Seeing Stars: Piddle, Twiddle and Resolve

by Randall Smith | 6:00 am, May 9, 2012

The big news is Colorado is the fate of a civil union bill in the House. It passed out of the Appropriations Committee with amendments and made it to the House floor … and that’s where it’s still sitting. The House quit for the night at about 10pm wi…

Seeing Stars: Be On the Lookout for Contraband Cookies

by Randall Smith | 6:00 am, May 8, 2012

There are only a couple of days left in the Colorado legislative session. Then we can all go back to ignoring our state legislators and ramp up for the Presidential race. Hey, at least Colorado schools are still allowed to hold bake sales.

On to the …

Celebrate Sine Die With Us!

by Jon Caldara | 1:09 pm, May 7, 2012

One of my favorite phrases in the whole world is “Sine die!” Which not only sounds cool and exotic, but also means something significant that we can all appreciate – the end of the legislative session. Whew! For me, sine die marks the beginning of being able to breath freely again knowing that my freedoms, [...]

Seeing Stars: Feds: You Don’t Need Privacy

by Randall Smith | 6:00 am, May 7, 2012

The Federal government seems to think that your rights don’t exist online. They are wrong.

On to the links.

Colorado

Colorado schools have no qualms about spending your money on frivolities.
Governor Hickenlooper has vetoed the recently passed R…

Seeing Stars: The End is Near

by Randall Smith | 6:00 am, May 3, 2012

Yes, friends and neighbors. The end of the legislative session in Colorado is almost here. If we’re lucky, our rights will be safe for another few months. Or, you know, they’ll find a way to give our hard earned dollars to someone else.

On to the lin…

VIDEO: Ryan Call, Tim Farmer

by Jon Caldara | 2:48 pm, May 2, 2012

Ryan Call on the GOP state assembly and all things Republican:

Tim Farmer of PACE on the “Options for Teachers” legislation:

Seeing Stars: Riots are Peaceful, Right?

by Randall Smith | 6:00 am, May 2, 2012

The “peaceful” Occupy movement has shifted in to full-on riot mode again in celebration of Communism. As part of the celebrations, five Occupy leaders planned to blow up a bridge in Cleveland. Unfortunately for them, the FBI arrested them before the pa…

Colorado Continues Slide Down Rankings

by Jon Caldara | 11:53 am, May 1, 2012

Each year for the past five years, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has produced an informative bit of research called, “Rich States, Poor States.” In it, an all-star cast of authors (Art Laffer, Stephen Moore, and Jonathan Williams) pore through financial data, fiscal policy, regulatory policy, debt ratios, labor policy,  legislation and more to [...]

Seeing Stars: Support Your Local Tyrant

by Randall Smith | 6:00 am, May 1, 2012

Whether it’s your union boss or the president of your homeowners association, be sure to support your local tyrant. If you don’t, they’ll just take your support forcibly anyway.

On to the links.

Colorado

Isn’t it great to have regulations that p…

An Increase from 30% to… 30%???

by Jon Caldara | 11:12 am, April 30, 2012

The Energy Policy Center is really on top of things. For example, last Friday when Amy got wind that 109 days into the 120 day legislative session, a bill was introduced that would fundamentally change the energy policy in Colorado, she sounded the alarm and both wrote a blog post and recorded a podcast on [...]

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