The Bell Policy Center

10/18/2026

There’s been a lot of talk about what Amendment 87 means for small businesses. Today in the Denver Post, Hunter Nelson of Small Business Majority shares what she hears directly from owners: they’re being squeezed by childcare and health care costs, and many are at a breaking point.

Amendment 87 cuts taxes for most small business owners and invests in the costs hurting them most. Worth a read before you fill out your ballot.
https://www.denverpost.com/2026/10/16/amendment-87-small-business-impact-income-tax/

10/18/2026

In today’s Denver Post you can hear from someone who talks to Colorado small business owners every day.

Hunter Nelson of Small Business Majority hears the same thing over and over: everything is too expensive. 30% of small business owners say employees have quit over a lack of childcare, and health insurance premiums are going up another 14% next year. Amendment 87 cuts taxes for 97% of Colorado taxpayers, including most small business owners, and puts every new dollar toward the childcare, health care, and schools they depend on.

Read it here: https://www.denverpost.com/2026/10/16/amendment-87-small-business-impact-income-tax/

10/18/2026

“Opponents have engaged in fear-mongering and false claims to try to defeat a ballot measure that would both help the state bridge its budgetary gaps and close the wealth gap a teeny, tiny bit. That is unacceptable to Amendment 87’s detractors.”

https://coloradosun.com/2026/10/18/amendment-87-taxes-colorado-opinion-nicolais

10/18/2026

10/16/2026

For 97% of Coloradans. We put their claims to the test. Truth won every round.

The many vs. the money: vote

The ultra-wealthy will say almost anything to stop a tax cut for the 97%.

10/16/2026

10/16/2026

By 2030, one in five Coloradans will be 65 or older, and many are already struggling to keep up with rising costs on fixed incomes. In today’s Colorado Sun, Jarett Hughes of Leverage Colorado and Jeanette Hensley of Colorado Center for Aging explain how Amendment 87 would cut taxes for 97% of Colorado taxpayers, including seniors, while asking households over $500,000 and large corporations to pay more to fund health care and the services that help older adults stay in their homes.

Read it here: https://coloradosun.com/2026/10/16/opinion-amendment-87-would-help-build-support-every-older-coloradans-can-count-on/

10/14/2026

Deciding how to vote on 7A, the Front Range Passenger Rail? We've analyzed the issue for you in this brief.

7A asks voters to establish a 0.333 percent permanent sales and use tax to fund the expansion, operation, and maintenance of CoCo, the Front Range Passenger Rail (FRPR.)