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The evening of May 8th marked the official end of the 2024 legislative session. This highly successful legislative session delivered on the promises made in my 2024 State of the State address on the issues Coloradans care about most. Major highlights from this session include:
✅ MORE HOUSING NOW: We are creating more housing near transit and job centers, giving Coloradans the freedom to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on their own property, ending unfair occupancy limits, eliminating unnecessary parking requirements that increase costs, and helping seniors downsize without risking their tax exemptions.
✅ CUT TAXES: We are delivering historic, bipartisan property tax savings, cutting the income and sales tax rates, making the Senior Homestead property tax exemption portable, and providing major additional tax relief to put money back into the pockets of hardworking families.
✅ FULLY FUND SCHOOLS: We are proud of our historic investments in Colorado’s education system, including fully funding our schools and eliminating the Budget Stabilization Factor for the first time since 2009, making historic increases to per pupil funding, creating a new student-focused school finance formula, making community college free for qualified Colorado students, and funding new medical and veterinary schools.
✅ CLEANER AIR, BETTER TRANSIT: We are making bold progress to improve and expand access to reliable, low-cost transportation, getting Coloradans where they need to go while protecting air quality. By bringing together the environmental community and oil and natural gas producers, we successfully reached a transformative agreement that will expand funding for transit and conservation, reduce pollution, and make progress towards our bold climate goals. We are also strengthening the Free Fair for Better Air and Free Fares for Youth initiatives, saving people money on transit.
✅ MAKING COLORADO ONE OF THE TEN SAFEST STATES: Colorado is making data-driven investments in proven crime prevention strategies to make Colorado safer. By doubling down on auto-theft prevention efforts, giving the Colorado Bureau of Investigation the tools and funding to stop illegal gun activity, creating gun-free schools and other public spaces, giving law enforcement the support to identify concerning firearm purchases before tragedies occur, cracking down on human trafficking, and supporting victims of sexual assault and other crimes, we are taking important steps to make Colorado communities safer.
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