Cary Kennedy smiling while dialing up taxes

by Kelly Maher | 6:11 pm, October 29, 2010

I’ve always been curious why Treasurer Cary Kennedy is seen as a rising star in Colorado Democratic politics. I think I figured it out: she seems so happy to be relieving taxpayers of their money. “I am working to make sure that, as our economy recovers, the first dollar that comes in the door goes into the classroom.” said Kennedy at the Democratic Party state assembly in May [see video at left].

Colorado Treasurer Debate

by Al Maurer | 12:09 pm, September 29, 2010

The second Action 22 debate on Saturday, 25 September was the Colorado Treasurer debate. Cary Kennedy (D), the incumbent, debated Walker Stapleton (R). The opening statement by Kennedy was interesting: after stating that she had taken a prudent, conservative approach … Continue reading →

Colorado Supreme Court building demolished to “make room” for brand-new $258M judicial complex (the “Mullarkey Monument”?)

by CTBC Director | 10:33 pm, August 17, 2010

“Out with the old, in with the new” - or perhaps more appropriately in this case, “The Queen is dead – Long Live the Queen!”
Sunday’s demolition of the Colorado Supreme Court building to “make room” for a vast, sprawling new “judicial complex” of truly palatial proportions was heralded on the front page of Monday’s Denver Post [...]

Treasurer Kennedy’s take on Sen. Michael Bennet doesn’t add up

by Kelly Maher | 4:26 pm, August 13, 2010

At the Colorado Democrats “Unity Rally,” state Treasurer Cary Kennedy told the crowd that U.S. Sen Michael Bennet “will work to solve our nation’s most pressing problem, including bringing down the national debt.” We don’t see it…

Transparency propaganda

by Amy Oliver | 9:44 pm, March 8, 2010

Transparency: quality or state of being clear, transparent; also frank, candid, free from deceit.
COST believes that most Coloradans have come to understand transparency in government as detailed expenditure and revenue information.
With those definitions in mind, it is laughable that the Colorado State Treasurer’s Office called its latest interactive endeavor “Tax Tracks” a transparency Web site.  The [...]

Ritter unveils Web site but not transparency

by Amy Oliver | 7:29 am, September 2, 2009

Governor Bill Ritter and Treasurer Cary Kennedy quietly launched the Transparency Online Project(TOPS).  COST doesn’t believe that TOPS is what State Rep BJ Nikkel and transparency activists envisioned with HB 1288 the Colorado Taxpayer Transparency Act.  According to a press release from the Governor’s office: 
TOP sets a new standard for accountability, responsibility and transparency in state government, Gov. Ritter said. Taxpayers [...]

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