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GOP Opposition Halts Last-Minute Bill Challenging Natural Gas Amendment
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Colorado Politics, Approved, State

GOP Opposition Halts Last-Minute Bill Challenging Natural Gas Amendment

By Marissa Ventrelli | Colorado Politics Colorado lawmakers pulled back plans to counter a proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of consumers to use natural gas. The bill’s backers said the legislation would not have significantly affected the initiative’s impact, even as debate intensifies among environmental groups, the oil and gas industry and policymakers. The bill — initially planned by House Speaker Julie McCluskie, D‑Dillon, Majority Leader Jennifer Bacon, D‑Denver, and Sen. Lisa Cutter, D‑Evergreen — would have addressed how the ballot measure might affect the state’s air quality. Bacon said the initiative’s wording is overly broad and could create unintended consequences. The proposed constitutional amendment, introduced b...
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What’s really true?
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Rocky Mountain Voice, Commentary, National, Top Stories

What’s really true?

By Mark Salley | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice It’s not uncommon to hear someone say “live your truth” or “that’s my truth.” But, is their “truth” really true? The bible doesn’t teach — nor does common sense allow — that everyone can have and live by their own truth. Yet, many seem to have fallen into that pit. If someone’s “truth” tells them it’s okay to drink and to drive drunk…is it really true?  Of course not. If someone’s “truth” tells them a biological boy can transition to become a girl…is it really true? Again…of course not. In the past (sadly still today) many people have been captured by believing false things to be true.  What’s the harm in believing things that aren’t true, yet pretending they are?  For st...
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New Era Colorado exploits budget crisis to push higher taxes
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Colorado Accountability Project, Approved, Commentary, State

New Era Colorado exploits budget crisis to push higher taxes

By Cory Gaines | Commentary, Colorado Accountability Project New Era Colorado Using CO's budget crisis to push a graduated income tax. I wanted to share a tweet I saw from Free State Colorado recently. The tweet is linked first below if you want to see the original (and/or follow them on Twitter--which you should if you're not following them some other way). If you don't have twitter, the subject of the tweet is how progressive policy organization New Era Colorado is pushing for a "graduated" income tax and using current Federal policy + the state's budget problems as justification. Free State Colorado put up pictures of an email that New Era sent out on Aug 6th encouraging their followers to write in an email encouraging what they call a graduated income tax in Colorado. I...
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