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BLAINE CHALLENGE TO US SUPREME COURT? DougCo Voucher Loss Sets Up Bigger National Challenge
UPDATE 2: A reader points out that conservatives have been lying in wait for a long time for a head-on shot at striking down the Blaine Amendment, a shot that today’s Colorado Supreme Court provides. The reader sends this from the Wall Street Journal editorial page...
BUSTED: Documents Show Jeffco Union Is Behind Recall Effort
On Friday, a group called Jeffco United for Action began proceedings to recall Jeffco school district's reform board members who have provided teachers raises, poor kids free kindergarten and other great benefits to the Jeffco community. At the same time, Jeffco...
GOV. OF DENVER STRIKES AGAIN: State Supreme Court Boasts Denver-Only Bench
Communities outside the Denver-metro area are peeved that Gov. John Hickenlooper’s latest appointment to the Colorado Supreme Court wasn’t someone who lives outside the state’s capital city. The Colorado Springs Gazette editorial board explains: We have seven Supreme...
GAME ON: Jeffco School Board Recall Paperwork Submitted, Get Ready to Fight
According to multiple sources, the teachers union is moving forward with its plans to recall three reform-minded board members in Jeffco. For those not following along at home, that's Ken Witt, John Newkirk, and Julie Williams. What's particularly funny about this is...
RETRIBUTION: Colorado Department of Education Looks to Withhold $4.2 Million from DougCo Schools
It's for the students, right? In a clear case of political retribution, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has moved to withhold $4.2 million from the Douglas County School District (DCSD) based on technicalities surrounding the definition of a full-time...
HERE COMES THE JUDGE? Colorado Could Use a Few More Hands on the Federal Bench
In other court-related news, Colorado’s congressional delegation has decided it’s time to add a couple more judicial benches at the federal courthouse here. It’s a bipartisan effort between Republican Reps. Scott Tipton, Mike Coffman, Doug Lamborn, and the Democratic...
HANDS UP! Tipton Raids EPA’s Bloated Wallet for Wildfire Prevention
Taking on the role of Robin Hood is U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, who found a formidable solution to Washington’s cash flow problem by liberating tax dollars from the bloated budget of the EPA to fund deserving projects like wildfire prevention. Opposing his successful...
SUPREMELY SCREWED: Court Hands Taxpayers the Bill for Obamacare Subsidies
The Colorado delegation was quick to chime in with responses to the Supreme Court’s latest Obamacare ruling in Democrats vs. Screwed Taxpayers. To recap, taxpayers lost. Coloradans who can no longer even afford insurance must continue to subsidize Obamacare to folks...
SPIN CYCLE: PERA Releases Dismal 2014 Numbers, Averages to Hide
Earlier this week, Colorado's Public Employee Retirement Association, better known as PERA, released its 2014 numbers and the news is not great. First, the return on investment was just 5.7%, which is considerably less than the 7.5% projected. Of course, the S&P...
COLOWYDIDNT YOU SIGN? Why Isn’t Bennet a Champion for Craig?
Four Western Senators have banded together to help save the Colowyo Mine from government intrusion by sending a letter to Secretary of the Interior Jewell. Only one Senator was from Colorado. Can you guess which one did not sign the letter? We'll give you a hint -...