Amendment 49

The Colorado Springs Gazette yesterday reaffirmed its support for Amendment 49, the Ethical Standards initiative:
YES on Amendment 49 (stops government employers from collecting union dues with payroll deduction).

Other newspapers that have endorsed Amendment 49 include:

Wall Street Journal
Denver Post
Rocky Mountain News
Boulder Daily Camera
Pueblo Chieftain
Grand Junction Sentinel
Longmont Times-Call
Loveland Reporter-Herald
Salida Mountain Mail
Jefferson County Mile High Newspapers

Wall Street Journal Applauds Amendment 49
“Colorado workers should hope” initiative passes

ENGLEWOOD, CO – Editorial support for Colorado’s Ethical Standards initiative has grown beyond the state’s borders, with public backing from America’s second-largest newspaper.
The Wall Street Journal today has given national significance to Amendment 49 on the Colorado ballot with its support, arguing “that workers shouldn’t [...]

A letter writer in today’s Denver Post:

I agree with The Denver Post’s endorsement of Amendment 49. The practice of automatically deducting union dues from an employee’s paycheck to fund political campaigns should not be allowed to continue.
Political donations must remain voluntary for our electoral system to maintain its integrity. Informed individuals voluntarily donating a portion [...]

Former U.S. Senator Hank Brown, who previously endorsed Amendment 49, explained his support in greater detail in a Sunday op-ed for the Denver Post:

Should taxpayers be forced to subsidize the collection of political contributions and payments to lobbyists?
All of us would defend a citizen’s right to lobby government or donate to a campaign. But forcing [...]

From today’s lead editorial in the Boulder Daily Camera:

Amendment 49, we are told, would make it impossible for hard-working Coloradans to do their jobs in areas like firefighting and nursing.
We don’t buy it.
The Camera supports a “yes” vote on 49….

With the Daily Camera’s support, add another major Colorado newspaper to the list of endorsements of [...]

Today the editors of the Longmont Times-Call formally endorsed Amendment 49, the Ethical Standards Initiative, noting:
The accounting system of the government shouldn’t be used to send money to unions or special interests that use the funds to influence campaigns. Plain and simple.

The list of endorsements for Amendment 49 keeps growing.

Denver Metro Chamber endorses Amendment 49
Despite Political Blackmail Attempt, Support for Ethical Standards Strong Among Colorado’s Business Community
ENGLEWOOD, CO – Amid an orchestrated attempt to blackmail business leaders into funding opposition to measures on this fall’s statewide ballot, a leading voice in Colorado’s business community instead has endorsed a proposal to clean up government payroll [...]

Farm Bureau Lines Up Behind Amendment 49
Colorado Farmers, Ranchers Support “Ethical Standards”
ENGLEWOOD, CO – The self-styled “voice of agriculture in Colorado” has announced its public support of a statewide ballot initiative to clean up government payroll systems.
The Colorado Farm Bureau has issued an endorsement of Amendment 49, also known as the “Ethical Standards” Initiative, noting [...]