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A Path to Zero Income Tax for Colorado 0
- FISCAL - Opinion Editorials, Issues
- November 16, 2021
When an interviewer recently asked Colorado’s Democratic governor Jared Polis what the state’s income-tax rate should be, he answered without hesitation: “It should be zero.” For many Coloradans, this came as no surprise: The effort to chisel away at the income tax has already gained steam in the state. Last year, voters reduced the tax
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FINALLY in court for my son 0
- Newsletter
- October 27, 2021
You’ve heard me wax on and on about my son, Chance, the frat brother I never had, who has Down Syndrome. He learns by human interaction. He craves human interaction. He is a party animal after all… So when his school went to “online learning” only during COVID, his education came to a cruel halt.
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Amendment 78: Accountability and Transparency For Custodial Funds 0
- FISCAL - Issue Backgrounders
- October 27, 2021
Topline Summary: Under current law, the governor or executive branch officials can unilaterally allocate certain funds which originate from outside of the state—known as custodial funds—often with little or no oversight. Amendment 78 would democratize the process of allocating custodial funds by requiring the general assembly to appropriate such funds after a public hearing. If
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And the 3rd nominee is…0
- Newsletter
- October 26, 2021
Independence Institute is proud to announce that the third nominee for the coveted title of Californian of the Year is Colorado State Senator Kevin Priola. The Californian of the Year is the man, woman, non-binary, or gender-fluid person who has done the most to turn our once liberty-loving state of Colorado into the command and control, over-taxed, over-regulated, over-dependent, hypersensitive,
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The case for Colorado’s Amendment 78 0
- Constitution, Issues, Politics
- October 22, 2021
A core tenet of Anglo-American government: Public revenues and expenditures must be under the control of the legislature.
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Last call for this Thursday’s events 0
- Newsletter
- October 12, 2021
As I mentioned before, we have two great events coming up this Thursday that we’d love to have you join in on. CLE Seminar: Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity and Constitutional Litigation From 9:00-1:00pm on Thursday, we are hosting a continuing legal education seminar in partnership with Public Trust Institute. While registration and payment is required to
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