ballot initiative
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? Noonan: Both parties chastened by voters registering Unaffiliated en masse
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Voter registration trends for Colorado’s major political parties are getting worse by the month. The “totals” look bad and the “younger voters” numbers are terrible. Here are the facts: Sept. 1 registered voter numbers for Democrats: 1,166, 819; for Republicans: 1,147,424; and for Unaffiliateds: 1,337,145. Oct. 1 registered voter numbers for Democrats: 1,177,863; for Republicans: 1,154,370; for Unaffiliateds:…
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Myers: Support Amendment 72 to keep kids from smoking and save lives
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Colorado voters have an exceptional opportunity in November to improve the state’s health and economy by approving Amendment 72 to increase the state tobacco tax by $1.75 per pack. This critical action will prevent children from smoking, prompt smokers to quit and generate much-needed revenue for worthy causes including cancer research and veterans’ services. In…
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Zitti: A forced minimum wage increase is risky business
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When outside sources insert their agenda into other people’s business the results are often devastating. Among issues to be voted on this Nov. 8 is a minimum wage increase that will put the fate of many business owners and low-skilled job seekers in jeopardy. Put yourself in the shoes of a business owner. Your employees and the…
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Updated: Sanders to promote ColoradoCare in Boulder
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Updated 10/14/16 10:34 p.m. to reflect counterpoint comments from Advancing Colorado U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will host a rally in support of ColoradoCare, Amendment 69, on Monday, Oct. 17 in Boulder. Amendment 69 is one of the most hotly contested ballot initiatives appearing on the Nov. 8 ballot. Sanders ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for…
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Gorman: Amendment 72 is constitutionally guaranteed revenue for state bureaucracies
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Amendment 72 supporters claim that raising tobacco taxes will reduce smoking. That’s a smokescreen. What the amendment really does is create a constitutionally mandated stream of revenue for two state health bureaucracies that seek to shake off the shackles of legislative budgetary oversight. Under Amendment 72, the state tax on a pack of cigarettes will…
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Patch Adams promotes ColoradoCare amendment
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Internationally prominent physician, activist – and clown – Dr. Patch Adams said he wants to see huge corporate health insurance companies go out of business, and believes the ColoradoCare statewide health care program before Colorado voters next month is a step in that direction. Adams spoke Wednesday, Oct. 12, at a Denver news conference to highlight…
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Letter: Vote no on Amendment 71
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Editor: Television ads and robocalls have Mayor Wellington Webb asking voters to vote yes on Amendment 71. I don’t understand why citizens would vote against their own interests! A yes vote on Amendment 71 would amend the state constitution in a way that makes it much more difficult for the citizens of Colorado to address important issues. Two-thirds of…
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Shannon: Stand up to fears, half-truths on ColoradoCare
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Can the business community count on Congress to fix our ridiculously complex and expensive health insurance system if we give it more time? Is there a viable alternative coming from the American Medical Association or the Chamber of Commerce? No. Major social change always starts at the grassroots level. That is why the states must…
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Denver pot measure too risky for restaurant association
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Consuming marijuana and alcohol at the same time while at a Denver restaurant or bar will make those establishments too risky for insurers, the Colorado Restaurant Association believes, so the organization is opposed to the Denver Neighborhood-Supported Cannabis Consumption initiative on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. The measure, Proposition 300 on the City and…