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Colorado Targets Oil and Gas

Adams County Politics, Ballot Issue, Climate Change, Colorado politics, Denver area politics, Editorial, Elections, Energy, Issues, Jobs, NSRF Business, Taxes 21.11.2020 No Comments

Regulators disparage fossil fuels as they ready sweeping new rules.

By The Editorial Board

Nov. 20, 2020 6:40 pm ET

A pump jack works off state highway 119 near Firestone, Colo. in 2016.

PHOTO: DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colorado regulators are preparing to approve sweeping new restrictions on oil and gas companies on Monday. Meanwhile, the companies received an unintended glimpse this week of how their regulators hold them in contempt.

For years state law required the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to strike a balance between energy development and protecting the environment and the public. But Democrats tipped the scales against oil and gas last year with Senate Bill 181.

The new legislation installed professional regulators on the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission while reducing the number of energy representatives. Under the new statute, the commission’s mission is no longer to “foster” energy development but to “regulate” it to protect the environment, wildlife and public health, safety and welfare.

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Guest opinion: Michael Fields: Republicans need a ‘Contract with Colorado’

1st Amendment, 2nd Amendment, Adams County Politics, Ballot Issue, Candidates, Climate Change, Colorado politics, Debt/Deficit, Denver area politics, Economy, Editorial, Education, Elections, Energy, Immigration, Issues, Jobs, Liberal Logic, NSRF Business, ObamaCare, PERA, TABOR, Taxes, Terrorism, Training, Transportation, Volunteering, War on Women 14.11.2020 No Comments

By Michael Fields

By the time 1994 rolled around, Republicans had been out of power in the U.S. House of Representatives for 40 years. And in politics, 40 years is an eternity. Therefore, it was no surprise that many people thought that Democrats would always have control of the House.

But then, in the middle of Bill Clinton’s first term as president, Republicans introduced their “Contract with America” and flipped 54 seats to gain the majority. Candidates across the country campaigned hard on a clear, consistent, and popular message. The American people knew exactly what they would be getting with Republicans in power, and Republicans had a clear mandate to guide their priorities.

Fast forward to present day Colorado, and even though Democrats have only had complete control of state government since 2018, there is already talk of a “permanent majority.”

Instead of waiting 40 years, Colorado Republicans need to develop a “Contract with Colorado” now. With redistricting coming before the next election, Republicans have an opportunity over the next two years to set a clear agenda and articulate it to voters.

We already have a roadmap for this Contract with Colorado. For years, ballot issues have been a bright spot for conservatives. More often than not, Coloradans agree with conservative policies, but then vote for Democratic candidates. Republicans need to understand this disconnect and adjust.

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The November 14 NSRF Meeting Has Been Cancelled

1st Amendment, 2nd Amendment, Adams County Politics, Ballot Issue, Candidates, Climate Change, Colorado politics, Debt/Deficit, Denver area politics, Economy, Editorial, Education, Elections, Energy, Immigration, Issues, Jobs, Legal Issues, Liberal Logic, Meet and Greet, National politics, NSRF Business, NSRF Meetings, ObamaCare, PC Police, PERA, POTUS, SCOTUS, TABOR, Taxes, Terrorism, Training, Transportation, Volunteering, War on Women 08.11.2020 No Comments

Due to Governor Polis’ Executive Order, the NSRF meeting on Saturday, November 14th has been cancelled.

It seems Covid-19 led to Biden-20, unfortunately….
Covid-19 Led To Biden-20

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Why Colorado Democrats are trying to unseat the most bipartisan Republican in the legislature

Adams County Politics, Candidates, Colorado politics, Education, Elections, Issues, Liberal Logic, ObamaCare 30.10.2020 No Comments

State Sen. Kevin Priola, a Republican from Henderson, walks the neighborhoods of Adams County as he works to get reelected. (Provided by Priola campaign)

Kevin Priola’s seat in Adams County is a top target for Democrats this year as the party tries to expand their majority in the Colorado Senate

State Sen. Kevin Priola was the most bipartisan lawmaker in Colorado last year, a moderate Republican who sided with Democrats more often than any of his GOP colleagues.

