Art Museum on Aug. 12, 2025.

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Freshmen Rep. Jeff Hurd steps into a high-wire policy push with bill to extend ACA tax credit

Caitlyn Kim

GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd is part of a bipartisan quartet of lawmakers trying to extend a tax credit that helps people buy health insurance on the state marketplace.