caldara newsletter Archives - Independence Institute

Coloradans are fighting back 0
- April 15, 2019
Having grown up in this once liberty-loving state I am struggling with the speed at which our lawmakers are turning us into Venezuela. But I am encouraged by the organic battles that are springing up around Colorado to fight back. And Independence is helping. The passage of SB-181 is a direct attack on the oil
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Stop the National Popular Vote 0
- March 27, 2019
Governor Polis has signed into law Colorado’s participation in the National Popular Vote Inner-State Compact. If just a few more states join the compact then Colorado’s presidential electors will vote not how Colorado voters instruct them, but how California and New York voters tell them to. We’ve done quite a bit of work explaining why
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March 15 Founders’ Night Dinner Deadline!0
- March 8, 2019
Our first sponsorship deadline for Founders’ Night is next week, and we don’t want you to miss it! • March 15, 2019: Deadline for your name/logo to appear on event invitation • April 15, 2019: Deadline for your name/logo to appear on event program and onsite signage Click here to register for an exciting evening
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Delegation power baby!0
- February 11, 2019
I understand the concept of delegation. I delegate all important decisions, meetings, and responsibilities to our Executive V.P. Amy Cooke so I can focus my limited office time on Glenlivet and Fortnite. The system works. But what I don’t quite understand is why Colorado’s leaders want to delegate so much decision making power to people
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Our 5th Californian of the Year nominee is…0
- January 1, 2019
The Independence Institute is proud to announce its fifth of five nominations for 2018’s Californian of the Year. This coveted recognition goes to the Coloradan who best exemplifies the effort to change our once liberty-loving Colorado into the command-and-control state of California. We believe in the Colorado Culture where we crave the freedom to make
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Missed it by THAT much 0
- December 5, 2018
For those of us of a certain age, we remember Don Adams in the comedy “Get Smart.” His catchphrase was, “missed it by that much.” Well we missed our Colorado Gives Day goal by THAT much. We are still only about $8,000 away from our goal of $85,000. But, wow! That still matches what we
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