Denver Gazette: Measure to allow Colorado to spend TABOR revenue for education leads
Advance Colorado, the Independence Institute, and the Colorado Chamber of Commerce oppose it, arguing the state should use existing education funds more efficiently. They also noted that, after the first decade, the retained dollars must be spent on K-12 education and other purposes — as determined by lawmakers, meaning it leaves that spending discretion to the legislature.
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CPR: Amendment 87 too close to call as opponents of Proposition 136 inch into slight lead
Groups like the Colorado Chamber of Commerce liked that it would provide a predictable and competitive tax structure for businesses and individuals.
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Denver Gazette: As blue wave crashes, business leaders weigh impact of ballot measures
Loren Furman, president and CEO of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, told The Denver Gazette that the issue could prove devastating for small businesses.
“We were strongly against (Amendment 87),” she said, adding that the measure amounted to a penalty for small business people for having secured additional revenues.
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Colorado Sun: What’s Working: Pikes Peak economy heads up after some challenging years
“We’re the sixth most regulated state in the country,” Johnna Reeder Kleymeyer, president and CEO of the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC, citing a statistic from the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s regulatory report.
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The Gazette: Colorado’s economic and business environments shift
Colorado Chamber of Commerce research found that 67% of surveyed businesses believe our state is headed in the wrong direction.
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