Colette Bordelon is a reporter with Denver7.
DENVER — This November, Coloradans have several decisions to make, ranging from the next president of the United States to hyperlocal issues. One of those issues is Proposition KK, which asks voters if they support or oppose raising state taxes by $39 million annually to fund mental health services for certain groups of people, including veterans, at-risk youth, and domestic violence survivors. A 6.5% excise tax would be placed on gun manufacturers, gun retail stores, and ammunition vendors.
According to Duran, different organizations would apply for the funding. Duran said legislators considered other options to find the funding. 'Don't get me wrong, this wasn't just like, 'Oh yeah, let's just, let's just pick this.' We thought about alcohol, we thought about tobacco, we thought about marijuana, and realized that those have already been taxed, right?” Duran said.
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