Sept. 28, 2023: Record TABOR refunds for taxpayers; A park at the center of homelessness

By Chandra Thomas Whitfield

September 28, 2023

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31min 23sec

WHITMAN-PARK — Metal barricades were erected around Whitman Park in downtown Grand Junction on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. The park was a regular gathering spot for unhoused residents and is set for a future renovation.

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Episode | 31:23

Sept. 28, 2023: Record TABOR refunds for taxpayers; A park at the center of homelessness

Segment 1 | 7:00
Why are TABOR refunds so huge lately? And will they stay that way?
Segment 2 | 6:17
Grand Junction officials take heat for closing Whitman Park where city’s unhoused gathered
Segment 3 | 6:34
One big indicator for Colorado’s economy is getting increasingly hard to rely on
Segment 4 | 2:20
Do you have long COVID? This Colorado research is trying to help identify just what it does and what to do about it
Segment 5 | 4:47
Why Weld County has more tornadoes than anywhere else in the U.S.

Colorado is set to pay more than $3.5 billion in TABOR refunds next spring, one of the largest paybacks the state has ever returned to taxpayers. Then, why Grand Junction's latest move to address homeless is drawing attention. Also, what do monthly employment numbers say about Colorado's economic health? Then, researching long COVID. And Colorado Wonders about tornadoes.

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Sept. 28, 2023: Record TABOR refunds for taxpayers; A park at the center of homelessness

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Sept. 28, 2023: Record TABOR refunds for taxpayers; A park at the center of homelessness

Why are TABOR refunds so huge lately? And will they stay that way?

Grand Junction officials take heat for closing Whitman Park where city’s unhoused gathered

One big indicator for Colorado’s economy is getting increasingly hard to rely on

Do you have long COVID? This Colorado research is trying to help identify just what it does and what to do about it

Why Weld County has more tornadoes than anywhere else in the U.S.

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‘Doomsday’ plane to be built in Colorado

The U.S. may be missing human cases of bird flu, scientists say

‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ Denver mayor walks SBA director down 16th Street Mall as project wraps up

Former Adams County sheriff pleads guilty to felony and misdemeanors, sentenced to supervised probation

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