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Oppose Amendment K: Modify constitutional election deadlines
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Oppose Amendment K: Modify constitutional election deadlines

By Editorial Board | Editorial, Rocky Mountain Voice Ballot language: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning the modification of certain deadlines in connection with specified elections? How it reached the ballot: Senate Continuing Resolution 24-002, supported by a 61-1 vote of the House and 34-0 vote of the Democrat-controlled Senate. Background: This bipartisan measure simply seeks to provide an extra week of time for the secretary of state to meet election deadlines. The bill summary cites the deadline for military and overseas ballots as reasoning for the additional time. The measure would shorten an initiative petitioner's time by a week, and shorten a referendum petitioner's time to file following a session by a week. It amends the timeline for t...
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Support Amendment I: Constitutional bail exception [of] first-degree murder
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Support Amendment I: Constitutional bail exception [of] first-degree murder

By Editorial Board | Editorial, Rocky Mountain Voice Ballot language: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning creating an exception to the right to bail for cases of murder in the first-degree when proof is evident or presumption is great? How it reached the ballot: House Continuing Resolution 24-1002, supported by a 59-5 vote of the House and 35-0 vote of the Senate. Not only did the bipartisan measure carry unanimous support in the Senate, but it also was sponsored by almost every member. The measure was opposed in the House by the most extreme, far-left Democrats. Background: The authors of the measure seek to prevent those charged with first-degree murder from being eligible for bail "if proof is evident or presumption is great." When bail is grante...
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Support Amendment H: Judicial discipline procedures and confidentiality
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Support Amendment H: Judicial discipline procedures and confidentiality

By Editorial Board | Editorial, Rocky Mountain Voice Ballot language: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning judicial discipline, and, in connection therewith, establishing an independent judicial discipline adjudicative board, setting standards for judicial review of a discipline case, and clarifying when discipline proceedings become public? How it reached the ballot: House Continuing Resolution 23-1001, supported by a 60-3 vote of the House and 35-0 vote of the Senate. An overwhelming bipartisan majority of both legislative chambers sponsored the measure. Three Republicans in the House opposed the measure. Background: The measure amends Section 23 of the Colorado Constitution, pertaining to judicial discipline. Under existing law, proceedings of the...
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Support Amendment G: Modification to property tax exemption for disabled veterans
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Support Amendment G: Modification to property tax exemption for disabled veterans

By Editorial Board | Editorial, Rocky Mountain Voice Ballot language: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning the expansion of eligibility for the property tax exemption for veterans with a disability to include a veteran who does not have a service-connected disability rated as a one hundred percent permanent disability but does have individual unemployability status? How it reached the ballot: House Continuing Resolution 23-1002, supported by a 62-0 vote of the House and 34-0 vote of the Senate. An overwhelming bipartisan majority of the House and Senate additionally sponsored the measure, in a General Assembly that couldn't agree on eating a ham sandwich for lunch. Background: The Colorado Constitution grants a property tax exemption to veterans with...
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Caldara: Central planners disregard Coloradans’ true mobility needs
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Caldara: Central planners disregard Coloradans’ true mobility needs

By Jon Caldara | Commentary, Complete Colorado Tired of all the traffic? Tough. The central planners in charge command it only get worse at an exponential rate. The reason our roads suck is money that could fix and expand them goes to transit which relatively no one uses. U.S. Census data shows only 4% of Denver’s commuting population uses transit. Remember that number — 4%. Yet, in the Denver metro area, almost all “transportation” dollars go to transit. The Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) failed FasTracks scam spent more than $7 billion at a time when all the highway needs statewide were around $9 billion. We could have fulfilled nearly all of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) wish list for the entire state with what we spent on one choo-choo...
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Browning: Prop. 127 is ballot box biology gone wild and Mesa County wisely stood against it
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Browning: Prop. 127 is ballot box biology gone wild and Mesa County wisely stood against it

By Lindy Browning | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Prop 127, a ballot initiative brought through the efforts of an extreme animal rights activist group, Cats aren’t Trophies (CATs) is a slap in the face to wildlife experts at Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). It’s also exploitation through deception for voters who love wildlife. Western Colorado voters know that wildlife management is critical to healthy ecosystems and healthy and diverse wildlife populations. Once again, Western Colorado is leading the way.  On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Mesa County commissioners stood for all 900 species of wildlife in Colorado, stood for livestock growers and took a stand in supporting the experts and biologists at CPW. They passed a resolution opposing the ballot measure. Hitting the nail r...
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Krannawitter: Business owners are not guilty
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Krannawitter: Business owners are not guilty

By Thomas L. Krannawitter, Ph.D. | Commentary, tkrannawitter.substack.com The title of this piece is not a verdict in a criminal trial. It is a reminder to business owners experiencing feelings of guilt—those who think they need to “give back,” as if they stole something or committed some wrong simply by running a successful business: You’re not guilty. This may seem obvious to some business owners, yet for far too many, it is not. Every time a successful entrepreneur, investor, business owner, or CEO expresses a desire to donate to a charitable cause in order to “give back,” he is, knowingly or not, implying that he has taken something that does not rightfully belong to him. In a society that values freedom—including free markets for businesses—this mistake might be trivial ...
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Devotional: What is the trunk of who you are?
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Devotional: What is the trunk of who you are?

By DRAKE HUNTER | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Living in the grandness of Colorado and traveling to the mountains often is like walking through a divine art gallery. Nature here doesn’t just sit still; it grabs you by the senses and shakes you awake. If you've ever bitten into a juicy Colorado Palisade peach, you know what I mean. That peach, sweet and perfect, didn’t just happen overnight. It started as a tiny seed, growing into a sturdy tree, nourished by the soil, rain and sun until it became something delightful — an actual work of art, and what a great picture of life itself. Think about it. That peach tree needed a solid trunk to support the weight of its branches and fruit. It couldn’t produce anything worth tasting, if its foundation were weak. The same goes for us. Li...
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Sengenberger: JeffCo’s politicized PTA hijacked by the left
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Sengenberger: JeffCo’s politicized PTA hijacked by the left

By Jimmy Sengenberger | Commentary, The Gazette When Jefferson County mom Carrie Mumma challenged the Colorado Parent-Teacher Association’s hardline stance on controversial legislation, she’d crossed a line. On X, Mumma shared and challenged testimony from Dawn Fritz, COPTA’s director of legislative engagement, supporting HB1039, a law blocking parents’ guaranteed right to know about their children’s gender identity and social transitions in school. Fritz accused Mumma of spreading “personal disapproval” and being culpable for malicious online attacks against her. She complained to Therese Rednor, president of the JeffCo district accountability committee (DAC) — where Fritz represents the PTA — claiming Mumma had violated the DAC Code of Conduct. READ THE FULL COMMENTARY AT THE...
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Ganahl: The Republican movement of health, freedom and personal liberty
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Ganahl: The Republican movement of health, freedom and personal liberty

By Heidi Ganahl | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice As the 2024 election cycle unfolds, the Republican Party is embracing a new wave of support from health-conscious and liberty-minded voters. With former President Donald Trump at the helm, the party is tapping into concerns over personal freedom, government overreach and the nation’s health. A significant figure in this movement is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., whose message of "Making America Healthy Again" (MAHA) resonates with a diverse and growing segment of the electorate. Joining this powerful message is Nicole Shanahan, a leader and advocate for tech-driven solutions to health and environmental issues, whose influence is beginning to reshape the narrative on these critical topics. While Kennedy may have ended his own presidential...
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