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A group of Colorado ski towns wants the ability to tax homeowners who let their vacation houses sit empty for long stretches. And they’re asking state lawmakers to help them do it. We discuss their proposal on today's In The NoCo.

Rising home values have led to higher real estate taxes around the U.S. Now many states are looking to provide relief to frustrated residents. New laws enacted in Alabama, Colorado and Wyoming will limit the growth in tax-assessed values for homeowners. Proposals to curb property taxes also will appear on ballots this year in Colorado and Georgia.

KUNC °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ has discovered more than 16,000 state checkbook entries in the last year missing the names of the people or businesses who received the taxpayer money listed there. Instead, there are generic codes in the spaces where those vendors' names are supposed to be.

The state legislature's Democratic majority pushed through a tax relief package for next year. The package includes tax rate adjustments, flat TABOR refunds, rental assistance, food benefits and an expanded income tax credit—all as tensions over the conflict in Gaza spilled onto the House floor.

Lawmakers convened at the State Capitol Friday for the first day of a special legislative session focused on providing property tax relief next year. Bipartisan collaboration seems unlikely as Democrat and Republican proposals remain at odds and several GOP bills have already been killed.

The legislative session, which Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday, follows a resounding defeat for a ballot measure in Tuesday's election that attempted to address the problem over the next decade.

Two ballot questions will be posed to Coloradans in November. Residents will vote on whether to approve a Gov. Polis-backed property tax relief plan as well as changes to tobacco and nicotine taxation.

A new state campaign is trying to get more electric vehicles on the road. 'EV CO' launched last month - it's built around a new website that can help residents connect with resources and answer questions about electric vehicles.

In Wyoming, average property taxes rose more than 16% in just the past year. A legislative committee moved forward several options last week to try and put money back into people’s pockets.

A new analysis of state tax revenues shows that many states are ahead of projections made before COVID-19 rocked the economy. And some Mountain West states are the nation’s leading performers, while others are struggling to rebound.