If you want to see how a party will govern if given power by the voters, look no further than their party platform. This year, the Colorado Democratic Party was kind enough to give us a look at their priorities […]
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, […]
If you want to know who REALLY wants to get someone elected to our state legislature, it’s always a good idea to follow the money. I did just that (using TRACER data as of 3:00 am on August 7, 2018) […]
This session, Colorado Democrats have introduced HB 18-1001 – titled as the “FAMLI Family Medical Leave Insurance Program” as one of their “signature” bills and indeed this was the first bill introduced in the 2018 session. The bill is described […]
Here follows the text of the email I sent to the members of the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee in opposition to HB 18-1001 the FAMLI Family Medical Leave Insurance Program. If you oppose this bill as well, please […]
I am announcing the launch of MinimumWageFail.com, a website designed to capture and share stories about how minimum wages and increases such as the one voted into our Colorado constitution harm real people – business owners, parents and young people […]
The last of the four proposed amendments arising from the citizen initiative process is 72 – Tobacco Taxes for Health Related Purposes. Again, I urge a “NO” vote on this amendment. What Amendment 72 Does If passed, Amendment 72 would […]
By far the most difficult ballot initiative Colorado voters face in November is Amendment 71 – Colorado Imposition of a Distribution Requirement for Citizen-Initiated Constitutional Amendments. Also known as “Raise The Bar” or “Rig the Bar”, this amendment would make […]
Another of the nine ballot measures Colorado voters will be deciding this November is one to raise the minimum wage, making it illegal to hire the lowest skilled workers and harming those at the bottom of the economic ladder. There […]
Thanks to activist legislators and citizens, this November Coloradans will be faced with a bewildering array of ballot measures, from cigarette taxes to assisted suicide. Some of the worst proposals failed to make the ballot, but there are still some […]