DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld the legality of sales taxes that are collected by two special districts in metropolitan Denver. Monday’s ruling came in a lawsuit filed by a taxpayer advocacy group in 2013. It sued the Regional Transportation District and a cultural district for allegedly violating Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. TABOR requires voter approval for any tax hike. The legislature in 2013 allowed RTD and the cultural district to collect taxes on things such as candy, soft drinks and cigarettes. Related ArticlesApril 21, 2018 Passengers stranded inside disabled RTD A-line trains for hours Friday night took to social media to voice frustrations April 18, 2018 Don’t drive high this 4/20: discounted Lyft and Uber rides, Denver cops out in “full force” April 16, 2018 How a $1.5 million investment in public art along the light rail represents Aurora April 12, 2018 Spring Flea, comedy and more things to do in Denver this weekend April 10, 2018 Person who left car on light rail tracks causing delays taken into custody; trains back on schedule The court ruled that new taxes are such minor changes to tax policy that they don’t require voter approval. The taxes are expected to generate $2.7 million annually for RTD and $250,000 for the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
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