A Douglas County Republican is making another try at getting rid of a tax that businesses hate, The Durango Herald reports. Sen. Mark Scheffel, R-Parker, won respect last year for his efforts to phase out the business personal property tax. But the money goes to cities and counties. Scheffel’s 2009 bill would have cost them $1.2 billion a year once it was fully phased in, so nothing came of the bill other than a study.

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