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  • Group protests corporate tax loopholes

    April 18, 2011 3:55 PM

    Across the country groups of people gathered to protest tax loopholes enjoyed by corporations. In Colorado Springs several dozen carried signs outside the Wells Fargo Building downtown to draw attention to tax laws that are favorable to corporations. Gatherings like this one were organized by the group called... more »
  • Colorado bar owner says he found smoking ban loophole

    March 9, 2010 10:50 AM

    A Colorado Springs bar owner says he found a loophole in the statewide smoking ban by putting a tobacco shop inside his establishment. Murray Street Darts now includes CJ's Tobacco Shop, and a judge has ruled that makes the tavern exempt from the ban. Murray Street Darts owner Bruce Hicks... more »
  • Colorado lawmakers approve fuel tax

    February 1, 2010 6:37 PM

    The Colorado House has given tentative approval to a bill that would eliminate a tax exemption for energy used in manufacturing, transportation and agriculture. Gov. Bill Ritter proposed going after the tax breaks after the state was forced to cut $2 billion from this year's budget and another $1... more »
  • Tobacco execs quickly find tax loophole

    November 17, 2009 12:47 PM

    Tobacco companies are avoiding hundreds of millions of dollars a year in taxes by exploiting a loophole in President Barack Obama's child health law. And they're doing it with a simple marketing twist. Obama and Congress increased taxes on tobacco products earlier this year to pay for expanded children's... more »
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