Vote NO on Conifer Recreation District, May 3

by T.L. James | 9:52 pm, April 29, 2011

Some of my neighbors here in Conifer have come up with a pretty clever (or sneaky, if you prefer) way to create a new special district: promise that there won’t be any taxes associated with it so that it doesn’t require a full TABOR-process election, and once approved by a small, motivated group of voters, [...]

PPC 2010 Colorado Ballot Initiatives Sample Ballot

by T.L. James | 8:00 pm, November 1, 2010

The PPC editorial board’s voter guide for the 2010 Colorado ballot initiatives.

Clear the Bench Colorado’s Matt Arnold Testifies Against Unconstitutional Tax Increases

by T.L. James | 10:24 pm, February 3, 2010

Matt Arnold, giving testimony today against the unconstitutional, TABOR-violating tax increases currently before the Legislature.

“Platform for Prosperity” / “Contract for Colorado” waffling on Car “Fees” reversal poses conflict for voters

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 4:11 pm, November 27, 2009

The troubled launch of the “Platform for Prosperity” (aka “Contract for Colorado”) by “some Colorado GOP leaders” at the beginning of this week in an attempt to foster party unity behind Scott McInnis as the gubernatorial candidate seems to have generated more skepticism with each passing day.  Although the pre-emptive criticism by Governor Bill Ritter [...]

RSCC Forum on TABOR (Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights), Friday 23 October at Colorado Capitol

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 2:23 pm, October 22, 2009

The RSCC (Republican Study Commission of Colorado) is hosting a forum at the Colorado Capitol building (in the Old Supreme Court Chambers, north end of the 2nd floor) to discuss the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) with many of the leading experts in the state, including Dr. Barry Poulson (CU and Independence Institute), Douglas [...]

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold on 850 KOA’s Mike Rosen show (host: Tom Tancredo), noon 13 August (Thurs)

by CTBC Director | 2:44 pm, August 13, 2009

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold made a special studio appearance on Thursday’s 850 KOA Mike Rosen show (hosted by Tom Tancredo).
Listen in to learn more about the grassroots movement to restore accountability to Colorado’s judiciary.  The four unjust justices of the Mullarkey Majority (Justices Michael Bender, Alex Martinez, Nancy Rice, and Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey) need [...]

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold interviewed by KJCT-ABC (TV Channel 8), Grand Junction

by CTBC Director | 10:00 am, August 13, 2009

During a trip to Grand Junction, Colorado last week to spread the word on Clear The Bench Colorado, Director Matt Arnold was interviewed by Grand Junction’s local ABC affiliate, KJCT (Channel 8).  Part of the interview aired Sunday evening (9 August) and additional footage is scheduled to be featured on a more in-depth treatment of the topic [...]

Controversy Over Rice-Ritter-Mullarkey Car Tax Increase Isn’t Going Away

by T.L. James | 10:07 pm, August 11, 2009

Think the controversy over the Rice-Ritter-Mullarkey car tax increase has abated due to being drowned out by the furor over Obamacare? Think again: this van was parked at the Arapahoe County DMV office at Alameda and Chambers today, in plain view of taxpayers entering and leaving the office to renew their license plates…and pay the increased [...]

Friday Funnies – Special Sunday Edition “Gone to the Dogs”

by CTBC Director | 11:56 pm, August 9, 2009

Welcome to a very special (and somewhat late) edition of the Clear The Bench Colorado Friday Funnies – a full-color Sunday Special!
And what better to mark the passing of the “dog days of summer” than to introduce our “Gone to the Dogs” spokespup Nola in the first of a series of “biting” commentaries on our state [...]

“The Pain of FASTER is Just Beginning” – Editors at Glendale Cherry Creek Chronicle “get it” on Car Tax

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 2:44 pm, August 5, 2009

In marked contrast to the big-government elitist Denver Post editorial board, numerous newspapers around the state are beginning to take notice of the outrageous assault on Colorado drivers in the form of the “FASTER” Colorado Car Tax – and the political implications for elections in 2010 as more and more voters are impacted by this [...]

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