Advocacy

WHAT’S ON THE NOVEMBER 4, 2025 BALLOT?

September monthly Custer County Democratic Party meeting (more info here) will include discussions about the new Lodging Tax Initiative on our November 4, 2025 ballot. We hope to have representatives working on these initiatives (workforce housing and childcare) to help answer questions.

Here’s a link for the state propositions, https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Initiatives/ballot/contacts/2025.html

Brief descriptions:

Proposition LL: House Bill 25-1274 – Healthy School Meals for All Program

Healthy School Meals for All: Without raising taxes, may the state keep and spend all revenue generated by the 2022 voter- approved state tax deduction limits on individuals with incomes of $300,000 or more and maintain these deduction limits in order to continue funding the healthy school meals for all program, which pays for public schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students in kindergarten through twelfth grade?

Proposition MM: Senate Bill 25B-003 – Healthy School Meals for All Program

SHALL STATE TAXES BE INCREASED BY $95 MILLION ANNUALLY BY A CHANGE TO THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD FOR COLORADO KIDS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING THE HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, INCREASING STATE TAXABLE INCOME ONLY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A FEDERAL TAXABLE INCOME OF $300,000 OR MORE BY LIMITING ITEMIZED OR STANDARD STATE INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS TO $1,000 FOR SINGLE TAX RETURN FILERS AND $2,000 FOR JOINT TAX RETURN FILERS FOR THE PURPOSES OF FULLY FUNDING THE HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM TO CONTINUE PAYING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO OFFER FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WHILE ALSO INCREASING WAGES FOR EMPLOYEES WHO PREPARE AND SERVE SCHOOL MEALS, HELPING SCHOOLS USE BASIC, NUTRITIOUS INGREDIENTS, INSTEAD OF PROCESSED PRODUCTS, AND ENSURING THAT COLORADO GROWN AND RAISED PRODUCTS ARE PART OF SCHOOL MEALS; SUPPORTING THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) THAT HELPS LOW-INCOME COLORADO FAMILIES AFFORD GROCERIES; AND ALLOWING THE STATE TO RETAIN AND SPEND AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE ALL ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUE GENERATED BY THESE TAX DEDUCTION CHANGES?

Changes in Income Taxes Owed by Income Category

Income category of $299,999 or less = $0 Proposed change in average income tax owed

Income category of $300,000 or more = +$486 Proposed change in average income tax owed 

FLU SHOT CLINICS

Thursday, Sept. 18th, Wed, Oct. 1, 15, and 29, 2025, 1-4 pm, Palace Drug in Silver Cliff. Free for most insurance and Medicare patients. New COVID and most other vaccinations also available.

Friday, Oct. 3, 2025 8:30 am - 12:30 pm. Custer County School Multi-purpose room. Contact Custer County Public Health Agency, 719/783-3369, for more info.