Denver judge halts vouchers, district vows to appeal

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The State of Colorado passed a universal school voucher law in 2003. Although the bill was signed into law by the state’s governor, vouchers were never issued to Colorado students.  That’s because in 2004 the Supreme Court of Colorado struck the law down, on the grounds that a statewide plan usurped authority from local school boards.
So [...]

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The DP scandal: Prostitution, Denver Players, Denver Post, Denver Police

by Todd Shepherd
CompleteColorado
Almost 1300 names.
That’s approximately how many entries there are on the Denver Players / Denver Sugar customer list recently released by the Denver Police.
But what’s most curious is, after months of surveilance, and having a detailed client list, the Denver Police never charged anyone.
Then, in an editorial written by Denver Post editor Greg [...]

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Colorado Scores a Two-For: Taxes a Tax

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
by Todd Shepherd
Imagine paying for your new car tags, and the person behind the counter also assesses a sales tax on your total tag price. Or imagine paying a government toll on a highway, and sales tax is assessed to the toll as well.
It may sound far-fetched, but when you purchase new tires, [...]

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Millions Sent to Colorado’s Phantom ZIPs

A website to track spending from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) shows that Colorado has received millions in funding or grants in zip codes that are erroneous or don’t belong in Colorado.
Recovery.gov provides a breakout of all Colorado spending by zip code.
For example, the breakout shows that zip code 87420 has received
$5,267,621 in [...]

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Financial Disclosure Map: Colorado

By state law, all members of the Colorado General Assembly are required to file financial disclosure forms with the Secretary of State. Yet while these disclosures are open to the public, they cannot be accessed via the Secretary of State’s website.
As a public service, the Independence Institute has created an interactive [...]

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