americans for prosperity
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Morgan Carroll reserves $1.2 million for fall TV ads
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Democrat Morgan Carroll reserved just under $1.2 million in fall television advertising at the end of the week, bringing to $12.75 million the broadcast and cable TV spending set for the 6th Congressional District race between Carroll and incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, The Colorado Statesman has learned. Carroll’s reservation nearly matches the $1.2…
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Backers kill ballot measure to lift TABOR revenue caps
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Supporters of a state ballot measure to set a 10-year time-out on TABOR revenue restrictions called it quits Tuesday, blaming what could be a crowded fall ballot, the high cost of getting across a complicated argument to voters and an “uncertain political climate.” “In November, Colorado voters are going to be asked to decide on up…
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Fields: The ‘Frightening Four’ Colorado ballot issues
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In 2015, Susan Ricks hit the jackpot – literally. After winning $250,000 from the Illinois Lottery, Susan planned on cutting back on her seven-day-a-week work schedule, fixing up her house, and visiting her daughter in Minnesota. That was until the state of Illinois sent her an IOU instead of her winnings. Why? Because the state…
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Fields: Say ‘no’ to a special session for special interests
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Not even 48 hours after the legislative session ended, the governor floated the idea of convening a special session to address the hotly debated hospital provider fee. This drum beat has continued in the press, with pressure from countless special interest groups who didn’t get their way during the normal 120-day session. And this all…
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In 2016, big splash bills went nowhere, quiet compromise ruled the day
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It came to seem like a routine signal this legislative session: If lawmakers held a press conference touting the introduction of an important bill, one they placed at the top of their priority list, that bill would very likely never make it to the governor’s desk. The result was a legislative session marked by a…
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Maybe next year: Senate Republicans shoot down long-time-coming hospital fee bill
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Democratic legislators and Gov. John Hickenlooper placed reclassifying the state’s hospital provider fee as an enterprise fund at the top of their priorities list when the 2016 legislative session opened in January. Yet, despite a major push launched inside and outside the Capitol, the plan failed. In a move that surprised no one who followed…
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Fields: Senator Bennet’s support of crony capitalism
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Even though it’s been almost a decade, our economy still hasn’t fully recovered. Too many people are still unemployed or underemployed, many small businesses have shut their doors, and a growing number of college graduates face mounting student debt along with bleak job prospects. One critical reason for this is an often misunderstood or overlooked…
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Group looks to turn up heat on Crowder, any other would-be ‘constitutional arsonist’
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The rolling skirmish over a plan to rework the state’s hospital provider fee at the Legislature is intensifying, even in the absence of any legislation for the opposing parties to wrangle over. Conservative advocacy group Advancing Colorado unleashed a broadside Wednesday against state Sen. Larry Crowder, R-Alamosa, who has signaled he may be open to…
