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Colorado Republican Group Organizes in Support of Civil Unions

I welcome the support of Coloradans for Freedom and their efforts to help pass the Civil Unions bill in the 2012 legislative session.  Public opinion polls continue to show increasing support for this common sense solution that will make families stronger and give them access to important legal protections.  This should not be a partisan issue.  It is about freedom and personal responsibility, and I think we’re all for that.

The Civil Unions bill will soon have a number – it will be introduced on the opening day of the 2012 legislative session, January 11.  Stay tuned!

 

Colorado offers 45-day tax amnesty window

By Aldo Svaldi The Denver Post
Posted: 09/19/2011 11:40:02 AM MDT

Colorado will offer delinquent taxpayers a 45-day window to catch up on overdue taxes without penalty or criminal prosecution. The amnesty, which lasts Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, covers individual or business taxes due the state on or before Dec. 31, 2010.

New marijuana dispensary rules to take effect Friday

By Joe Hanel Durango Herald Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

DENVER – Friday will be another big day for the owners of medical-marijuana shops, as new rules and a state law will take effect.

Hickenlooper signs tax amnesty bill

Denver Business Journal – by Ed Sealover

Date: Friday, June 3, 2011, 12:49pm MDT

Colorado businesses and individuals who are delinquent on past years’ tax payments will have the chance to make good on them without penalties or interest under a bill that Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law Friday.  Senate Bill 184, sponsored by Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, creates an amnesty period from Oct. 1 through Nov. 15 this year in the hopes of raising about $9.7 million for the State Education Fund.