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Amendment 74, Prop 112 spending likely sets Colo. record
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Spending on a pair of ballot measures that would have a sweeping impact on Colorado oil and gas development appears to have set a Colorado state record. The last campaign finance reports before Election Day show that spending for Amendment 74 and against Proposition 112 has now topped at least $38.2 million combined. The two…
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Amendment 74 supporters falsely claim Gazette support in mailer
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UPDATE 10/24: Since this story was originally published on Monday, the Committee for Colorado’s Shared Heritage has sent another mailer that falsely claims The Gazette still endorses Amendment 74. That mailer began showing up in mailboxes on Wednesday. The oil-and-gas-sponsored Committee for Colorado’s Shared Heritage has a new mailer out on Amendment 74 on the…
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Opposition to Amendment 74 is growing, and it’s coming from its own base
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That Amendment 74 – the ballot measure to require governments to compensate property owners when regulations might impact their property values – is drawing opposition from city, county and state officials is no surprise. But the measure is also increasingly being opposed by those who could be considered part of the measure’s base of support,…
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2 weeks, nearly $17.5M: Who’s contributing to Colorado campaigns?
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The checkbooks are wide open in the oil and gas industry, which poured nearly $7.9 million over a two-week period alone into its main committee for influencing the vote on two Colorado ballot measures for November. All told, nearly $17.5 million flowed into campaign committees from Aug. 30 to Sept. 12. Protecting Colorado’s Environment, Economy…
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Get ready for a lot more advertising from the oil and gas industry on ballot measures
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While there’s been plenty of angst about the amount of money going into the governor’s race (currently at $21.3 million and counting, just for the candidates) campaign finance reports released Tuesday show that it’s likely to be dwarfed by what the oil and gas is already pouring into committees that will do its bidding on…
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LOMAX | Anti-oil & gas Initiative 97 asks us to vote against our own best interests
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Investors: Don’t buy what political activists are trying to sell you in Colorado. I’m surprised this reminder is even necessary, given how anti-oil and gas ballot measures collapsed in 2014 and 2016. But according to the Denver Business Journal, this month’s signature submittal for anti-oil and gas Initiative 97 “rattled some investors,” with a $3…
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Initiative 108: Opposition ramping up against pro-oil & gas ballot measure
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Opposition to Initiative 108, a proposed measure for Colorado’s November ballot, is heating up two days before petitions for the measure are expected to be turned in to the Secretary of State. Initiative 108 would amend the state constitution to say that governments can’t slash the value of private property – such as by restricting…
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Initiative 97: Backers of oil & gas measure allege buyout of a signature gatherer
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For the second time in just over a week, a group hoping to restrict oil and gas operations in Colorado says a contractor it hired to circulate petitions for Initiative 97 has hurt instead of helped get the measure on the ballot. The pro-97 group, Colorado Rising, on Wednesday issued a statement saying that one of…
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Initiative 108 could blunt local land-use rules, officials warn
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Local officials and municipal attorneys warn that a proposed constitutional amendment – backed by the Colorado Farm Bureau and the oil and gas industry – will blunt the ability of cities, towns and counties to make many land-use decisions. The measure is Initiative 108. Backers are currently gathering signatures in hopes of placing the measure…
