Author: By Jon Caldara

There is one final observation from the last election no one seems to be talking about. Proposition HH failed by more than 19 points, and there doesn’t seem to be any real denial of the legitimacy of the results. No one is screaming about a stolen election. Most everyone seems to accept HH went down…

The debacle that was Proposition HH has one owner. His name is Jared Polis. He is not only the leader of the executive branch of Colorado’s government, but also the leader of the Democratic Party that has a supermajority control of the Legislature. To put it as simply as possible, HH is his embarrassment. And…

You don’t have to be a psychic to figure out what Colorado U.S. Rep. Ken Buck’s next job is likely to be. First, a hearty thank you for Ken’s many years serving the people of his district, not only his dozen years in Congress but his many years as a fierce Weld County prosecutor and…

Proposition HH will fail at the ballot box. After it does, Gov. Jared Polis will call a special session before the end of the year to address the property tax crisis he created. He will have little choice. There are few things more enjoyable than watching Jared Polis not answer simple questions. At the 9News/Gazette…

This is the story of how deviously written the ballot language for the tax increase Proposition HH is, and how normally good public technocrats are too terrified to shine a light on it. Colorado has a citizen’s initiative process, meaning people like you and I can bring forward ballot questions to get around lawmakers at…

I’m not the smartest guy around. Just check my Twitter feed (now called X) and you’ll see many, many of the most well-mannered people agreeing with me. But I think I’m safe in saying if the teachers union is pouring gobs of money to pass a ballot question, it most definitely is not a tax…

I would love it if Donald Trump were not the Republican nominee for president in 2024. The main reason is simple. I don’t want Joe Biden to be elected again. And just about any of the other Republicans running would easily beat him. There’s a chance, well under 50%, Trump will be able to vanquish…

There’s a lot to unfold with one Gadsden flag. The most surprising and disappointing point about this kerfuffle is that, even at a reputable charter school with a classical curriculum, with an emphasis on teaching historic accuracy, staff needs to be schooled by parents that one of America’s founding flags has nothing to do with…

I’m obviously not the only one to notice eating out is getting really expensive, lavish, costly, pricey. Choose your own word. So, I wasn’t too stunned to find an analysis done by USA Today found Colorado to be first in the nation for “restaurant inflation.” Yeah, us. The price of getting a meal here is…