GEO needs a dose of sunshine!

by Amy Oliver | 9:06 pm, September 29, 2011

For years the Governor’s Energy Office has operated in the shadows. As an “off budget” agency, it has spent millions of dollars with virtually no transparency or accountability. A newly-released paper titled “Governor’s Energy Office Needs a Dose of Sunshine” from intern Kyle Huwa examines three years worth of GEO expenditures, a time period where [...]

Life in the FASTER lane – updates on the Colorado Car Tax

by CTBC Director | 2:55 pm, May 26, 2011

Surely make you lose your mind…
The Colorado Car Tax (er, “fee”) increase – ironically dubbed ‘FASTER’ – passed in the 2009 legislative session made another lap in media coverage this past week with a broadcast on the ‘Devil’s Advocate‘ television program and publication of a pair of “Issue Backgrounder” papers.
The “Issue Backgrounder” papers each address [...]

Hickenlooper Takes an Axe to the Colorado Budget

by PerlStalker | 11:47 pm, February 16, 2011

It wasn’t unexpected, of course. Colorado is facing a billion dollar budget whole next year and, since TABOR prevents Colorado from raising taxes without a vote of the people, the only solution was massive spending cuts. The hardest hit was education, …

Hick Gets a shot at Ritter’s Mulligan on State Vehicle Use

by Michael | 6:42 am, January 20, 2011

Newly elected Governor John Hickenlooper has a chance to curtail government employee usage of state-owned vehicles for personal commuting and save the state as much as $3 million in the process – something his predecessor, Bill Ritter, took a pass on last June when he vetoed HB 1287, according to COST:
Can a governor get a [...]

Allow Me to Reflect on the Last 4 Years

by Jon Caldara | 6:41 pm, December 29, 2010

In case you hadn’t noticed, Governor-for-not-too-much-longer Bill Ritter has been making the rounds with the media in order to “reflect” on his 4 years in office. I figured since he gets to do it, why not me? So let’s take a trip down memory lane as I reflect on Governor Ritter’s 4 years in office…
First [...]

Ritter Would Pick Replacements Of Any Judges Voted Out In November Election

by Laura Victoria | 3:37 pm, October 29, 2010

As confirmed to me by the judicial branch almost three months ago, current Colorado Democratic governor Bill Ritter would name any replacements of judges not retained in Tuesday’s election.  (See, Article VI, Section 20 of the state constitution).  Now that … Continue reading →

Ritter Announces Budget Cuts; Medicaid Rationing

by PerlStalker | 9:11 pm, October 22, 2010

Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has announced his plan for dealing with a $262 million shortfall for this fiscal year. State Bill Colorado has more but I want to focus on a couple of items from the quoted press release.

Delaying by one month manag…

Ritter Gets ‘F’ in Fiscal Policy from Cato

by PerlStalker | 11:25 pm, September 30, 2010

The Cato Institute has released its biannual Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors. The full analysis is available as a PDF from Cato’s web site.

Governor Bill Ritter gets a solid ‘F’ and is ranks 41 out of 45. Here’s what Cato has to say …

CO Facing $1.1 Billion Shortfall Next Year

by PerlStalker | 10:41 pm, September 21, 2010

Colorado is facing a $257 million shortfall for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. And that’s the good news. According to Colorado’s official Economic and Revenue Forecast, the deficit could be has high as $1.1 billion.

Tax revenues are expected to go up ove…

Saturday Morning Cartoons take over Denver Post editorial board – DP editors call military veteran a “skunk” on 9/11

by CTBC Director | 9:12 am, September 12, 2010

Apparently, the adults were away at the Denver Post editorial board Saturday morning…
While most Americans spent the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on our country in solemn and respectful remembrance of “a date which shall live in infamy”, the Denver Post editorial board used the occasion to take a cheap shot at a decorated [...]

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