Governor Hickenlooper, who whispered his support for the billion dollar tax increase in a private meeting with CEOs, has continued his trend of talking about the ballot initiative behind closed doors.
Reports the Post Independent:
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Gov. John Hickenlooper will be in town this afternoon to meet with local elected officials and business leaders for a discussion about economic development, education and health care.
The meeting is set to take place at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Glenwood Springs City Hall. It follows a similar community forum this morning in Grand Junction…
Invited to attend are several local elected officials, state legislators and representatives from area chambers, economic development organizations, school districts, colleges and health care organizations, said Linda Rice, public information officer for DOLA.
“The governor would like to reach out to local leaders and experts in these subject matters,” she said. “The conversation will be limited to the invited leaders, so it’s not come one, come all.” [Peak emphasis]
As a reader pointed out on Twitter, this appears to violate sunshine laws that require meetings of elected officials to be open to the public and not just “invited leaders.”
It also continues a growing trend of Hickenlooper hiding from the public on his tax increase position.
Earlier today, Hickenlooper’s chief political strategist, Alan Salazar, tweeted out a photo of Hickenlooper signing the tax increase petition at former Secretary of State Bernie Buescher’s house (see upper right) — another private discussion of the billion dollar tax increase on the public.
How long will Hickenlooper be allowed to continue whispering his support of a public tax increase in private? When will he be forced to talk to the public he’s asking to pay?
This idiocy is reappearing as Amendment 66. VOTE NO!!!
Amen
Roos Zoomie School funds have not been cut over the years; in fact the funding rate has increased even in these last few years of recession because of a Constitutional mandate. Overall tax revenues are down because overall income is down. Now that some folks are starting back to work, why do you want to increase their taxes? What do you have against poor people that you gotta tax them? Let the economy struggle back, get some people working, and the money will come back. School funds are sacred in this state, and can not be cut. Period. It's in the Constitution; they HAVE to increase every year. Don't believe the people selling fear.
They need to BETTER MANAGE the money they have, first.
I thought the "wonderful" Marijuana business in Colorado was going to pay for schools. Now they passed that foolish bill, why do they want MORE money! Let those POT heads pay!
Hickenlooper is a conservative. This tax bill is not a good idea but they are trying to replenish school funds that have been severely cut over the years. My concern over this is that there are no checks on where the money will go. If it makes it into the classroom and not into administrator hands we may have a chance at some educated kids. Personally, I'd like to see them leverage the money they already have in a better way before getting them anymore.
We're working on 2014!
We certainly do not need a tax increase! We could cut taxes and it would help the state economy! We desperately need to get rid of Hickypooper!
What a coward
I can't wait to vote this spineless weasel out…I've been to his office 4 or 5 times, I've left him a dozen messages, I've sent him letters, and he doesn't even have the balls to face up to the people he routinely screws over.
Reminds me of Obama whispering to Medvedev to tell Putin that he'd have more flexibilty (to give away American security) after the election! They hide the truth because they know if the truth were spoken, instead of the mainstream media lying for them, that most Americans would throw them out on their sorry, lying asses!
Kind of hard to live there, huh?
Typical, the Dems want to destroy Colorado AND America.
Shocking! This is just one more reason we need a conservative Republican at the helm in Colorado. Go Scott!
Go back to your office, get under the desk and do nothing more until we can get you out of office.
Man up Hickenlooper.
OK, what is this idiot hiding?