60, 61 and 101 threaten
access to higher education
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Fiscal
policy
Fort Collins Coloradoan
commentary: Measures could
destroy grand experiment
The balance between public and
private funding of our state colleges and universities has shifted.
Twenty years ago, the public covered two-thirds of the cost to
attend CSU, keeping tuition affordable. Today, although the amount
CSU receives to educate a student has remained flat through two
decades, individual students and their families now pay two-thirds
of that cost. That dramatic shift has happened without a vote on
whether we thought this was a good direction for
Colorado.
Also: Glenwood Springs
Post-Independent editorial: Vote no on Amendments
60, 61 and Prop 101
Also: Aspen Daily News: Merits of ballot
measures 60, 61 and 101 debated
Denver Post commentary: Ballot measures are good for
Colorado
Many Coloradans are frustrated with
the economy and the fee and tax increases by Governor Ritter and
Legislators. They are also suffering the consequences of earlier
tax increases by Governor Owens' administration. We share this
frustration because we understand that in order to roll back and
limit the scope of government in Colorado, we can count on neither
Republicans nor Democrats.
Also: Denver Post commentary:
The merits of Amendments 60, 61 and
Prop. 101
Editor's note: Along with the vast majority of
state residents, the Colorado Center on Law and Policy
opposes Amendment 60, Amendment 61 and
Proposition 101.
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The Denver Post: Cutting the budget or
filling a shortfall? Even lawmakers often don't know
The $4.5 billion figure that has
been thrown around lately is the combined total of all the general
fund shortfalls from fiscal year 2008-09 to the current 2010-11
fiscal year. That figure does not represent cuts from the general
fund, which has fallen from about a high of $7.5 billion in 2008-09
to an estimated $6.9 billion in the current year.
Colorado Springs Independent:
New budget
blues
With rebounding sales taxes boosting
city revenues, City Council is looking forward to adding things
back, rather than taking them away. That's good news for the police
and fire departments, which will get a chance to replenish their
ranks.
Transparency and
accountability
Colorado News Agency: GOP makes pitch for
more transparency, trust in government
Trust in government is at an
historic low, minority Senate Republicans said today, and, they
say, they have a plan to restore that trust-through amplifying
accountability and transparency in government.
Jobs and economic
security
Denver Business Journal: Foreclosure filings
dip in quarter
Foreclosure filings declined in
three of the five Colorado metro areas analyzed by Realty Trac
Inc., the California company said Thursday.
Durango Herald editorial: Investing
Almost unanimously, Americans have
identified the economy generally and jobs creation specifically as
the greatest challenges facing the country. Respondents express far
less unanimity when asked who is to blame and what should be done;
they only know that too many people not only are jobless but also
hopeless about finding work.
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