Taxpayer's Bill of Rights - Independence Institute

Is Voting on Taxes Unconstitutional?0
- CONSTITUTION
- April 14, 2025
A constitutional lawsuit against TABOR would have no objective merit, but the Colorado Supreme Court’s persistent hostility to TABOR might induce it to rule for the plaintiffs anyway.
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HJR 1023: Colorado lawmakers’ constitutional ignorance on display 0
- CONSTITUTION, TABOR
- April 9, 2025
When the federal government certified the Colorado Constitution as “republican” in 1876, the Colorado constitution limited the legislature more than TABOR does.
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Bishop: CO Legislature using TABOR refunds to pay for special interest tax benefits 0
- Opinion Editorials
- April 25, 2023
With the public distracted by gun control, abortion, and other hot-button issues, the Democrat-controlled Colorado legislature is quietly advancing nearly two dozen bills to redistribute your taxpayer refund to special interests. The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) in Colorado’s Constitution requires the state to refund excess tax revenue back to taxpayers. The state cannot spend this surplus
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Five fiscal policy issues to watch in the 2023 legislative session 0
- Opinion Editorials
- December 7, 2022
Voters gave Colorado Democrats a decisive victory in this year’s state races, yet they also passed Independence Institute’s income tax cut by approving Proposition 121. While they elect left-of-center candidates, they continue to expect low taxes and fiscal restraint by their government. As recently as 2018, Republicans controlled the Colorado senate and served as a
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Independence Institute Comments on 2nd Initiative 31 Draft Analysis – Income Tax Cut 0
- Updates
- August 3, 2022
The state constitution requires the state to produce a voter information booklet, commonly known as the “Blue Book,” on every legislatively referred and citizen initiated measure to appear on the statewide election ballot. The booklet, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (LCS), must provide fair and impartial analysis of each measure. LCS solicits comments from the
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Independence Institute Comments on Initiative 31 Draft Analysis – Income Tax Cut 0
- Updates
- July 11, 2022
The state constitution requires the state to produce a voter information booklet, commonly known as the “Blue Book,” on every legislatively referred and citizen initiated measure to appear on the statewide election ballot. The booklet, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (LCS), must provide fair and impartial analysis of each measure. LCS solicits comments from the
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