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Colorado Newsline: $4,500 extra cash a year for all? Colorado Republicans propose a plan for that.

Colorado Senate Republicans claim that a collection of bills they plan to introduce will save an average family about $4,500 per year by repealing numerous fees and regulations.

The bills target housing, transportation, groceries, utility bills and other everyday expenses.

Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, has signaled a willingness to slash regulations — but not fees, many of which are tied to hallmark legislation he backed as governor like a 2021 transportation bill. During an address to the Legislature last week, he challenged Lundeen and other lawmakers to work with the Colorado Chamber of Commerce to identify potential laws and regulations to repeal in order to “unleash small businesses and drive economic growth.”

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