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Millennial Policy Center adds advisers Walter E. Williams and Sam H. Zakhem
The Denver-based Millennial Policy Center has added economist Walter E. Williams and former ambassador Sam H. Zakhem to the Advisory Council for the conservative-leaning think tank for politically engaged young people. Williams is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University and a syndicated columnist. He is the author of more…
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INSIGHTS: Proposed transportation tax hike pondered in a chamber of secrets
In November, Colorado voters could be asked to approve as much as a penny-per-dollar sales tax to support transportation. Taxpayers will have to trust that the debate that led to the request was thoughtful and the tax hike is, indeed, necessary, before the ad campaign begins. They will need to believe this tax hike was…
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#Retweet: Here are the best tweets this week in Colorado politics
– Jon Caldara (@JonCaldara) March 12, 2018
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Rep. Steve Lebsock says he’ll sue Rep. Faith Winter for defamation
Democratic Rep. Steve Lebsock of Thornton announced during an appearance Friday night on the CPT-12 program “Devil’s Advocate” that he intends to file a defamation lawsuit against fellow Democratic Rep. Faith Winter of Westminster. Lebsock spoke of the sexual harassment allegations made against him with “Devil’s Advocate” host Jon Caldara. Three women – Winter, former…
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Insights: California, here we come, if you follow the hyperbole
How did it get to be fashionable to beat up on California again? Going on 16 years ago, when I was a newcomer to our great state, both Texas and Cali were Colorado’s straw men. My accent, I learned to point out, was Deep South not East Texas. If something was bad, from enchiladas to…
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Spoof award for state Senate’s Sonnenberg draws a double take
Wednesday’s announcement by the Denver-based Independence Institute that rural Republican rancher, farmer and state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg of Sterling had won the institute’s tongue-in-cheek “Californian of the Year” award landed with thud on the right. The libertarian-leaning think tank – a sometimes-rogue fellow traveler of GOP causes – cooked up the dubious distinction to mock creeping…
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Sonnenberg wins dubious "Californian of the Year" award from Independence Institute
The Independence Institute has named Colorado Senate President Pro tem Jerry Sonnenberg, a Sterling Republican, as its inaugural winner of “Californian of the Year.” The somewhat tongue-in-cheek award was given to Sonnenberg in recognition of his efforts “to turn Colorado into East California,” according to an Institute announcement Wednesday. Coloradans are characterized by their ability…
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Independence Institute set to announce which Coloradan will be named Californian of the Year
Awards season is upon us, and the conservative jesters at Colorado’s right-leaning Independence Institute are bestowing the inaugural “Californian of the Year” award Wednesday on the lucky Coloradan who has “done the most to turn us into California,” in the words of the think tank’s president, Jon Caldara. While the award has been generating some…