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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Delinquencies are way up and savings are way down. That’s a toxic cocktail for people across the economy, particularly when it comes to credit card and student loan debt. If we fail to reverse these trendlines, Coloradans will feel economic pain. #copolitics
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This data shared in Colorado’s revenue forecast Friday underscores what we’ve long been saying about state investments in early child care and elder care – when care is too expensive, women leave the workforce. That impacts their economic security, and their family’s. We can do better. #copolitics
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Come on out and hear about the statewide questions on the November ballot! We'll provide facts, analysis, and some snacks! RSVP to save your spot! secure.everyaction.com/IOhbv4qkuEOf...
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Our "why" is economic mobility. It matters more than ever. What's yours? Sign up for our newsletter to stay up with the latest on economic mobility in Colorado. #copolitics bellpolicy.org/newsletter/
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Workers’ healthcare costs are expected to rise by 8.2% on average next year. That’s the sharpest increase in over 20 years. Meanwhile, Medicare for All is supported by 65% of voters — including 71% of independents and 49% of Republicans. Is it any wonder why?
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Yes! You do get a tax cut if you’re among the 97 percent of Coloradans who make less than $500k a year. Check out this @coloradosun.com piece about the graduated income tax! coloradosun.bluelena.io/index.php?ac...
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How a graduated income tax system would raise billions while cutting most people’s taxes
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
ICYMI: Check out this succinct history of Colorado's child care policy developments over the last decade. The Bell's Research Intern Otiwaa Ampofo also does a video summarizing her work. bellpolicy.org/colorado-ear...
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Building Colorado’s Early Child Care System: A Decade of Progress and The Challenges Ahead
Review our timeline of Colorado's progress in transforming its early child care system with a focus on persistent challenges around affordability, provider capacity, quality and accessibility.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done. Baloney. Economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social debunks their lies. Watch.
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How Would a Wealth Tax Work? (ft. Gabriel Zucman)
Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done.Baloney.Economist
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
ICYMI: Data gaps significantly limit our understanding of economic security for all older adults. Read more about the kinds of information needed to better understand the challenges. bellpolicy.org/better-data-...
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Better Data Needed for Older Coloradans
Better data about older Coloradans would help define policy and funding priorities for this growing segment of the state.
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Let's GIT the graduated income tax to the finish line! Please consider donating — even $10 helps a lot — to make income tax fairness a reality! #copolitics secure.numero.ai/contribute/T...
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Andy Rose @andyrose12.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
yes on 195 , Colorado
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It's official 🥳 Income Tax Fairness is on the ballot! Colorado's tax system is broken. A nurse or teacher making $50K pays the same rate as a millionaire or giant corporation. Under Initiative 195, 97% of taxpayers get a tax cut, & no one under $500K pays a penny more. #copolitics
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Rising wealth inequality is narrowing the path to economic mobility. We're fighting back. It's our mission. Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed. bellpolicy.org/newsletter/
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Mark Cuban lays out a stark choice: Corporations ought to pay more in taxes or give every staffer company stock. Company founders and CEOs need to share the wealth. fortune.com/2026/08/24/m...
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Mark Cuban wants to solve wealth inequality by making employers choose between paying higher taxes or giving every member of staff company stock | Fortune
"If we continue to see growing disparity in income, you risk unrest and further division, which is the most expensive tax on every business."
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If it looks like a payday loan and acts like a payday loan, we think it should be regulated like a payday loan. Learn about earned wage access loans in a primer we wrote about the topic. #consumerprotection #earnedwageaccess bellpolicy.org/in-the-know-...
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In The Know: Earned Wage Access Loans Are a New Twist on an Old Idea
Earned Wage Access loans look like a payday loan and act like a payday loan. We explain the nuances of this new fintech loan product.
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Yes, yes, yes! This piece from the National Urban League hits the nail on the head. We need an economic system that works for working people — not just the wealthy. "The American Dream does not need to be reinvented. It needs to be restored." nul.org/news/afforda...
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Affordability For All: It's Time To Rescue The American Dream | National Urban League
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now. I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system. It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
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The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert Reich
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now. I’ve watched as corporations ransacked our system. In 1952,
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
ICYMI: Six things to know about Colorado taxes. bellpolicy.org/colorado-tax...
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We like where this is going. The @bellpolicy.bsky.social submitted an amicus brief supporting Colorado's efforts to make banks abide by our state's laws on interest rates when lending in Colorado. www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/08/18/1...
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10th Circuit sympathetic to Colorado consumer protection law governing interest rates
Members of the Denver-based federal appeals court appeared sympathetic on Tuesday to Colorado’s assertion that it can lawfully require certain out-of-state banks to abide by the state’s own ceilings o...
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We are fighting every day for the ability of *everyone* to access the American Dream. Sign up for our newsletter to keep up with our work. bellpolicy.org/newsletter/
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The @coloradosun.com's Kevin Simpson is such a graceful writer. This piece is worth a read on its own, but his byline makes it all the more enjoyable. coloradosun.com/2026/08/16/d...
