michael fields
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Fields: End the ‘Fatal Attraction’ to Hollywood handouts
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Films are fun and a great part of American pop culture. Creative talent expressed through film is one of America’s gifts to the world. And movies are even better with a stunning Colorado backdrop. Why wouldn’t they be? We live in a beautiful state that looks great on the big screen. Under pressure from powerful…
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VIDEO: Cadman sets Capitol buzzing with tip of the hat to AFP
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Americans for Prosperity came to the Capitol Thursday — not just some of the group’s legislative specialists, but a whole crowd of liberty loving followers, who Republican lawmakers thanked for their dedication to small-government and their hard work championing conservative causes in recent years. “I want to say thanks,” said Senate President Bill Cadman, R-Colorado…
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Fields: Colorado should stand up to EPA’s mandates
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When the federal government released their harmful new energy regulation – better known as the “Clean Power Plan” – Attorney General Cynthia Coffman wasted no time filing a lawsuit against the Obama administration for overstepping its authority. Coffman rightly joined a rapidly growing coalition of states who are standing up for Colorado’s right to control…
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Fields: TABOR, the hospital provider fee and protecting taxpayers
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As the legislative session ended earlier this year, Senate President Bill Cadman went on the radio and called a bill to exempt the hospital provider fee from the limits provided under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TABOR, the No. 1 bad idea of the session. Yesterday, Gov. Hickenlooper unveiled his proposed 2017 state budget.…
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Fields: Jeffco board reforms have put education on the right track
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Jefferson County has become a flashpoint in the national debate over education reform. But when going door-to-door talking to parents across the county, one thing is crystal clear: People are seeing the effects of the Jefferson County School Board reforms in recent years — and they like what they see. As a former middle school…
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Fields: Déjà vu: a preview of government-run health care
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Is Colorado ready for yet another round of government-run health care? I know I’m certainly not. In recent days, a campaign called ColoradoCare launched a ballot initiative for a single-payer health insurance system. It would give the state complete control over our health insurance and health care, basically by eliminating private insurance and making doctors…
