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Coloradoan Letter Writer: Amendment 49 about Basic Fairness and Ethics
A letter writer in today’s Fort Collins Coloradoan speaks out for Amendment 49, the Ethical Standards initiative:
I feel the editors of the Coloradoan have shortchanged their readers with their attempt to dismiss any serious constitutional proposal with the “just-say-no-to-everything” approach. They dismissed Amendment 49 as an anti-union attempt to manipulate the Constitution - which makes [...]
Posted: October 28th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Amendment 49, ballot language, collection agency, constitutional proposal, editors, ethical, Ethical Standards, fairness, Fort Collins Coloradoan, fraternal associations, government restriction, lobbying organizations, Loveland, policy, political parties, politicians, professional organizations, public payroll system, unions
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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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Campaign Finance Complaint Filed Against Amendment 49 Opponents
October 22, 2008
Complaint: Amendment 49 Opponents Break Law
Issue Committees Illegally Transferred Campaign Resources
ENGLEWOOD, CO – Supporters of a good-government initiative on this November’s ballot say a citizen’s complaint against amendment opponents highlights the need for reform.
Today, Colorado Springs resident and former school board candidate Reginald Perry filed a formal complaint against the issue committee Protect [...]
Posted: October 23rd, 2008 under Press Releases.
Tags: accountant, Amendment 49, banker, Bill Owens, Boulder Daily Camera, business groups, campaign finance law, civic groups, collection agent, Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Education Association, Colorado Springs Gazette, Complaint, Denver Post, endorsements, ethical government, Ethical Standards, funnel, good-government, Grand Junction Sentinel, Hank Brown, illegall, in-kind contributions, issue committees, Jon Caldara, lobbyists, Longmont Times-Call, Loveland Reporter-Herald, opponents, paychecks, politicians, Protect Colorado's Future, Pueblo Chieftain, Reginald Perry, Rocky Mountain News, school board candidate, School District 11, special interest groups, Teachers for Excellence in Education, teaches union, transfer
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Former Gov. Bill Owens: Amendment 49 Stops Unethical, Wasteful Practice
From former Governor Bill Owens’ opinion piece published in today’s Rocky Mountain News:
Our state and local governments should be focused on the jobs we pay them to do, whether it’s keeping our neighborhoods safe, educating our children or fixing our roads. We shouldn’t expect our governments to provide banking services for unions or any other [...]
Posted: October 11th, 2008 under In the Media.
Tags: Amendment 49, Bill Owens, Denver Post, ethical problems, Ethical Standards, good-government measure, government, government employees, lobbying groups, opinion piece, politicians, Rocky Mountain News
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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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Greeley Writer: Amendment 49 Reforms Working in 12 Colorado Counties
A letter writer in today’s Greeley Tribune colorfully makes a case for Amendment 49:
Why are many Colorado governments acting as banker and collections for special interest groups? Why? Who cares!
It’s not the business of government. It’s a recipe for corruption.
Governments collect money through their payroll systems, bundle it up, and hand it off to nefarious [...]
Posted: September 5th, 2008 under Letters to the Editor.
Tags: Amendment 49, Arapahoe County, banker, collections agent, Colorado governments, corruption, Delta County, Douglas County, El Paso County, Elbert County, Ethical Standard, Greeley, Greeley Tribune, Jefferson County, Kit Carson County, Larimer County, letter, Mesa County, Montrose County, patchwork of laws, Paul Branum, payroll systems, politicians, special interest groups, taxpayers, Teller County, Weld County
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