From the Denver Post:

House Bill 12711272 allows both RTD and the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District to tax items including candy and soft drinks, cigarettes, direct-mail advertising material and food containers.

RTD said reducing the number of tax exemptions could bring in $2.7 million more for much-needed programs like FasTracks. …

But [RTD Board Member Natalie] Menten calls the new taxing authority illegal because voters did not approve it. She terms it a “unconstitutional, regressive tax hike.”

Read more: Governor’s signature gives RTD new tax power, board member protests.

Also, watch RTD Board Member Natalie Menten talk about this with Jon Caldara: