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Category Archives: Issues
TABOR Committee Commits to Defeat of Lobato Lawsuit
At its Annual Meeting last Friday, the TABOR Committee reaffirmed its support for the defense against the ongoing lawsuit, Lobato v. Colorado. The TABOR Committee has retained pro bono council to file an amicus brief making The TABOR Committee "friends of the court." Due to a recent ruling by the Court, filing is being held in abeyance.
“The TABOR Committee is eager to become a part of this very important lawsuit,” declared Penn Pfiffner, a former state legislator who was re-elected Chairman of the TABOR Committee. “The Directors voted unanimously to vigorously oppose this potentially very damaging case. It is wrong constitutionally for the judicial branch to take over education funding, and would do great mischief to overturn the voters’ longstandingwishes to control the size of government and its rate of growth.” Continue reading
Adams County Commissioners Refer Ballot Question to Voters
State Law Mandates Referral of this Measure to the 2012 General Election
08/31/2011 – The Adams County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution in public hearing today, directing county staff to prepare a ballot question asking voters whether or not to increase the Board of County Commissioners from three to five members. This resolution represents a commitment the board made as part of the strategic reform package adopted on May 25, 2011.
"We promised citizens we would enact sweeping reforms to bring good and responsible government to Adams County," said Chairman W. R. "Skip" Fischer. "Today, we are following through on another reform measure." Continue reading
Debt ceiling debate with Littwin vs Mitchell
A Debate on the U.S. Debt Limit
Join State Senator Shawn Mitchell & Denver Post Columnist Mike Littwin for a debate on the U.S. debt ceiling vote
Moderated by Eli Stokols of KDVR Fox 31
Wednesday, July 20th at 7:00pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
Northglenn High School
601 West 100th Place, Northglenn
Click here for an invite.
The event is free and open to the public.
For a map and directions, please click here.
Biography of Senator Shawn Mitchell: Senator Shawn Mitchell represents Colorado State Senate District 23 which includes Adams, Broomfield Counties along with Southwest Weld County. He was elected to the Senate in 2004 after serving three terms in the Colorado House of Representatives. He currently serves as the ranking Republican on the Health and Human Services Committee. Shawn Mitchell and his wife Yvette reside in Broomfield. They have six children, Natalie, Matthew, Kevin, Danny, Bethany, Bradley and Jeffrey. Mitchell is an avid and experienced rock climber.
Biography of Mike Littwin: I’m a columnist for the Denver Post. I came to the Post as a Page 2 columnist when the Rocky Mountain News folded and have now moved to the editorial board and the op-ed page, where I do a little less beat reporting and a little more chin scratching. I began my career covering the Virginia Squires and Dr. J in the old ABA. I worked at the Los Angeles Times and the Baltimore Sun before coming to the Rocky 14 years ago. I’ve been a news columnist, sports columnist, features columnist and op-ed columnist. In my spare time, I go home to my wife, Susie, and sometimes exchange text messages with my law-professor daughter Angie.
“Raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure”….
"The fact that we're here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. Leadership means 'The buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt limit." The speaker: Then-Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., back in 2006.