The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Lakewood improperly expanded the scope of a 1969 tax ordinance twice to encompass cell phone providers without holding the popular vote the state constitution requires.
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“Lakewood did not merely clarify the meaning of the statute,” countered the Colorado Chamber of Commerce. “Instead, the Ordinances expanded the City’s taxing authority by imposing the Tax on new taxpayers and activities that were not previously subject to the Tax.”
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