The Bell Policy Center

09/03/2026

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.

Better data about older Coloradans would help define policy and funding priorities for this growing segment of the state.

09/03/2026

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! https://secure.numero.ai/contribute/The-Income-Tax-Fairness-Act-is-On-the-Ballot

09/02/2026

A teacher or nurse shouldn’t pay the same income tax rate as a millionaire or a giant corporation.

Initiative 195 would cut taxes for 97% of Colorado taxpayers, ask the wealthiest to pay more and raise nearly $2 billion a year for public schools, health care and child care.

Now, Colorado voters will get to decide this November.

09/02/2026

It’s official… Income Tax Fairness is on the ballot!

Colorado's tax system is broken. A nurse or teacher making $50,000 a year pays the same income tax rate as a millionaire or a giant corporation.

Initiative 195 changes that. A YES vote means that:
97% of Colorado taxpayers get a tax cut, including small businesses, seniors and veterans. No household making under $500,000 a year pays a penny more.

Increases taxes only on the wealthiest 3 percent of individuals and largest 5 percent of corporations making more than $500,000 annually

You continue receiving your TABOR refund check just as you always have.
Initiative 195 raises more than $2 billion strictly for K-12 education, healthcare, and childcare by asking the wealthiest Coloradans and largest corporations to finally pay their fair share.

👉 But don’t take our word for it – look up your income on the table printed right on your ballot and see for yourself (or go to our website below).
It’s time to fix our broken tax system: Let’s give 97% of Coloradans a tax cut, and make millionaires and giant corporations finally pay their share.

🔗More at ProtectColoradosFuture.com

09/02/2026

Initiative 195, now, the Income Tax Fairness Act, has officially qualified for the ballot. This November, Colorado voters will finally have the opportunity to build a fairer tax system and invest in the future our students deserve.

A YES vote on the Income Tax Fairness Act will:

✂️Cut income taxes for 97% of Coloradans
➕️Ask the wealthiest 3% to pay a little more
💲Generate approximately $2 billion annually for K–12 public schools, health care, and early childhood education

Join Great Education Colorado next week Tuesday at our Advocates Network meeting at 4:30 pm MST to learn next steps! Great Ed Advocates Network Meeting

Thank you all for your help to get here on the ballot!

09/02/2026

Yay! We did it!!

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

In Colorado, a person earning $50,000 pays the same income tax rate as a millionaire. Initiative 195 changes that, and if you make under $500,000 a year, you don’t pay a single penny more. That’s 97% of Colorado taxpayers getting a tax CUT while the wealthy and giant corporations finally pay their fair share.

The money raised is locked to go to K-12 schools, health care, and child care.
But a dark money group funded by one of the richest men in Colorado is spending millions to stop income tax fairness on the ballot this year. We’re funding this fight $10 at a time. Can you join us by donating today?

https://secure.numero.ai/contribute/The-Income-Tax-Fairness-Act-is-On-the-Ballot