Major Problems in Montana's CI-128 (the Abortion Initiative)
- September 26, 2024
Although some judges and other writers have been confused about direct and indirect taxes, when the Constitution was adopted the definitions were, as John Marshall said, “clearly understood.”
READ MORETerm limits on the Supreme Court are justified, but must be balanced by term limits on Congress.
READ MORE“Another possibility is an October Surprise—an “emergency” designed to manipulate the election.”
READ MOREExecutive Summary Coloradans have several options to try to address rising property taxes in 2024. The state legislature passed SB24-233 with bipartisan support at the end of the 2024 legislative session. Voters could choose to keep SB24-233 or eschew the bill for either or both Initiatives 50 and 108. Despite being a better alternative
READ MOREGovernor Jared Polis has been a consistent advocate for eliminating the state income tax, or at least “buying it down” through the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) surplus. This year, Polis claimed that legislation passed in 2024 did “deliver on that promise” to reduce the income tax rate, but Independence Institute’s research finds that legislation
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