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Typically in the wake of disasters there is a mess to clean up. California’s interminable budget crisis qualifies as an ongoing disaster. (more…)

“Restoring fiscal sanity to state government” was the hook for donations to The Bell Policy Center in a solicitation I received (more…)

Californians joined Arizonians and Floridians last week in approving a constitutional amendment affirming that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized.” (more…)

While the Colorado losses by Schaffer and McCain are disappointing, we fared better on a number of statewide ballot issues. (more…)

The campaign to elect the 44^th President of the United States has been dominated by the administration of the 43rd, (more…)

Politicians and campaigns are masters of “spin” – selectively presenting facts in a way that leads the target audience to believe (more…)

Contrary to popular belief, the citizen initiative process is not inherently – or even incidentally – conservative. Like government, (more…)

(Source: StrikeABetterBalance.com) Amendment 59 isn’t about education funding, it’s an attack on TABOR. The biggest tax increase (more…)

Editor: Conservative gadfly Tom Graham of Arvada scored a media coup with his satirical “why vote yes” entry in the Jefferson County (more…)

(Source: National Taxpayers Union) Colorado voters made history in 1992 when they enacted TABOR, the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, (more…)

Editor: Suppose the education lobby asked to put a tollbooth at your front door where they would charge you 50 cents every day (more…)

Here’s audio for the full hour of “Under the Dome: Ballot Issue Voter Guide,” our election special that aired 10/6 , (more…)

Colorado’s so-called “business leaders” just don’t get it but, oh boy, are they about to. Shrewd in making deals in their own (more…)

Without question Colorado’s constitution has suffered from various inconsistent amendments. The primary argument (more…)