Tag: government payroll systems
Delta County Letter Writer Cites Local Precedent for Amendment 49
From today’s Delta County Independent:
Dear Editor:
A lot of us may be looking around and scratching our heads when our ballots arrived. There’s all these ballot amendments and referenda to decide. Some have received more attention than others. One you may not have heard of, but need to know about, is Amendment 49.
Amendment 49 is called [...]
Posted: October 23rd, 2008 under Letters to the Editor.
Tags: Amendment 49, Arapahoe County, Colorado, Delta County, Delta County Independent, Douglas County, El Paso County, Elbert County, Ethical Standards, government payroll systems, Jefferson County, Kit Carson County, Larimer County, local governments, Mesa County, Montrose County, politicians, private lobbying groups, special interests, Teller County, Weld County
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Breckenridge Leader: “No Reason” for Taxpayers to Foot Lobbyists’ Bill
In a published letter to the Summit Daily News, Breckenridge business leader Steve Collins refuted the absurd attacks against Amendment 49, the Ethical Standards initiative, and stated his support for the good-government measure:
Amendment 49 prohibits our government payroll systems from being used to collect funds for private organizations (including union dues). Accounting for deductions and [...]
Posted: October 20th, 2008 under Letters to the Editor.
Tags: Amendment 49, Breckenridge, business leader, collecting funds, Colorado taxpayers, endorsements, Ethical Standards, good-government measure, government payroll systems, private organizations, Steve Collins, Summit Daily News, union dues
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Farm Bureau Lines Up Behind Amendment 49
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 [...]
Posted: September 10th, 2008 under Press Releases.
Tags: Alan Foutz, collection agent, Colorado Farm Bureau, common-sense reform, endorsement, Ethical Standards initiative, Ethical Standards Now, government payroll systems, special interest groups, unethical, voluntary association
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Letters to the Editor Start Coming in Support of Amendment 49
The first two letters to the editor in support of Amendment 49 have appeared in Colorado newspapers this week:
Colorado Springs Gazette, August 20
With a full ballot this year, there are quite a few proposals that are going to sharply divide people based on party affiliation or worldview. But Amendment 49 isn’t one of them.
This common-sense [...]
Posted: August 22nd, 2008 under Letters to the Editor.
Tags: Amendment 49, bipartisanship, candidates, Colorado, Colorado Springs Gazette, common-sense idea, Democrats, Ethical Standards initiative, freedom, government, government employees, government payroll systems, Greeley Tribune, Hank Brown, independents, Jim Eckersley, Letters to the Editor, lobbyists, Lynda Ryan, municipal governments, political pressure, political special interests, reforms, Republicans, school districts, shadowy, statesmanship, U.S. Senator, unethical
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