Tag: Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Boulder Daily Camera Says “Yes” on Colorado Amendment 49
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 [...]
Posted: October 2nd, 2008 under In the Media.
Tags: Amendment 49, Boulder Daily Camera, Colorado newspapers, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post, editorial, endorsement, Ethical Standards initiative, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Longmont Times-Call, Loveland Reporter-Herald, Pueblo Chieftain, Rocky Mountain News, yes vote
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Denver Post: Amendment 49 Puts a Stop to “Blatant Conflict of Interest”
The editors of Colorado’s largest daily newspaper have joined the growing list of supporters behind Amendment 49, the Ethical Standards initiative. From today’s lead editorial in the Denver Post:
Amendment 49 has been lumped together with two other ballot measures being targeted by unions, and lots of money is being spent to convince voters its something [...]
Posted: September 29th, 2008 under In the Media.
Tags: Amendment 49, Colorado Springs Gazette, conflict of interest, Denver Post, editorial, Ethical Standards initiative, good-government, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, politicians, Pueblo Chieftain, Rocky Mountain News, taxes, unions
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Urges Yes Vote on Amendment 49
From an editorial in today’s Grand Junction Daily Sentinel on the Ethical Standards Initiative:
Employees could still belong to professional organizations or unions, but would have to pay dues some other way.
Despite the scare tactics from the union-backed mailer, that’s not something that endangers public safety.
“The government shouldn’t be bookkeeper, accountant and collection agency” for these [...]
Posted: September 11th, 2008 under In the Media.
Tags: accountant, amendment, Amendment 49, ballot initiative, Bill Owens, bookkeeper, civic organizations, collection agency, Colorado Springs Gazette, endorsements, Ethical Standards initiative, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Hank Brown, Independence Institute, Jon Caldara, professional organizations, public safety, Pueblo Chieftain, scare tactics, unions
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“Amendment 49 will clean up government….”
Another letter to the editor appeared today in favor of Amendment 49, this time in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel:
It’s kind of sad to see Colorado still has a problem with lobbyist ethics (or the lack thereof). But if the problem is there, we ought to plug the loophole. That’s why I think Amendment 49 [...]
Posted: August 27th, 2008 under Letters to the Editor.
Tags: Alan Farina, Amendment 49, bagman, clean government, Clifton, collections agent, Colorado Springs, common-sense idea, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Greeley, letter to the editor, lobbyist ethics, loophole, radio, Sen. Hank Brown, special interests, taxpayers
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