‘Beware the Sin of Californication’
I want to preach to you today about the evils of Californication. Californication shows a terrible lack of moral fiber. Californication seems like fun at first, but has serious consequences down the road. And down that road we will surely go if Referenda C and D pass. The parallels between Colorado and California are astonishing. […]
ProComp's Downgrade
Many interested observers around the nation are awaiting the fate of a new Denver teacher pay proposal. Some want to see how teachers will be affected. But consideration also ought to be given to the city’s students and taxpayers, who have much to gain or lose as well.
WHEN POLICY GOES TO POT: Its time to change Colorados strategy in the war on drugs
If President Bush gets his 2006 national drug control budget, Colorado will lose millions of dollars in federal funding for local drug enforcement. But rather than a crisis, the loss of federal drug war dollars would be a unique opportunity for Colorado to gets its own statewide drug control priorities in order.
Referendum C Rewarding the Colorado General Assembly for Behaving Irresponsibly
Referendum C authorizes the state to increase spending each year by letting it keep the excess tax revenues that the TABOR Amendment would otherwise require be refunded to taxpayers. Ref C lets the state do this for the next five years. It also increases the allowable government spending base to the highest state revenue levels received between FY 2005-06 and FY 2009-10 plus $ 100,000,000.
Who Will Defend Property Rights in Colorado?
In June of this year, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the U.S. Constitution allows local governments to seize private property to make way for private development that might create new jobs or increase tax revenues. Now nobody’s home or business is safe from either greedy government, or moneyed special interests looking for sweetheart deals backed by government muscle.
