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Proposition HH Defeat a Big Victory for Small Business

November 7, 2023

Proposition HH Defeat a Big Victory for Small Business

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tony Gagliardi, Colorado State Director, 303-325-6243, tony.gagliardi@nfib.org, or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, 415-640-5156, anthony.malandra@nfib.org DENVER, Nov. 7, 2023—NFIB Colorado, Colorado’s main small business association, released the following statement regarding the defeat of Proposition HH: “Proposition HH would have been a disaster for Colorado, and small business owners across the state are relieved today that voters decided to reject it and preserve TABOR,” said Tony Gagliardi, Colorado state director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). “NFIB invested early and often to defeat Proposition HH, explaining to voters that it was a bait-and-switch, offering a temporary property tax cut but undoing TABOR refunds. Small business owners were in no mood to have politicians playing games with their hard-earned money. “ On September 25, NFIB Colorado launched an issue campaign to stop Proposition HH, including targeted radio and digital ads across the state urging voters to preserve TABOR and reject Proposition HH. Those ads ran through Election Day. Colorado small business owners were decidedly against Prop. HH, voting 90% in opposition to tossing something overboard that for 30 years has returned hard-earned money back to them. Keep up with the latest Colorado small-business news at www.nfib.com/ColoradoRefund or by following NFIB on Twitter @NFIB_CO or on Facebook @NFIB.CO. ### For 80 years, NFIB has been advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven association. Since its founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit nfib.com. NFIB Colorado 1700 Lincoln Street, 17th Floor Denver, CO 80203 303-860-1778 http://www.nfib.com/co Twitter: @NFIB_CO Facebook: NFIB.CO

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