Proposition NN Puts Colorado’s TABOR System Before Voters Again to Increase School Funding. Here’s What’s at Stake.
Supporters say the measure would direct about $175 million a year to conservation and wildfire work while reducing TABOR refunds.
- Colorado voters will decide on Proposition 137 in November, a ballot measure that would exempt sales tax revenue from outdoor sporting goods purchases from being refunded to taxpayers under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights , redirecting those funds toward wildfire mitigation and conservation projects instead.
- Supporters argue Prop 137 addresses severe and frequent wildfires, widespread drought, and insufficient state funding to protect communities, noting that some of Colorado's most destructive wildfires have occurred in recent years.
- If approved, the measure would raise about $175 million in the first year, dedicating 47.5% to the Great Outdoors Colorado program , another 47.5% toward wildfire risk mitigation and forest management, and the remaining 5% to outdoor recreation and equity programs.
- Opponents caution the measure reduces TABOR refunds by $26 to $83 for single filers, while environmental advocates including the Eco-Integrity Alliance question whether proposed forest management techniques are backed by settled science.
- Backers include a coalition featuring The Nature Conservancy, former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, and former U.S. Senator Mark Udall, though the Colorado Democratic Party's State Central Committee opposes the measure over state budget concerns.
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Proposition NN: Colorado TABOR refunds would be diverted to K-12 education
The measure, placed on the ballot by Democrats in the legislature, would eliminate refunds owed under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights to help schools manage class sizes, expand career and technical education, retain teachers and increase their pay.
Proposition NN would bridge Colorado’s gap in education funding, forgoing tax refunds
What is Prop NN? Colorado ballot measure asks voters to boost education spending by letting the state keep more of its revenue above the cap set by the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights.
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Prop 137 sparks debate around wildfire mitigation, TABOR refunds and state budget
Colorado voters in November will decide on a ballot measure that would allow the state government to keep more of the taxes it collects from outdoor sports equipment sales. Proposition 137 instructs the state government to direct a portion of taxpayer refunds collected from this sales tax to create a pool of about $175 million for conservation, wildfire risk mitigation projects and outdoor recreation programs. The ballot measure has ignited a de…
Aspen Times
Proposition NN puts Colorado’s TABOR system before voters again to increase school funding. Here’s what’s at stake.
A ballot measure headed to voters in November is asking Coloradans to forgo tax refunds to improve teacher salaries and shrink classrooms. Supporters and opponents disagree, however, on whether or not the measure would count...
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