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Cigarette smuggling to rocket with tobacco tax hike0
- Fiscal, FISCAL - Opinion Editorials, Justice, JUSTICE - Opinion Editorials, JUSTICE - Overcriminalization
- August 25, 2016
Research shows high excise taxes invite scofflaws to traffic in illicit cigarettes, encourage corruption among public officials and trigger violence against people, property and police.
READ MOREHB 1283: Prescription drug monitoring bill does more harm than good0
- JUSTICE - Drug Policy, JUSTICE - Opinion Editorials, JUSTICE - Publications
- March 19, 2014
by Ari Armstrong Prescription drug abuse is a serious problem, sometimes a fatal one. But the answer is not for the government to monitor and harass people who suffer from devastating pain — and make it harder for them to manage their pain — in a misguided attempt to save drug abusers from themselves. Unfortunately,
READ MOREDon’t let Clements tragedy derail Colorado’s criminal justice reform efforts0
- JUSTICE - Blog, JUSTICE - Opinion Editorials, JUSTICE - Prison Spending and Sentencing
- April 10, 2013
Let’s not allow a tragedy to undo years of careful work toward sound policy reforms.
READ MORELegislature Has the Chance to Set a Standard on 640
- JUSTICE - Drug Policy, JUSTICE - Opinion Editorials, JUSTICE - Publications
- December 26, 2012
by Harris Kenny and Leonard Gilroy Last month Colorado voters resoundingly passed Amendment 64 into the state constitution, legalizing both recreational marijuana and industrial hemp. So far, realizing the will of the voters is on track, but implementation risks threaten to undermine the intentions behind Amendment 64. Policy makers are contending with thriving black markets
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RTD’s death spiral0
- Issues, Transportation, TRANSPORTATION - Op Eds, TRANSPORTATION - Regional Transportation District
- January 16, 2019
Much of RTD’s problem stems from its mania for an obsolete form of transportation: trains.
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VIDEO: Fix Our Damn Roads presentation0
- Jon Caldara, Transportation, TRANSPORTATION - Roads, Video, Watch&Listen
- October 8, 2018
President of the Independence Institute Jon Caldara pitches Proposition 109 – Fix Our Damn Roads – in this 12 minute presentation.
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NO to taxes. YES to roads.0
- Jon Caldara, Newsletter, Politics, TABOR, Transportation, TRANSPORTATION - Funding
- August 31, 2018
Colorado traffic congestion is so bad you can change a tire and not lose your place in line. Good thing our Fix Our Damn Roads effort is picking up steam and racking up endorsements. Not only has Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers come out strongly urging a YES vote, so has the Colorado Springs Gazette.
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Fix Our Damn Roads measure on the November ballot0
- Jon Caldara, Politics, Transportation
- August 22, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2018 Contact: Mike Krause, Director, Public Affairs, 303-279-6536, ext. 100 or mike@i2i.org Fix Our Damn Roads measure on the November ballot The Colorado Secretary of State today announced the Independence Institute-backed Fix Our Damn Roads (FODR) measure will be on Colorado’s November ballot. We’re thrilled to be on the ballot,”
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