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As rapidly aging Colorado confronts social isolation, DU students join nationwide effort to bridge the gap
Perfect Pair matches student volunteers with older adults. The results have paid dividends on both sides. Plus, there’s music.
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This @wbur.org segment on "predistribution" of wealth is really interesting and worth some of your time today. #wealthinequality www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...
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Could 'predistribution' shrink America's wealth gap?
Redistributing wealth through things like taxpayer-funded welfare programs gets a lot of pushback in the U.S. But what if income inequality could be fixed, not after the fact, but before it happened?
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Indivisible Colorado @indivisible-co.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
indivisiblecolorado.net/ballot-initi... 2026 Ballot Initiatives: Where Does Indivisible CO Stand? Don't sign a petition unless you understand what you are signing! ❌✍️ We support 2 TABOR Initiatives: Ballot Initiative 195 protectcoloradosfuture.com Proposition NN ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Pro...
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Ballot Initiatives - Indivisible Colorado
2026 Ballot Initiatives Where Does Indivisible CO Stand? Don’t sign a petition unless you understand what you are signing!!   ( HERE is an excellent resource for info on the initiatives still out for ...
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
By many measures, the Colorado economy has been growing. But if you take a closer look, you'll see that greater wealth continues to be concentrated in the hands of a small proportion of the population. This is why we need a graduated income tax. bellpolicy.org/growing-weal...
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Growing Wealth Inequality in Colorado
Too many Coloradans struggle to attain economic security. If left unaddressed, Colorado's policy decisions will continue to perpetuate wealth inequality and hinder a more fair and prosperous state.
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Well-done check on what dark money-funded opponents are saying about the graduated income tax. It is not "un-American." What's un-American is the obsessive money grab by the uber wealthy who keep pushing the American dream out of reach for the rest of us. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/08/is-t...
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Is the Graduated Income Tax Fundamentally Un-American, As an Opponent Alleges?
Last month, Kristi Burton Brown, executive vice president of the conservative policy organization Advance Colorado, appeared on a conservative radio show to discuss the alleged dangers of the graduate...
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Interesting piece in @coloradonewsline.com that pulls apart the factors influencing the construction of affordable housing. coloradonewsline.com/2026/08/10/a...
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Affordable housing often costs more to build than market‑rate housing — Colorado is closing the gap | Colorado Newsline
Colorado’s affordable housing experiment is a reminder that the gap between affordable and market-rate housing can be narrowed.
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Don't buy what they're selling — which is a report full of wishful thinking about the graduated income tax and how they say it will interact with other measures on the ballot. It's not, as the legal folks say, severable in ways that suit their agenda.
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The @denverpost.com highlighted the graduated income tax in this story about the crowded November ballot. We know the dark money machine will spew lies about the GIT. But we trust voters will understand they'll get a tax cut if they make less than $500k annually. www.denverpost.com/2026/08/09/c...
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Colorado voters will face a potential record number of ballot questions, including the ‘battle of the year’
Coming in November: a ballot measure crush, asking Colorado voters to decide thorny questions.
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
What a day! The Protect Colorado's Future coalition submitted what we're now estimating as 163,000 valid signatures to get the graduated income tax on the ballot! Let's keep it rolling!
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We did it!! Thank you @coloradonewsline.com and @chasewoodruff.bsky.social for the story about our coalition turning in signatures to get the graduated income tax on the ballot! It will cut taxes for 97% of Coloradans and raise them for those making more. coloradonewsline.com/briefs/color...
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Supporters of Colorado graduated income tax measure submit ​required number of petition signatures | Colorado Newsline
As a constitutional measure, the initiative needs the support of at least 2% of the registered voters in each of 35 state Senate districts.
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
GIT'in it done!! We are ready to deliver 157,000 signatures to the Colorado Secretary of State today to get the graduated income tax on the November ballot!! Let's GIT it passed!! #copolitics
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
What an amazing final push from our coalition members and a small army of volunteers. The graduated income tax is poised to make the ballot! coloradosun.com/2026/08/01/g...
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Backers of Colorado’s graduated income tax ballot measure race to collect final voter signatures before Monday deadline
Initiative 195 will ask voters to raise Colorado’s flat 4.4% income tax rate on income earned by people and corporations that exceeds $500,000 while cutting the income tax rate on earnings less than t...
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Deanna Something @deannatheanalyst.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
If you would like to sign the petition to get this on the ballot, try contacting one of these groups: @bellpolicy.bsky.social or @copolicy.bsky.social
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 12/08/2025
Chicago’s chief financial officer on Tuesday branded Illinois’ regressive tax structure as “the crime of the century” that can only be solved through a graduated income tax and extending the state sales tax to professional services.
