Author: Ian Silverii
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Silverii: Doing the right thing isn’t always easy
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As readers may have heard in the news, on television or on the radio, the Board of Directors of ProgressNow Colorado has voted to oppose Amendment 69, the “ColoradoCare” health care ballot measure, despite our broad agreement with the ColoradoCare campaign’s stated goals. I wanted to take a moment to explain why we made this…
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Silverii: No, Medicaid isn’t busting Colorado’s budget
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There’s a terrible myth that has captured the minds of most right-wing politicians in Colorado and and has even been perpetuated in guest commentaries in this paper. The myth is that, somehow, ensuring that sick kids, people with disabilities and low-income women have access to healthcare is the reason our state budget faces annual challenges. Not the…
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Silverii: Congress should follow Colorado’s lead on gun safety
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The shocking violence committed against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans in Florida, on June 12 has horrified us all. The attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando has brought together the combined threats of terrorism, gun violence and hate our nation faces today. Here in Colorado, our state’s painful history of mass murder has…
