News Summary

• The burden of Colorado’s property taxes on homeowners borders on the repressive.
• The government has the power to ease the tax burden, but appears totally reluctant to address the “sacred cow” of property taxes.
• A citizens’ initiative to freeze property taxes would have been on the ballot for Colorado voters in 2024.
• Neither the governor nor the Colorado Legislature have the political fortitude to genuinely face the problem and develop viable solutions, writes Jim Bensberg, of Colorado Springs.