Nov 20, 2012
While Mark Ferrandino and his fellow legislative Democrats were thrilled on election night to take the State House majority, one Colorado Democrat was probably less enthused: Governor John Hickenlooper. Hickenlooper has been able to essentially coast his first two...
Sep 11, 2012
Last week, the famed Douglas County School Board threw down the gauntlet against its teachers’ union, effectively running their Jimmy Hoffa butt out of the cozy confines of the Douglas County school district. Yesterday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel decided to do...
Jun 25, 2012
A huge fight between the reformist Douglas County School Board and the obstructionist local teachers union is brewing — and it is getting ugly, fast. Negotiations between the school board and the local Douglas County Federation of Teachers (DCFT) are down to...
Jun 23, 2012
It's been another tough week for unions, especially coming only two weeks after their epic loss to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. This week their losses come in the form of a Supreme Court smackdown and a Denver Post editorial slam.On the Supreme Court...
Nov 2, 2011
In addition to great, momentous victories for believers in small government, there were also towering triumphs for proponents of education reform, and a moments of outright insanity from the team of a teacher union goon. In Douglas County and Denver, the slate of...