TABOR - Independence Institute

Legislative binge ongoing despite billion-dollar budget gap 0
- April 8, 2025
Despite Colorado’s $1.2 billion budget deficit, increasing regulatory woes, and a souring economic outlook, the state legislature continues to proliferate new legislation that promises to increase government size and spending. The 120-day 2025 legislative session is beyond the halfway point, and Colorado’s 35 senators and 65 representatives have introduced over 500 bills so far, with
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Municipal-Level Tax Credit Scholarships: A Way to Build on Existing Success 0
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- March 20, 2025
Some state universities abusing their trust use the popularity of their sports teams as political “cover.”
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