Tag: Executive Order
Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance Explains Support for Amendment 49
Sandra Hagen Solin, writing as the issues manager for the Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance (NCLA), explains in today’s Fort Collins Coloradoan why her organization backs Amendment 49, the Ethical Standards initiative:
Amendment 49 prevents state and local governments from bundling money from public employees’ paychecks and delivering the funds to special interests, like unions. The NCLA [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2008 under In the Media.
Tags: Amendment 49, Bill Owens, Bill Ritter, bookkeeping services, bundling, business organizations, civic organizations, civil servants' time, collection services, Colorado, counties, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, endorsements, Ethical Standards, Executive Order, Fort Collins Coloradoan, higher ethical standards, nonessential task, Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance, public employees, Sandra Hagen Solin, special interests, taxpayer dollars, unethical, unions
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Bill Ritter’s Refusal to Accept Offer Proves Need for Amendment 49
Yesterday Amendment 49 proponent Jon Caldara made an offer to withdraw the initiative if Gov. Bill Ritter would revoke his executive order unionizing state government. Giving the offer little or no consideration, the governor gave his answer to Channel 7 News:
“For his offer, I would simply say I decline,” Ritter said.
Why was the offer made?
“The [...]
Posted: September 23rd, 2008 under In the Media.
Tags: Amendment 49, Bill Ritter, Channel 7 News, decline, Ethical Standards, Executive Order, holster their weapons, Jon Caldara, offer, state government, unionization
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Caldara Offers to Withdraw Initiative: Awaiting Gov. Bill Ritter’s Response
From a press release sent out to explain a deal Amendment 49 proponent Jon Caldara issued today in a letter to Gov. Bill Ritter:
DENVER–Amendment 49’s leading proponent has formally offered to remove the initiative from the ballot if Colorado’s governor will work to stop the unionization of state government.
Jon Caldara today submitted a letter to [...]
Posted: September 22nd, 2008 under Press Releases.
Tags: Amendment 49, bag man, Bill Ritter, Colorado, Denver Post, editorial, Ethical Standards initiative, Executive Order, Governor, holster, Jon Caldara, proponent, repeal, special interest groups, state government, unionization, unions
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Jon Caldara Offers to Withdraw Amendment 49 if Gov. Bill Ritter Agrees to “Holster” His Union Executive Order
A letter issued today from Jon Caldara to Gov. Bill Ritter (quoted in full):
September 22, 2008
The Honorable Bill Ritter
Governor, State of Colorado
136 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203-1792
Governor Ritter:
Since you took office, we often have found ourselves on the opposite sides of issues important to the people of Colorado. But now we have the opportunity to forge [...]
Posted: September 22nd, 2008 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Amendment 49, Bill Ritter, Executive Order, Jon Caldara, offer
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