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America is at a crossroads. Congress, pressed by President Obama to act quickly to prevent “catastrophe,” is on the verge of spending (more…)

If Republicans can modify or delay the “stimulus” package, we might be in the midst of a debate (more…)

Here they go again. Faced with a budget that’s hemorrhaging dollars, it was only a matter of time before one of our spendthrift (more…)

Newspapers have been an important part of our society, communicating information and news. But the Internet has served the same (more…)

I listened to Gov. Bill Ritter’s State of the State speech with anticipation the other day, and we have reason to be concerned. (more…)

Colorado faces a $630 million budget shortfall and stark options now that half the fiscal year is past and so much money is already spent. (more…)

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

Bill “Recession” Ritter, as disgusted House Republicans now call Colorado’s chief executive, managed only a D in the Cato Institute’s (more…)

Obama admits that raising taxes decreases revenue. He does not hide that his goal in increasing taxes on individuals and small (more…)

RTD presents five FasTracks options to the public. All are permutations of the original plan, ranging from shortened lines (more…)

Today, Daniel Henninger has a brilliant piece in the Wall Street Journal that lays bare the true significance of an Obama victory. (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…)