Liberal Logic's Slippery Slope
Having legislators listen to public testimony, an activity almost as exciting as watching paint dry, is essential to keeping us safe from democracy. Despite the tedium, some of last week’s legislative hearings did provide insight into the thought processes of those who champion the Nanny State.
TABOR Comparison Data and Projections: Appendices A, B, C, D
APPENDIX A: PDF of full Appendix A Scribd version of full Appendix A State of Colorado Growth Comparison, Two Ten-Year Periods: Pre-TABOR (1983-1992) and TABOR (1993-2002), in Employment (All, Government, Non-Government); TOTAL STATE Revenues and State Outlays; Per-Capita Personal Income, Revenues & outlays; Gross State Product, Unemployment, population and Inflation. APPENDIX B PDF of full […]
House Bill 1127: Ending the Use of Student Fees to Collect Money for Activist Organizations
Synopsis: Forcing a person, including a college student, to pay for speech which she does not support is contrary to First Amendment values.
What the bill does: H.B. 1127 would make it illegal for state colleges and universities to impose optional or mandatory student fees that collect money for organizations whose primary purpose is to engage in political or issue advocacy.
Guaranteed College Admissions for Students, Regardless of their Ability to Do the Work
Synopsis: Senate Bill 59 imposes admissions quotas which would force state colleges to accept students who are not ready for the level of work required at the college.
What the Bill Does: The “Automatic Admission Act of 2000” mandates that Colorado State University, the University of Northern Colorado, and the four undergraduate campuses of the University of Colorado (Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs, and the Health Science Centers School of Nursing) admit as undergraduate students all graduates of public high schools in Colorado whose grade point average ranks them within the top twenty percent of grade pointaverages earned by persons in their graduating class.
Immunization Bill Would Create Government Medical Dossiers on Everyone, and Would Not Improve Health
Synopsis: This bill would have the state study the administrative costs of purchasing free vaccines for practitioners who agree to provide immunizations at a price controlled by the state.nbsp; It would have the state study the implementation of a reward system for physicians who keep electronic records.nbsp; It would have the state study the operation […]
House Bill 1127: Ending the Use of Student Fees to Collect Money for Activist Organizations
Synopsis: Forcing a person, including a college student, to pay for speech which she does not support is contrary to First Amendment values. What the bill does: H.B. 1127 would make it illegal for state colleges and universities to impose optional or mandatory student fees that collect money for organizations whose primary purpose is to […]
Private Money Buys Public Influence
What do you call it when the executive branch of state government accepts millions of dollars in private money from an extraordinarily wealthy private group? Especially when the private group advertises that it wants to use its wealth to affect state policy on a hotly contested public policy issue?
