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Democrats Demand More Electric Vehicles 0
- April 24, 2019
Second blog in our series on the Colorado Green New Deal Colorado’s Democrat party-controlled government has decided to manufacture, or at least play a part in generating the demand for zero emission vehicles, known also as electric vehicles (EV). Increasing the number of EVs on the road is a vital component of the Colorado Green
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Amidst Growing Budget Concerns, State Democrats Hope to Extend EV Tax Credits 0
- March 19, 2019
If you haven’t watched Reason TV’s Remy, just play one of his music videos. Besides being both clever and hilariously entertaining, each video drops what 30 Rock called a truth bomb: “A fact or piece of knowledge that, when told to a listener, is devastating to the listener’s argument or world view.” A favorite Remy
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How far will California drive Colorado public policy?0
- February 3, 2019
“It’s a scientific fact that if you stay in California you lose one point of your IQ every year.” Truman Capote Colorado is two states and a thousand miles from Sacramento, but based on recent public policy, you’d think Colorado residents were living along the Pacific Coast Highway instead of the Front Range of the
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Hick proves Mark Twain’s quote to be true 0
- July 12, 2017
Parts of Governor John Hickenlooper’s announcement of his climate change executive order reminded me of Mark Twain’s famous quote: “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” Below are some of my favorite Hick quotes followed by my commentary. “We will tap
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Three bad House bills gives Senate GOP opportunity to stand up for ratepayers 0
- March 29, 2017
For the better part of a decade, Colorado energy policy has been a textbook case of state government selected winners and losers. Ratepayers and working families, at the mercy of Democrat controlled legislature and executive branch, have held the losing hand. While special interest environmental left groups such as Conservation Colorado, the Sierra Club, WildEarth
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States should stop subsidizing costly electric vehicles for the rich 0
- March 27, 2017
When it comes to taxpayer handouts for wealthy early adopters and businesses seeking to purchase electric vehicles (EVs) and innovative trucks, Coloradans should look to Georgia, not California, for inspiration.
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