Constitution - Independence Institute

Municipal-Level Tax Credit Scholarships: A Way to Build on Existing Success 0
- EDUCATION, Issue Papers, Publications, School Choice
- April 7, 2025
Municipal-Level Tax Credit Scholarships: A Way to Build on Existing Success, authored by Senior Education Fellow Ross Izard, examines the potential of a municipal-level tax credit scholarship program to mitigate the disruption families experience when transitioning their children from private or faith-based preschool to higher grades. Such a program would build upon existing Colorado programs, such
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Colorado Utilities Signal Pain Ahead for Energy Transition 0
- ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
- March 26, 2025
Some of Colorado’s largest electric utilities are starting to sound the alarm over the pace, expense, and grid reliability implications of meeting the state’s decarbonization mandates. Xcel Energy, the state’s largest electricity provider, is increasingly worried about its ability to reliably deliver power to ratepayers under current regulatory constraints, according to a recent letter sent
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Impeachment: Is Judge Boasberg Guilty of a “High Misdemeanor?”0
- CONSTITUTION
- March 25, 2025
The Founders’ law books make it very clear what the Constitution means by “high Misdemeanor.”
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Alien Enemies, Alien Friends, and the Concept of “Allegiance”0
- CONSTITUTION
- March 24, 2025
The doctrine of allegiance is crucial for understanding the Alien Enemies Act, but it also is crucial for understanding the Constitution itself.
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CU no longer serving its purpose as a state university 0
- CONSTITUTION
- March 20, 2025
Some state universities abusing their trust use the popularity of their sports teams as political “cover.”
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The 2025 Regular Session Data 0
- Featured
- March 18, 2025
Below are multiple interactive charts that display data collected from Colorado General Assembly fiscal reports from the 2025 regular legislative session. The state legislature is beyond the midpoint of the 120-day regular session, which started in January and ends in May. The data below presents the FTE/fiscal impact of every proposed legislation introduced in the
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