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Sweet, Sweet Taxes

27 February 2010

Colorado Governor Bill Ritter (D) made headlines all over the country this week when signed a bill adding sales tax to candy and soda. The bill was one of nine bills meant to address the state’s $1.5 billion budget shortfall. The bill, as in other states like Pennsylvania, is being touted as an elimination of [...]

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Tesla Roadster Again Controversial (and this time, it has nothing to do with Jeremy Clarkson)

24 October 2009

When Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson reviewed the electric sports car Tesla Roadster, he had plenty to say. Notably, he complained about the price, which was at the time of filming in the UK, £92,000 (about $150,962.40 US). Lucky for all of you prospective Tesla Roadster buyers, the price has dropped to a mere $109,000. And [...]

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State Tax Primer from A to W: Colorado

18 May 2009

Welcome to my sixth in a series on state taxes! For information about what I’m trying to do, read my introductory bit. Next on the agenda, Colorado. COLORADO Population: 4,939,456 (22nd) Capital: Denver Largest City: Denver Gross Domestic Product: $236 billion GDP per capita: $40,963 (10th) 2008 election winner: Barack Obama web site: http://www.colorado.gov/ Income [...]

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Election Results: State Tax Legislation

5 November 2008

It was a historic day on yesterday with the election of President Elect Barack Obama. It’s almost easy to forget that there were other elections and ballot issues to consider but voters in some states faced a laundry list of issues. Among those were several state tax measures, including: In Arkansas: Voters supported an amendment [...]

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