May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- Constitution, CONSTITUTION - Article V, CONSTITUTION - Uncategorized
- September 12, 2013
Amendment 73 proposes an income, corporate, and property tax hike to raise money for K-12 public education. Academic economist, Dr. Linda Gorman, commented in her thorough analysis of the 1.6 billion-dollar tax increase that there is no guarantee that increased spending will lead to additional educational opportunities. Furthermore, the amendment would end protections against continuous
READ MORECharter schools continue to offer exceptional education opportunities. The Arizona centered BASIS charter school network sweeps the top five national high school rankings in the US News & Reports Annual Ranking. BASIS charter schools have no admission requirements and openly accepts students based on a random lottery system due to the high demand for the
READ MOREThis week is National Employee Freedom Week and there is certainly reason to celebrate! On June 27, 2018 the U.S. Supreme Court released hundreds of thousands of non-union public employees from the burden of paying agency fees via the Janus v. AFSCME decision. A new 2018 National Employee Freedom Week survey revealed that 51% of
READ MOREAfter a little due diligence, Club 20, the long-time “Voice of the Western Slope,” revised its position on Xcel Energy’s Colorado Energy Plan from “support” to “neutral” on Xcel Energy’s Colorado Energy Plan (CEP) according to a letter it sent to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission last November. Originally, the Western Slope’s premiere “coalition of counties, communities,
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