Colorado Politics

Bell Policy Center looks at ballot issues’ cost from the left

The Bell Policy Center in Denver has a new voter’s guide online that analyzes the dollars and sense of 13 statewide ballot questions Coloradans will vote on in November.

The most interesting position from the venerable left-leaning economic think tank is no position at all on Proposition 112, which asks voters to require a 2,500-foot setback for oil and gas operations from homes, schools and businesses.

The Bell Policy Center’s reasoning simply restated the entrenched positions on both sides of the heated issue.

“This proposition will likely address the documented dangers of oil and gas development near buildings, people and important areas,” the voter’s guide boldly states, “but it will also significantly hamper the oil and gas industry in Colorado.”

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Opponents say Proposition 112 will eliminate jobs and cut deep into state and local tax revenue. Even Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis opposes it, calling it a virtual ban, even though Polis politically and financially supported a proposal for a 2,000-foot setback in 2015.

Here are the where the Bell Policy Center stands on the major questions

You can read the think tank’s rationale on these measures and others by clicking here.

This story was corrected to show that the Bell Policy Center supports Proposition 110.

 

 


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