Tag: Weld County
Sheriffs Shoot Down Lies Against Amendment 49
Sheriffs Shoot Down Lies Against Amendment 49
“Deception” called “insulting”; Officers still get their body armor
DENVER – Six elected sheriffs from major Front Range counties today publicly refuted the deception in the campaign against Amendment 49.
Five of the six counties represented by the sheriffs have enacted an Ethical Standards policy very similar to what Amendment [...]
Posted: October 30th, 2008 under Press Releases.
Tags: Amendment 49, Arapahoe County, audio clips, body armor, Boulder County, Boulder Daily Camera, campaign, Colorado Springs Gazette, David Weaver, Denver Post, Douglas County, El Paso County, Ethical Standards, flyers, Front Range counties, Grand Junction Sentinel, Grayson Robinson, Jefferson County, Joe Pelle, John Cooke, Longmont Times-Call, Loveland Reporter-Herald, Protect Colorado's Future, Pueblo Chieftain, Rocky Mountain News, safety equipment, sheriffs, Ted Mink, television ads, Terry Maketa, Weld County
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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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Business Support for Amendment 49 Continues to Grow with Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Endorsement
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 [...]
Posted: September 22nd, 2008 under Press Releases.
Tags: Amendment 49, anti-business initiatives, Arapahoe County, Association of Builders and Contractors, bundling money, business community, business leaders, coercion, Colorado Contractors Association, Colorado Farm Bureau, Colorado Health Care Association, Colorado Homebuilders Association, Colorado Realtors Association Issue Committee, Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, commonsense reform, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Douglas County, El Paso County, endorsement, Ethical Standards initiative, Jefferson County, Jon Caldara, Kate Horle, labor leaders, Larimer County, lobbyists, Mesa County, National Federation of Independent Business, Political Blackmail, political leaders, public employees, Southeast Business Partnership, special interest groups, underhanded activity, Weld County
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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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