amendment 73
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HUDSON | Proposition 112 was but one battle in a war that’s far from over
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CRED (Coloradans for Responsible Energy Development) demonstrated that you could drive support for a ballot initiative from 70 percent to less than 40 percent on Election Day with a mere $35 or $40 million dollars. If you add in two or three years of positioning ads, featuring geologist Moms (“I would never put my kids…
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THE PODIUM | Amendment 73 fell short on the ballot — but won a bigger audience
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On Election Day, something momentous happened: Well over 1 million Coloradans voted for Amendment 73, a statewide increase in funding for schools, kids and teachers. That’s more than for any other tax proposal on the ballot, despite having a fraction of the resources and a well-funded opposition that used scare tactics to dissuade Coloradans from…
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Let’s unite to improve Colorado’s schools — in ways Amendment 73 couldn’t
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The campaign is over. Coloradans have spoken. While voters wisely said No to Amendment 73, we don’t believe this was a referendum on education, but rather a misguided measure that would have stifled our economy, cost jobs, placed a hefty burden on small business and choked special districts. Education is the cornerstone of Colorado’s future.…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Bernie Sanders, Al Gore back measure to restrict drilling
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Fresh off last week’s visit to rally Colorado voters behind gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis and other Democratic candidates, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has released his positions on a few of the state’s ballot questions, including support for an initiative that opponents warn could grind oil and gas production to a halt. Sanders, who describes himself…
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CRONIN & LOEVY | Will Election Night 2018 be a double whammy?
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Two political waves could be washing across Colorado on election night this Tuesday. The first is a “blue wave” of Democratic votes from folks who dislike Republican President Donald Trump. The second is a “big dollars” wave of Democratic votes caused by the fact Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis has spent more than $20 million…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Actress Jennifer Lawrence backs ballot measures
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Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence threw her support this week behind a pair of Colorado ballot measures that would change the way the state draws congressional and legislative lines. The “Hunger Games” and “X-Men” star sits on the board of RepresentUs, a national organization that fights public corruption. She released an online video urging voters to affirm…
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SLOAN | Amendment 73’s tax hike on ‘someone else’ — is a tax hike on you
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Andy Kessler wrote a column in the Wall Street Journalon Monday in which he remarked on how bad ideas seem to have a lamentable habit of being resurrected even when thought left for dead on the ash heap of history. He could have very well been writing about Colorado’s proposed Amendment 73. Amendment 73 is…
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FEEDBACK | Readers dissect a bumper crop of ballot issues
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‘All children have special needs’ As the former superintendent of two Colorado school districts, Boulder and Jeffco, I suppose it is not surprising that I am a supporter of Amendment 73, which supports our school districts in meeting the mission to educate all of our children. Yes, of course, I am supporting the amendment, however,…
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CU poll shows Polis, school tax, takings measure leading
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A new poll from the University of Colorado Boulder shows a sizable lead for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis, and also indicates solid support for a pair of ballot measures to tax wealthy Coloradans to finance schools and to force reimbursement for property owners impacted by government regulations. The “Colorado Political Climate Survey” of 800…
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SPONSORED: Common Sense Policy Roundtable releases ballot guide
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CSPR examines the economic and fiscal impacts of ballot questions The Common Sense Policy Roundtable (CSPR) released a ballot guide this week to assist voters with some of the most critical issues on the November ballot. “We believe the more informed policymakers and voters are, the better decisions will be made for the benefit of…
