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Rep. Gonzalez: Colorado doesn’t have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem
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Rep. Gonzalez: Colorado doesn’t have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem

By Rep. Ryan Gonzalez | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice In the state of Colorado, we are facing over a $1.2 BILLION dollar shortfall. As we are now halfway through the 2025 legislative session, we have seen little progress from the lawmaking majority on making hard and significant cuts to our budget.  Rather than admit the improper allocation of taxpayer dollars, the majority uses this predicament to go after and attack our Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR).  Our state budget this year is over 43 BILLION. In the last 6 years they have gone from a budget surplus to a very progressive spending spree at the expense of taxpayers.  More offices, tax credits, and programs that require funding and eat away at TABOR refunds have been – and continue to be –  the...
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Burke: Colorado leaders cheer women’s soccer while leaving girls vulnerable
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Burke: Colorado leaders cheer women’s soccer while leaving girls vulnerable

By Megan Burke | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Have you heard that Denver is welcoming a women’s professional soccer team and is hoping to build a new women’s soccer stadium? Wow, Colorado must be very supportive of women’s sports, right?  Unfortunately, our leaders will try to sell you on this notion while they have done nothing in this state to protect women’s sports.  In recent years, the inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports has become a highly debated issue across the United States, and Denver is no exception. While the city champions itself as progressive and inclusive, it does nothing to protect the integrity and fairness of women’s sports.  In the name of inclusion, we are excluding women and girls from their very own category. Colo...
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