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Friday, May 25, 2012  Colorado gambling regulators have reversed controversial tax breaks for casinos and raised the tax rates by about 5 percent.

Thursday, December 15, 2011  AP-GfK Poll: Most Americans want payroll tax extension, remain furious with Congress, politics

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  Obama and congressional Republicans move toward showdown over oil pipeline and tax breaks

Monday, July 11, 2011  Many of Colorado's casinos are avoiding hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual taxes through a loophole in the state's gaming regulations.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  Colorado lawmakers have given final approval to a bill eliminating tax breaks for small properties that aren't being used for farming or ranching.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011  Obama recasting earlier call for tax increases on rich, but may stop short of bolder action

Tuesday, December 07, 2010  Republicans prevailed on their biggest demand: continuing Bush administration tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, despite Obama's 2008 campaign promise to let them expire

Wednesday, June 02, 2010  President Barack Obama pressed Congress to scrap billions in oil company tax breaks and pass legislation to help the nation kick a dangerous "fossil fuel addiction" Wednesday.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  Bills still to be decided include measures to limit tax breaks for enterprise zones and require teacher evaluations.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010  The House began a marathon session on Wednesday, taking up 31 bills that will cut every sector of state government as they work to cut $1.5 billion over the next two years.

Monday, February 01, 2010  The Colorado House approved and sent to the Senate a package of bills that would eliminate or suspend tax breaks on junk mail, candy and soft drinks.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010  House Republican Minority Leader Mike May, R-Parker, calls the proposals a taxpayer-funded bailout of the Democrats' overspending in the previous year.

Wednesday, December 09, 2009  The House voted Wednesday to extend $31 billion in popular tax breaks.

Thursday, November 12, 2009  Gov. Bill Ritter wants to eliminate 13 tax breaks and credits in next year's budget. Some lawmakers say there are 87 others that can be considered.

Monday, July 13, 2009  The intention is to help attract businesses to "economically distressed" areas but the zones now cover about 70 percent of the state.