Colorado Republicans: Effort to save taxpayers money ‘shredded’ by Democrats this session
By Marianne Goodland | Denver Gazette
Republican lawmakers, who are in the minority at the state Capitol, said they saw little success in their campaign to save residents money this year, as Democrats "shredded" that goal.
At the beginning of the session, Republicans unveiled a series of measures that, they insisted, would save the average Colorado family $4,500 each year.
"We had hopes to make life more affordable," said Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen of Monument.
The agenda included measures to repeal the state's grocery bag ban and undo a retail delivery fee, ride share fees, and regulations around cage-free eggs. They also sought reductions in energy and utility costs, and pushed to reduce and — eventually repeal — the state income tax and the state tax on Social ...