FL: Former Miami mayor says proposed statehood leaves Puerto Rico ‘in limbo’

By   /  November 8, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Elections, Featured, Federal Government, Florida, Issues, News, State Government  /  1 Comment

LIBERTAD: Championing statehood for the island could bring goodwill to the GOP

By Marianela Toledo | Florida Watchdog
MIAMI — A vote by Puerto Rico to apply for statehood not only raises the likelihood of a potential 51st state but could also lead to shifts in U.S. domestic policy.
The self-labeled ”island of enchantment” adopted the measure alongside routine elections for the governor, senators and mayors throughout the island.
It was the fourth [...]

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DeGROW: Growing burden challenges Hudak’s CO tax remark

By   /  October 25, 2012  /  Commentary  /  Comments Off

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By Ben DeGrow | Special to Colorado Watchdog
Democratic state Senate candidate Evie Hudak has come under fire recently for suggesting that families in the state do not pay enough in taxes.
“People in Colorado have to stop thinking we’re taxed to death, because actually we’re not,” Hudak said in a televised interview. “It’s the opposite.”
Clearly, the [...]

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DeGROW: Obama campaign chairman’s capitalist ties could make Occupy a ‘lost cause’

By   /  September 19, 2012  /  Commentary  /  Comments Off

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By Ben DeGrow | Special to Colorado Watchdog
The Occupy movement‘s progression and political momentum has forged a trail into the heart of the current electoral battle over the past year.
Remarkably, though, an important conflicting element of the story largely remains untold by Denver‘s mainstream media.
The Occupy movement’s effort to get out its anti-capitalist message by [...]

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DNC: Puerto Ricans come to DNC seeking independence, statehood

By   /  September 6, 2012  /  Convention Watch, Featured, Florida, Immigration, News  /  6 Comments

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By Marianela Toledo | Florida Watchdog
CHARLOTTE — For the fourth time in nearly five decades, Puerto Ricans will be asked to go to the polls and decide their island’s fate.
A referendum on Nov. 6 will ask residents if they wish to continue their current status as an unincorporated commonwealth of the United States, become an [...]

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DeGROW: How far will social activism go under Denver teacher evaluations?

By   /  September 5, 2012  /  Commentary  /  Comments Off

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By Ben DeGrow | Special to Colorado Watchdog
Parents of Denver Public Schools students received a wake-up call last week, when local 9News reporter Nelson Garcia shed light on new criteria in the district’s teacher evaluation framework.
DPS high school history teacher John Peterson stood up to complain when he learned his district plans to give “distinguished” [...]

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