April, 2015 - Independence Institute

New “Article V Information Center” Helps Federal Reform Efforts 0
- April 16, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2015 Contact: Rob Natelson, 303-279-6536, ext. 114 or Rob@i2i.org New “Article V Information Center” Helps Federal Reform Efforts DENVER — The burgeoning “convention of states” movement wants to save the republic, and the Independence Institute is pitching in to help. The Institute’s new “Article V Information Center” website provides journalists,
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Little Eddie’s Wednesday Triple Play: Dougco, School Choice, and Accountability 0
- April 15, 2015
I feel like we have few distinct tracks here on Little Eddie’s edu-blog. We often talk about Jeffco and its ongoing struggles, I always love to talk about school choice in any form, and I’ve been known to get into financial issues from time to time. But what happens if—don’t freak out me here—what happens […]
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Whichever Way You Look, Colorado Seems to be Stuck in a Testing Rut 0
- April 14, 2015
I came across a story in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times under the headline: “Majority of California’s Latino voters highly value school testing.” Given the state of affairs in Colorado, how could something like that escape my attention? A majority of Latino voters, 55%, said mandatory exams improve public education in the state by gauging student […]
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ECPA: Mike Nasi's testimony to Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy 0
- April 14, 2015
Colorado’s Electric Consumers’ Protection Act (ECPA), a bill to address Colorado compliance with the EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP), received its first hearing on Thursday, April 9, 2015 in the Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Committee. Senators John Cooke (R-Greeley) and Jerry Sonnenberg (R-Sterling) are the prime sponsors of SB15-258. A number of
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ECPA: Mike Nasi’s testimony to Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy 0
- April 14, 2015
Colorado’s Electric Consumers’ Protection Act (ECPA), a bill to address Colorado compliance with the EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP), received its first hearing on Thursday, April 9, 2015 in the Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Committee. Senators John Cooke (R-Greeley) and Jerry Sonnenberg (R-Sterling) are the prime sponsors of SB15-258. A number of
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How government makes health coverage more costly 0
- April 13, 2015
Government does a variety of things that make health coverage more costly. Now that the legislature has empaneled a commission (disclosure, I sit on the commission as health care economist) to look at Colorado health care cost drivers, we can hope that it will encourage officials to take a hard look at what the state
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