Colorado to see 'enormous decrease' in revenue, less TABOR refunds because of new tax laws

PLUS | Colorado has its first confirmed gray wolf pup since reintroduction vote and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Friday, June 21, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Colorado to see 'enormous decrease' in revenue, less TABOR refunds because of new tax laws]( The latest revenue forecast for Colorado's state government reflected the effects of some of the 30 laws approved this year that changed tax policy, resulting in less revenue for state operations and decreased Taxpayer's Bill of Rights refunds to residents. [Read More]( [[SPONSORED] Reading Helps Four-time Paralympic Gold Medalist Unwind]( Develop a love or reading – like Paralympic Gold Medalist Kendall Gretsch – when you register for PPLD's Summer Adventure. Win prizes for reading, creating and exploring during the program's 50th anniversary year! [Read More]( [With passing of Willie Mays, is Barry Bonds the greatest living baseball player? | Friday Faceoff]( Mark Kiszla and Luke Zahlmann weigh in. [Read More]( [Colorado has its first confirmed gray wolf pup since reintroduction vote]( For weeks, rumors have been flying that two of the Oregon wolves released into Grand County were showing signs that the female was about to, or had already, given birth. It's official. Colorado has its first confirmed gray wolf pup since voters approved reintroduction of the species. [Read More]( [Interlaken fire in Lake County now 95% contained]( The human-caused Interlaken fire south of Twin Lakes, Colorado in Lake County is nearly extinguished, officials with Interlaken Fire Information said Friday in a morning statement. The wildfire is now 95% contained and its initial burn-size acreage estimate has been decreased too. [Read More]( [McDonald's vs. '4-inch steaks': How the Nuggets beat Atlanta Hawks to David 'Skywalker' Thompson]( In June 1975, David Thompson, fresh off being taken with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft by the Hawks, visited the city of Atlanta and assumed he would be welcomed with the royal treatment. [Read More]( [CSPD seeks community assistance in locating missing at-risk teen]( The Colorado Springs Police Department is asking for the community's help in locating missing 14-year-old Aurora Ann Buckman. [Read More]( [EDITORIAL: Fentanyl’s toll on Colorado — in lives, and dollars, too]( Gazette Editorial Board: "The report, from Colorado’s Common Sense Institute, pegs the total cost of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in Colorado at an estimated $16 billion in 2023. That cost to all society accounts for, among other factors, the productivity lost to our economy with each loss of life." [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here.]( Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903