Author: Scott Wasserman
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Should the state change the way it approves spending custodial funds?
POINT: Michael Fields Most Coloradans would probably assume that all state spending is approved by the General Assembly. We all learned early on in school about “checks and balances” – and how the legislative branch has the “power of the purse.” And even if executive branch slush funds occur in other states, or at the…
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Should the state change the way it approves spending custodial funds?
Point: Michael Fields Most Coloradans would probably assume that all state spending is approved by the General Assembly. We learned early on in school about “checks and balances” — and how the legislative branch has the “power of the purse.” And even if executive branch slush funds occur in other states, or at the federal…
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COUNTERPOINT | No on 78; it will sow dysfunction
Scott Wasserman When Initiative 19, now Amendment 78, was first filed, the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Council offered its take on the proposed constitutional amendment. In a March 9 memo to the measure’s proponents, 49 questions and comments are listed that illuminate numerous potential impacts the proposal would have on how our state government currently operates.…
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COUNTERPOINT | Prop. 116 adds ‘insult to injury’
Scott Wasserman Here in Colorado, it’s getting more and more frustrating to see the games political groups play with our ballot initiative process. It’s even more frustrating that our state never seems to have the resources it needs to deliver the kinds of services we want or need. When we look at Proposition 116, a…
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Proposition 116: Should Colorado voters decrease the state income tax rate?
Point: Ben Murrey The beauty of Proposition 116 lies in its simplicity: It will decrease taxes for Colorado taxpayers. Period. That’s why shortly after the measure got approval for the November ballot, Gov. Jared Polis praised the idea of a tax cut, saying, “We’ve long sought an income tax decrease [and] particularly in this challenging…