Can Prop. 103 proponents go for the Big Fix?

by Kelly Maher | 11:23 pm, November 7, 2011

Proposition 103 was badly beaten last week, sending a message (along with other measures that went down) that Coloradans do not want higher taxes. So what’s coming next from the tax-and-spend crowd?

Using “for the kids” to sell tax increases in Colorado

by Kelly Maher | 11:48 pm, October 28, 2011

Tax increase proposals in Colorado often seem to come under the guise “for the children,” as is the case with Proposition 103, the proposal on the Nov. 1 ballot to raise taxes $2.9 billion over the next five years.

Colo. state Sen. Newell “probably will vote for” Prop. 103

by Kelly Maher | 11:59 am, October 23, 2011

The latest hide-and-seek game in Colorado politics is finding out who supports Proposition 103, the misguided Nov. 1 ballot initiative that seeks to raise taxes $2.9 billion over the next five years, purportedly for education.

Occupy Denver at the Colorado State Capitol

by Kelly Maher | 9:47 am, October 14, 2011

I went to the raucous Occupy Denver rally on Thursday night and tried, but wasn’t allowed, to attend the Colorado State Patrol press conference around 10 p.m. The video gives a sense of the scene.

Rosen airs WhoSaid’s take on Prop. 103 robo-dial

by Kelly Maher | 8:41 am, October 14, 2011

850 KOA radio show host Mike Rosen played the audio from our video on Proposition 103, noting that a robo-dial for the $2.9 billion tax increase somehow fails to note that it’s a…tax increase. Prop. 103 itself is a bad idea, as we’ve documented.

How much does the teachers union love Prop. 103?

by Kelly Maher | 9:39 pm, October 10, 2011

I e-mailed the largest teachers’ union in Colorado to ask if they planned further support “in time or money” of Prop. 103, the $2.9 billion tax hike on the Nov. 1 ballot. Here’s the response…

Sorry, Sen. Heath, we can’t afford to “bite that elephant”

by Kelly Maher | 9:54 pm, October 7, 2011

Colorado state Sen. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, is making some astounding claims in touting Proposition 103, which would raise taxes in Colorado some $2.9 billion over the next five years, purportedly to fund education.

Another reason for Coloradans to vote no on Prop. 103

by Kelly Maher | 7:40 pm, September 30, 2011

It’s easier to sell a tax increase by saying that it’s “for the kids,” when the the truth is that the money is fungible in Colorado’s General Fund, with no way to guarantee that all the additional revenue generated would go to education. Just another reason to vote no on Prop. 103.

Prop. 103 robo-dial in Colo. doesn’t mention tax hike

by Kelly Maher | 9:37 am, September 28, 2011

We got several tips from WhoSaidYouSaid readers about a recent robo-dial promoting Proposition 103, which would raise taxes an estimated $3 billion over five years, purportedly for education. Luckily, one of our tipsters had caller ID…

Save Colorado Jobs fights Prop. 103 Colo. tax hike

by Kelly Maher | 7:38 am, September 23, 2011

Victor Mitchell, a businessman and former Colorado state representative, is spearheading SaveColoradoJobs.org, an organization opposed to the $3 billion tax increase on the ballot Nov. 1. Public schools are lacking reform, not funding, said Mitchell.

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