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Illinois' regressive tax structure is "crime of the century" that needs to be solved, Chicago's CFO says
Jill Jaworski, Mayor Brandon Johnson's chief financial officer, said the state's tax inequities can only be solved by switching from a flat state income tax to a graduated tax, and by extending the…
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The graduated income tax that we're working so hard to get to the ballot will save you money if you're part of the 97% of Coloradans who make less than $500K a year. Check out our calculator at protectcoloradosfuture.com and sign the petition if you haven't yet!! #copolitics
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Look at all the petitions!! It’s all coming together. Let’s push to the end to get the graduated income tax measure on the ballot!!
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
If you've ever wondered how questions get on the statewide ballot, we got you! This brief explains the process, and the graphic tells you what happens once signatures are submitted to the Colorado Secretary of State. Check them out! bellpolicy.org/colorado-bal...
flow chart eplains what happens after signatures are submitted to the Colorado Secretary of State. The filing is reviewed, and a sample is selected for verification.
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Calling all graduated income tax volunteers! We need you to turn in your petitions ASAP. We are almost there but we need your help! Join us from 4-8 pm on Monday, July 27 at Del Mar Park in Aurora to turn in your petition. We'll have notaries on site. If you haven't signed, c'mon out! #copolitics
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Hey, GIT volunteers! We need you to turn in your petitions so we can get the graduated income tax question on the ballot! We'll have a notary at this event so you can finalize your packet. And if you're a Colorado voter who wants to sign, we got you! C'mon out! #copolitics
graphic gives the details for the graduated income tax petition turn-in event. It's on Monday, July 27 from 4-8 pm at Del Mark Park in Aurora, 12000 E. 6th Ave., Aurora.
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A big thank you to @cprnews.bsky.social and reporter John Daley for this well done story on our efforts to get the graduated income tax on the ballot. #copolitics www.cpr.org/2026/07/22/c...
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Group pushes for tax hike for richest Coloradans while cutting taxes for most
Colorado's largest wage earners would pay more in state taxes, others would pay less, under new Graduated Income Tax proposal.
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Four out of five Coloradans believe it is harder to attain the American Dream today than a generation ago, according to this recent poll. That tracks with how U.S. voters view the issue. Economic mobility matters. copollinginstitute.org/wp-content/u...
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New poll finds bipartisan agreement on Colorado values, but sharp divide over trust in election officials
Nearly all voters say free and fair elections are important, but Republicans are far less likely than Democrats and unaffiliated voters to trust the people administering them.
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Economic mobility is our guiding light. If the policies that support economic mobility are important to you, check out our newsletter. bellpolicy.org/newsletter/ #copolitics
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
GIT'in after it! Check out this @coloradotimesrecorder.com story & photos of our coalition's rally this weekend to get the graduated income tax question on the ballot! To find out where you can sign the petition, visit protectcoloradosfuture.com #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/07/prop...
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Proponents Make Final Push To Get Graduated-Income-Tax on Ballot
Supporters of a campaign to get a graduated-income-tax measure on November's ballot gathered at Martin Luther King Jr. Park on Saturday to launch a final signature-gathering push. If adopted in...
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Deanna Something @deannatheanalyst.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I signed this petition today. It's a good one, folks!
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Thank you @coloradonewsline.com for this balanced story about our graduated income tax measure! Our coalition is a grassroots, people-powered effort and we’re pushing to get the signatures required to get on the ballot!! coloradonewsline.com/2026/07/18/c...
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Colorado graduated income tax proponents rally canvassers ahead of petition deadline | Colorado Newsline
Democratic lawmakers say Initiative 195 would help bring an end to the last several years of painful budget shortages at the Capitol.
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Economic mobility is a critical part of the American Dream. Work hard, play by the rules, and you'll get ahead. But increasing wealth inequality has changed that equation. We are dedicated to improving access to economic mobility. Check out our newsletter to learn more. bellpolicy.org/newsletter/
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Thank you @coloradotimesrecorder.com for featuring our upcoming graduated income tax rally and canvass event this Saturday! If you haven’t signed yet, c’mon out! And maybe stay to hear our speakers and join our movement!! coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/07/in-t...
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In The Streets: 'Final Push' To Get a Graduated Income Tax on the Ballot and Other Political Events
Below are protests and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming public events in Colorado, please let us know at team@coloradotimesrecorder.com Friday...
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Want to sign the petition to get the graduated income tax on the ballot?? Come on out to MLK Jr. Park this Saturday! While you're there, we invite you to listen to our speakers and maybe become inspired to collect some signatures yourself. Hope to see you there! #copolitics
Graphic explaining benefits of the graduated income tax, listing speakers, and giving details for the event, which is July 18 at 10:30 am jat Martin Luther King Jr. park in Denver.
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Colorado Sen. Tom Sullivan signed our graduated income tax petition, moving us closer one step closer to getting it on the ballot! Check out protectcoloradosfuture.com to find a place to sign near you!
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Bell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Wondering why is a graduated income tax is right for Colorado? Here are five reasons to support it. Help us get it to the ballot by signing the petition! You can find signing locations at protectcoloradosfuture.com/where-to-sign/
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