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An income tax cut is on Polis’ wish list, and Republicans want one, too. Democrats just rejected the first attempt.

Lawmakers in majority say across-the-board cut benefits rich taxpayers, hurts lower-income earners

Colorado state Rep. Rose Pugliese, a Colorado Springs Republican, was chosen to lead the House Republican caucus at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Pugliese was one of the sponsors of an income tax cut bill rejected by a Democratic-majority committee on Monday. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Colorado state Rep. Rose Pugliese, a Colorado Springs Republican, was chosen to lead the House Republican caucus at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Pugliese was one of the sponsors of an income tax cut bill rejected by a Democratic-majority committee on Monday. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Nick Coltrain - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 5, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | ncoltrain@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Colorado Republicans repeatedly invoked Gov. Jared Polis' support Monday in a legislative effort that was all but doomed from the start: a cut to the state income tax.
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Correction (updated at 11:56 a.m. on Feb. 15, 2024): Due to a reporter's error, the original version of this story mischaracterized Colorado's tax treatment of Social Security income. Taxpayers 65 and older may deduct their entire Social Security income, but for people ages 55 to 64, the state taxes Social Security income beyond $20,000.

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