Colorado or California, find out tomorrow
In one day we’ll know the future of Colorado politics: Four statewide offices, including governor, thirteen ballot issues, the state senate hanging by one vote, and one of the hottest US Congressional races in the country, the 6th. Will we take a step toward or away from becoming California? I’ll keep my predictions to myself […]
Choose your voter guide
“Daddy,” a little girl asked her father, “do all fairy tales begin with ‘Once upon a time’? ” “No, sweetheart,” he answered. “Most begin with ‘If I am elected.’” Since we like choice so much around here, I thought I’d offer you a buffet of great voter guides and election recommendations by some of the […]
VIDEO: Fix Our Damn Roads presentation
President of the Independence Institute Jon Caldara pitches Proposition 109 – Fix Our Damn Roads – in this 12 minute presentation.
NO to taxes. YES to roads.
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. […]
Over 150,000 signatures to #FixOurDamnRoads
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2018 Contact: Jon Caldara, President, Independence Institute, 303-279-6536 or Jon@i2i.org Over 150,000 signatures to #FixOurDamnRoads without a tax increase delivered to Secretary of State The Independence Institute is thrilled to announce this morning we have delivered over 150,000 signatures of fed-up Coloradans demanding the state Fix Our Damn Roads without […]
Mayor Suthers signs Fix Our Damn Roads petition
I’m thrilled that the mayor of Colorado Springs just signed our petition to put Fix Our Damn Roads (FODR) on this fall’s ballot. Like most Coloradans, John Suthers is frustrated with how little the state has put into our crumbling roadways, and he knows it doesn’t take another tax increase to properly fund them. FODR […]
We’re Fixing Our Damn Roads!!!
Relief is on its way…finally! Since the Colorado State Legislature refuses to address our crumbling road system in Colorado, we are proud to bring the issue directly to the voters. I’m thrilled to let you know our Fix Our Damn Roads initiative is one step closer to reality. The Title Board has approved our title, […]
Caldara’s Newsletter 06-27-17
The state has enough tax money to give film subsidies to multi-millionaire film directors like Quentin Tarantino, to give cash to rich guys to buy Teslas, and to give free health insurance to healthy men with jobs. Yet somehow, we don’t have the money to fix our crumbling roads.
How Existing State Revenues can be Reallocated to Fix Colorado’s Roads
IP-4-2017 (April 2017) Author: Linda Gorman DOWNLOAD REPORT IN PDF FORMAT Executive Summary: The purpose of this paper is to suggest how Colorado state government might fix the roads without increasing taxes by reallocating current state spending away from duplicative, ineffective, or wasteful programs, especially those outside of the core responsibilities of state government. It […]
HB17-1116 is legislative atonement for driving Coloradans into energy poverty
Put down the crayon and back away from the budget. That is Denver Post columnist Megan Schrader’s parental advice to the Independence Institute in a nutshell. It would take too long to deconstruct all that is wrong with Ms. Schrader’s editorial on our proposed ballot title “Fix Our Damn Roads,” but as head of our energy […]
Caldara’s Newsletter 03-17-17
You might be reading this on your smartphone while stuck in traffic. How is that possible? The short answer is because the state refuses to prioritize transportation in the budget. Medicaid expansion, crony handouts to Hollywood film makers and Tesla owners, and building bike paths get funded instead. Still, Colorado’s governor and state legislature show […]
