Newsletter - Independence Institute

The perfect gift for Faith Winter…0
- November 17, 2021
Well, the hangovers have all cleared and the red carpet has been rolled away from all the recent festivities around our coveted “Californian of the Year” awards. I haven’t seen Colorado party so much since the Broncos won the Super Bowl. (And yes, the Broncos used to go to Super Bowls. TVs were black-and-white then,
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Hating on Dave Kopel 0
- November 11, 2021
Man, they do so hate on Dave Kopel, Director of our Second Amendment Project! And it’s awesome. Dave was the target of a hit piece by the anti-Second Amendment “news” outlet The Trace. It leads with a truly boffo picture of Kopel looking extra manly in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Not quite as
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Please don’t hit me…0
- November 7, 2021
Yes, I get it. If you get one more email about Colorado Gives Day today, you’re going to put your fist through the computer screen. I’m getting there too. That said, hold off hitting anything for just one minute to read this. We started doing Colorado Gives Day a few years back after I took
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Enter to Win 2 Guns, Training, and Additional Gear!0
- November 5, 2021
At Independence Institute, our FASTER (Faculty/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response) program enables teachers, administrators and other school employees to stop school violence quickly and administer medical aid immediately. Many Colorado school boards and charter schools have authorized trained armed school staff to protect our children. But many schools and teachers lack the necessary funding
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About last night…0
- November 3, 2021
Did you have the same feeling I did watching the Colorado election results come in last night? Kind of that sense of waiting to see what the grade is on your school group project—knowing you did your part right, but worrying that everyone else screwed it up. 2021 Election Among the disappointments was the defeat
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216,000 signatures delivered for tax cut 0
- November 2, 2021
After spending the morning sobering up from our Floor Signing/Californian of the Year announcement the night before (Senator Faith Winter took home the big honor in case you missed Entertainment Tonight), we delivered 216,000 signatures last Friday to the Colorado Secretary of State Office for our income tax cut initiative. This is an exceptional achievement.
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