He was the lone Republican senator to support state tracking of greenhouse gas emissions, and the only one to join Democrats in a failed attempt to get voters to forgo constitutionally required tax refunds to generate money for schools and roads.

At the Capitol, Democrats consider the Adams County lawmaker a genuinely good guy, a thoughtful policymaker, and a friend, even.

But this is politics. And at election time, the size of the majority in the state legislature is purely a numbers game.

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Rejected ballots top 10,000 in Colorado. And election officials are working to get them counted.

Adams County Politics, Ballot Issue, Candidates, Colorado politics, Denver area politics, Elections, Issues, National politics, NSRF Business, POTUS, SCOTUS, Site News, TABOR, Taxes 29.10.2020 No Comments

Mail ballot rejections in the 2020 election remain below average, but are expected to rise and disproportionately affect younger voters, an analysis shows

Jesus Balderrama voted for the first time in a presidential election this year. But a few days after sending in his ballot, which the Grand Junction resident marked for Democrat Joe Biden, he received a letter from election officials about a discrepancy with his signature.

The letter directed Balderrama to send a text to a number, which in turn sent him a website link. He visited the website and verified his identity by signing an affidavit and submitting a photo of his ID.

“It was quick, took like five minutes,” he said. “Pretty cool.”

This year, Colorado election officials are making an extra effort to address the fact that roughly 90% of all mail ballots that get rejected could have been fixed and counted. The text-to-cure program that Balderrama described is just one step.

Ballot-return data shows more than 10,000 mail ballots had been rejected through midday Wednesday, an analysis by The Colorado Sun found. That represents 0.5% of total ballots cast to date, below the average rate of 0.86% for the past two elections.

But the proportion of rejected ballots is expected to rise through Election Day. In 2016, more than 24,000 ballots didn’t count. And the trend lines show young voters like Balderrama are once again being disproportionately affected.

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Proposition 113 explained: Colorado voters could push the U.S. closer to a national popular vote system

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In November, Colorado voters will decide whether to affirm or repeal the legislature’s 2019 decision to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, but he lost the national popular vote to Democrat Hillary Clinton by nearly 3 million votes.

The split verdict — the fifth time in U.S. history — brought new attention in Colorado and elsewhere to efforts aimed at modifying or replacing the Electoral College, America’s system to elect presidents.

In November, Colorado voters will decide whether to affirm or repeal the legislature’s 2019 decision to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact with Proposition 113. Right now, the state awards its nine electoral votes to the candidate who wins the most votes in Colorado. If the law survives, enough states join the national compact and it overcomes any court challenges, Colorado could potentially hand over its nine electoral votes to the candidate who wins the most votes nationwide — the national popular vote. The intent of the law is to circumvent the Electoral College system of choosing presidents by state in order to ensure the candidate who wins the most support nationally also wins the election.

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Colorado fiscal policy groups outline their support for, opposition to income tax reduction ballot measure

Adams County Politics, Ballot Issue, Colorado politics, Denver area politics, Elections, Issues 01.10.2020 No Comments

(The Center Square) – Colorado voters have until Nov. 3 to decide on a measure that would lower the statewide income tax rate.

Proposition 116 would cut the income tax rate from 4.63% to 4.55%, a 0.08% reduction, if approved by voters. The Centennial State’s income tax rate ranked as the 7th lowest in 2018, according to the Tax Foundation.

Opponents of the measure argue it comes at a bad time with state government already fiscally hamstrung by the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Proposition 116’s proponents argue it would provide taxpayers some relief during the economic recession by allowing people to keep more of their earnings.

