Tag: Jon Caldara
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Colorado title board rejects government transparency measure, backers plan appeal
A broad coalition’s push for stronger government transparency hit a major setback last week when Colorado’s title board rejected a proposed ballot measure that would allow more public access to most legislative deliberations. The three‑member title board on April 15 voted 2–1 to reject Measure No. 286, ruling that it violated the state constitution’s single‑subject…
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Are our overlords normalizing power outages? | Jon Caldara
I’ve lived in Colorado since 1970. And you know what Colorado had back in 1970? High winds blowing down the Front Range. I moved to Boulder in 1984 and have been there ever since. And you know what Boulder has had all that time? A freakin’ lot of high winds. I remember as a college…
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Another TABOR fight: Democrats plan to redirect residents’ refunds to K-12 spending
Colorado voters could decide this fall whether billions of dollars that would otherwise be returned as refunds under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights should instead go to public schools under a ballot measure unveiled Thursday by Democrats. Supporters say the proposal would address chronic underfunding in K-12 education, while critics argue it takes money away…
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Democracy is under attack, right here in Colorado | Jon Caldara
Remember during COVID, when the people screaming the loudest for government-mandated jabs were the very same people chanting “my body, my choice” when it came to abortion — I mean, “women’s health care”? They’re also the folks who insist a 12-year-old is far too young to get a tattoo, but perfectly mature enough to make…
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Who’s got the juice? | 2022 IN REVIEW
The political turmoil and transformation of 2022 revealed the movers and shakers of Colorado’s political realm. Colorado Politics identified 10 of the individuals and groups who had the biggest wins and made the most impact on state politics this year: Gov. Jared Polis Polis was reelected for his second term as governor in November, winning…
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Big money pours in for ballot measures on housing, liquor and magic mushrooms
Get ready for lots of campaign ads on housing, liquor and “magic mushrooms” in the next 90 days because that’s where the big money will likely be spent in the November election. As of Monday, two ballot measures have qualified for the general election and another four are under signature review by the Secretary of…
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A tribute to the progressive power of Ian Silverii | Lynn Bartels
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ian Silverii, the wise-cracking, fast-talking political genius who ran the state’s largest leftie organization for the past five years, is moving on, which should come as a relief as Colorado’s ragtag Republicans attempt to get…
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Colorado Politics, Denver Gazette, 9NEWS host legislative leaders in Zoom town hall
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado legislative leaders and Gov. Jared Polis will lay out the stakes, likelihoods and possibilities for another truncated legislative session online Friday, Feb. 12. The town hall, to be conducted on Zoom teleconferencing software, begins…
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ENDORSEMENT: Vote ‘yes’ on Prop 116 tax relief
Seldom do voters get a chance to vote themselves a raise. That’s exactly what Proposition 116 does for them. The ballot question is simple: “Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes reducing the state income tax rate from 4.63% to 4.55%?” Of course, there should be such a change. Working Coloradans remain…
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INSIGHTS: Potholes line road ahead on transportation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This isn’t going to end well. I only need math — addition, subtraction and simple division — to understand the political equation of Colorado’s desperate need to fund transportation and the long odds to do it. The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and a collection…