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Colorado Housing Agency Budget Hiked Despite Reduction Request 0
- February 22, 2021
Contrary to what Coloradans have been hearing about state budget shortfalls since the coronavirus pandemic began last year, a Feb. 17 Joint Budget Committee (JBC) hearing would lead an outside observer to believe the state is overly flush with funds, with the committee voting to force more money into the Colorado housing agency budget than
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Murrey: Democrat deal on Prop EE benefits big tobacco, squeezes small biz 0
- January 28, 2021
The greatest friend of big business is big government. Thanks to apparent backroom dealings with Colorado Democrats, big tobacco and big government are poised to win big in Colorado with the passage of the state’s new cigarette, tobacco, and nicotine taxes. Small business and the poor come out the losers. Last week, The Colorado Sun reported on
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An Evening with Grover Norquist 0
- May 1, 2020
If you read my email earlier this week, you will know that I am pushing for an income tax rate reduction to be put on the ballot this fall, so individuals and businesses can keep more of their hard earned money away from the greedy hands of the government. So next week on Freedom on
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“Re”-introducing wolves to Colorado 0
- April 27, 2020
Greg Walcher, President of The Natural Resources Group, sits down remotely with Host Jon Caldara to talk about an upcoming ballot initiative. The Colorado Gray Wolf Reintroduction Initiative will be on the ballot this November asking citizens to require “the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to create a plan to reintroduce and manage gray wolves
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New court ruling exposes unconstitutionality of Colorado lockdown orders 0
- April 14, 2020
Colorado’s orders are classic examples of infringements of fundamental rights that are both overbroad and underinclusive—and therefore unconstitutional.
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Will the Supreme Court strike down bigoted state constitutional rules?0
- January 12, 2020
[T]he history of anti-sectarian clauses shows that “sectarian” is not a synonym for “religious” and anti-sectarian clauses were not designed merely to discriminate against religion. Instead, they were designed to discriminate in favor of some religions and against others.
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