proposition 110
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SLOAN | Colorado voters embraced GOP’s ideas; its candidates, not so much
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Election night has come and gone with the usual mix of elation or misery, allocated on the basis of whose ox has just been gored. Now come the seemingly inexhaustible homiletic exercises in post-mortem analysis. In that spirit, a few thoughts: The risk of course is that they will have to own the results of…
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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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Prop 110 will fund needed infrastructure — and keep Colorado competitive
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A safe and accessible transportation system is critical to our way of life in Colorado. And yet our transportation infrastructure is literally crumbling around us. According to a recent study, 70 percent of the roads in Colorado are rated “poor or mediocre,” and over 500 bridges around the state are rated as “structurally deficient.” State…
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Traffic jam: What if propositions 109 & 110 both pass?
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What if both propositions 109 and 110 were to pass? Those are the statewide ballot issues that try to solve Colorado road funding traffic jam. (First, here’s how they differ.) “If [propositions] 109 and 110 both pass, that is a good problem for CDOT to have. Projects will get built, that’s the real quick answer,”…
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Both transportation proposals on the ballot ignore user pay, are unfair to taxpayers
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Proposition 110 and 109 do not create fair funding for our highways. Currently Colorado taxes gasoline and diesel fuel, with all users of our highways helping to maintain and improve our highways. Colorado and out-of-state businesses pay over 18 percent of the Colorado fuel tax (for diesel fuel) to support highways. Propositions 110 and 109…
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The eco-friendly case for a statewide transportation tax hike
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Why is the state’s largest grassroots environmental advocacy group urging you to vote yes on Proposition 110? The Sierra Club, Colorado’s largest grassroots group committed to protecting our air, water, land and people, has voted to endorse Proposition 110. Why are we weighing in on transportation? Well, the cars and trucks we drive (and getting…
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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…
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Proposition 110: a ‘practical, strong and sustained’ fix for state’s transportation woes
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As a Republican, I was a late and reluctant convert to the concept that we needed to find new dollars to make significant and lasting improvements to our transportation system. But reality is a stubborn master. To find a solution that truly addresses what our citizens are demanding, not just scratch the surface to address…
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Proposition 109: it takes care of Colorado’s transportation needs — without a tax hike
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Colorado voters will have a choice this fall between two transportation funding measures. Proposition 109 focuses on road and bridge infrastructure, without a tax or fee increase, while Proposition 110 uses roads as a hook for a massive sales tax increase, a slush fund for cities and counties, and mystery transit projects mostly aimed at…
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HUDSON | Blame our underfunded highways on want of money, not waste
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It has been apparent for more than a decade that Colorado needs to spend more money on its roads. If you have had the occasion to travel across our borders recently, it is apparent that even blood red states like Utah, Nebraska, Kansas and Wyoming have figured out how to finance this central responsibility of…
