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Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed the Family Affordability Tax Credit into law to use Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TABOR surpluses for direct credits to low-income families.

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed the Family Affordability Tax Credit into law to use Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TABOR surpluses for direct credits to low-income families.

AI, tech sectors drive need for bigger, more powerful data centers in Colorado. Will new electricity demand clash with environmental goals?

Colorado legislators advanced two proposals tied to providing property tax relief on the final Sunday of this years legislative session, but the lengthy debate could doom other major measures, with the General Assembly literally running out of time.

With just two days to go before the end of the legislative session, Colorados House Democrats are rushing to push through a last-minute proposal that seeks to equalize TABOR refunds to about $660 per person.

As the midterm election approaches, the Black Man Lab Foundation and the New Georgia Project have mobilized a nine-city tour across the state to give Black men a forum to discuss their top issues and concerns. Black men have been left out of the political conversation for too long in Georgia and around the country, said Marty Monegain, executive director of the Black Man Lab Foundation. He said their "lab sessions" welcome men of all ages, but the target audience is 13- to 25-...

Many newly naturalized citizens will be eligible to vote for the first time next week, including about 18,000 in New Mexico. According to the National Partnership for New Americans, it is a multiracial, multigenerational and geographically diverse group, which is majority female. Fabiola Landeros, a newly naturalized citizen and organizer for the group Somos Acción, shared her experience at a recent State Capitol ceremony and encouraged others to make a statement through their vote. ...

Proponents of an initiative on the November ballot to lower the state income tax rate by less than 1% say the measure will allow Coloradans to keep more of their money. But Caroline Nutter, tax policy analyst with Colorado Fiscal Institute, said Proposition 121 will end up taking money out of the pockets of Coloradans who earn less than $91,000 annually by reducing their TABOR refunds. "So really this isnt benefiting people that are struggling," Nutter said. " ...