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State income tax credit for college tuition will cost Colorado $38M annually
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State income tax credit for college tuition will cost Colorado $38M annually

By Joe Mueller | The Center Square A refundable state income tax credit, estimated at reducing Colorado's tax revenue by approximately $38 million, can now be used to pay for tuition and fees at Colorado’s higher education institutions. House Bill 24-1430, signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday, creates the tax credit to encourage Colorado high school graduates to enroll in the state’s higher education institutions. A student enrolled in a public state institution of higher education, community college, technical school or occupational educational school can receive the tax credit for income tax years 2025 through 2032. The bill with amendments passed unanimously in the House on May 8, the last day of the 2024 legislative session, after passing 28-5 in the Senate earlier ...
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Trump-era tax cuts becoming important 2024 election year issue
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Trump-era tax cuts becoming important 2024 election year issue

By Casey Harper | The Center Square The sweeping Trump-era tax cuts in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 are set to expire next year, setting up the tax debate as a potentially key political issue this election year. While illegal immigration and inflation top Americans’ list of concerns, both parties are increasingly talking about the Trump-era tax cuts, which President Joe Biden has said he will allow to expire next year. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, has promised more tax cuts if elected. “You’re all getting the biggest tax cuts because we’re doing additional cuts and a brand new Trump economic boom like you’ve never seen before,” Trump told supporters at a South Carolina rally in February. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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Terrorist watch list apprehensions at northern border continue to break records
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Terrorist watch list apprehensions at northern border continue to break records

By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square The number of known or suspected terrorists (KSTs) apprehended at the northern border in the first six months of fiscal 2024 continue to outpace those apprehended at the southwest border. There have been 143 KSTs apprehended at the northern border through the first six months of this fiscal year compared to 92 at the southwest border, according to the most recent CBP data. Those apprehended are known to law enforcement and in the national Terrorist Screening Dataset, a federal database that contains sensitive information on terrorist identities. It originated as a consolidated terrorist watchlist “to house information on known or suspected terrorists but evolved over the last decade to include additional individuals who represent a pote...
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ATF sued by 26 states over rule targeting lawful gun owners, including Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming
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ATF sued by 26 states over rule targeting lawful gun owners, including Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming

By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Twenty-six states sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Wednesday arguing a new federal rule it's implementing targets lawful gun owners and is unconstitutional and illegal.   Texas and Kansas led two multi-state coalitions; Florida filed its own lawsuit. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced their multi-state coalitions at a joint press conference in Frisco, Texas, on Wednesday. The announcement was the first time Paxton has held a press conference about official state business since he was impeached last year.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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Impact fee programs like one in Pitkin County unconstitutional, attorney says
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Impact fee programs like one in Pitkin County unconstitutional, attorney says

By Derek Draplin | The Center Square An attorney who worked on a recent U.S. Supreme Court case striking down a local government’s use of “substantial” impact fees in California says similar fees in Pitkin County, Colorado, also are unconstitutional. The court’s ruling in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado centered on a resident who wished to build a prefabricated house on his property, but the county charged a $23,420 traffic impact fee for a building permit.  The court, using a two-part test “modeled on the unconstitutional conditions doctrine,” said permit conditions must have “essential nexus” to a local government’s land-use interests and must have “rough proportionality” to a development’s impact. READ FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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Poll shows who Republicans want as Trump’s VP running mate
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Poll shows who Republicans want as Trump’s VP running mate

By Casey Harper | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Republican voters have suggestions for former President Donald Trump when he considers his running mate for vice president. The Center Square Voter’s Voice poll released this week asked voters this question: “Who should Donald Trump choose as his vice presidential candidate?” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis narrowly edged out the other potential candidates. DeSantis was once seen as a serious threat to Trump for the presidential nomination, but after Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was raided by the FBI, Trump’s poll numbers soared. DeSantis was left behind in the polling and never recovered. Now, according to the survey, 18% of Republicans want DeSantis to be Trump’s vice presidential running mate. READ FULL ARTICLE ON THECENTER...
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Report: Bill to end Colorado oil, gas permitting could be $2B tax revenue road to ruin
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Report: Bill to end Colorado oil, gas permitting could be $2B tax revenue road to ruin

By Joe Mueller | The Center Square  A bill to substantially restrict oil and gas permitting in Colorado would result in widespread financial and environmental impacts, according to a new report by a research group. The report, published by the Common Sense Institute, a free-enterprise think tank, says Senate Bill 24-159 would negatively impact the state’s economy as well as tax revenue at the state and local levels. The legislation also would result in increased emissions, according to the report, which referenced the recently published Colorado Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap 2.0 Report to support its point. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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