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Prop 117 ad exposes how politicians raise your taxes by calling it a ‘fee’

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As the grassroots organization Vote on Fees points out, with liberal majorities in the legislature the Taxpayer Bill of Rights is the only thing preventing Democrats from going completely out of control at the state capitol.

Colorado’s state legislature uses the word “FEE” to grow state programs and spending without having to ask Coloradans for the permission to raise taxes required under our Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. Massive revenue increases like FASTER (car registration) fees, are taxes coming out of our pockets to pay for state programs, and should go through the same voter approval process as all tax increases. It’s not complicated — just ask the people.

Two-thirds of state revenue now falls outside of TABOR. We need to do a better job of managing our state’s more than $30 billion budget. The status quo of continuing to grow and create new state programs and finance them off of “fees” needs to end.

Democrats have recently been using fee increases as an end-run around the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, a state Constitutional amendment that gives voters the final say on all statewide tax increases. The recent use of “fees” to short-circuit our Constitutional rights is extremely troubling, and fiscally responsible voters need to put a stop to it immediately.

Prop 117 is a major threat to Democrats and their socialist vision for Colorado.

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Proposition 113 explained: Colorado voters could push the U.S. closer to a national popular vote system

Adams County Politics, Ballot Issue, Candidates, Colorado politics, Denver area politics, Elections, Issues, National politics, NSRF Business, POTUS 30.09.2020 No Comments

Denver Elections Division workers accept drop-off ballots at the Hiawatha Davis Jr. Recreation Center in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood on Primary Election Day, June 30, 2020. (Eric Lubbers, The Colorado Sun)

Proposition 113 explained: Colorado voters could push the U.S. closer to a national popular vote system

In November, Colorado voters will decide whether to affirm or repeal the legislature’s 2019 decision to join the national popular vote interstate compact

PUBLISHED ON SEP 30, 2020 1:37AM MDT

Evan Ochsner@EvanOchsner

The Colorado Sun | evan@coloradosun.com

Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, but he lost the national popular vote to Democrat Hillary Clinton by nearly 3 million votes.

The split verdict — the fifth time in U.S. history — brought new attention in Colorado and elsewhere to efforts aimed at modifying or replacing the Electoral College, America’s system to elect presidents.

In November, Colorado voters will decide whether to affirm or repeal the legislature’s 2019 decision to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact with Proposition 113. Right now, the state awards its nine electoral votes to the candidate who wins the most votes in Colorado. If the law survives, enough states join the national compact and it overcomes any court challenges, Colorado could potentially hand over its nine electoral votes to the candidate who wins the most votes nationwide — the national popular vote. The intent of the law is to circumvent the Electoral College system of choosing presidents by state in order to ensure the candidate who wins the most support nationally also wins the election.

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Colorado Targets Oil and Gas

Regulators disparage fossil fuels as they ready sweeping new rules.

A pump jack works off state highway 119 near Firestone, Colo. in 2016.

Guest opinion: Michael Fields: Republicans need a ‘Contract with Colorado’

The November 14 NSRF Meeting Has Been Cancelled

Covid-19 Led To Biden-20

Why Colorado Democrats are trying to unseat the most bipartisan Republican in the legislature

Kevin Priola’s seat in Adams County is a top target for Democrats this year as the party tries to expand their majority in the Colorado Senate

Rejected ballots top 10,000 in Colorado. And election officials are working to get them counted.

Mail ballot rejections in the 2020 election remain below average, but are expected to rise and disproportionately affect younger voters, an analysis shows

Proposition 113 explained: Colorado voters could push the U.S. closer to a national popular vote system

In November, Colorado voters will decide whether to affirm or repeal the legislature’s 2019 decision to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

Colorado fiscal policy groups outline their support for, opposition to income tax reduction ballot measure

Prop 117 ad exposes how politicians raise your taxes by calling it a ‘fee’

Proposition 113 explained: Colorado voters could push the U.S. closer to a national popular vote system

Proposition 113 explained: Colorado voters could push the U.S. closer to a national popular vote system

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