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And just when you thought you might have made it through the 2008 legislative session without yet more laws passed by legislators who know what's best for you, there have been a few fun surprises during the final few weeks of the session.
At a Thursday luncheon in Denver, former U.S. Education Secretary Bill Bennett spoke to Colorado’s Alliance for Choice in Education about why the nation's current system is failing its students.
As Face The State reported recently, at least $500 million has already been diverted from Colorado to other states in response to an unstable tax and regulatory environment. Much of that uncertainty stems from an increase to the state's severance tax, championed by Gov. Bill Ritter, a Democrat.
Proponents of a Colorado ballot initiative that would bar state-sponsored discrimination are touting college admission trends for racial minorities in California after a similar law was passed there in 1996.
As Gov. Bill Ritter targets Colorado's energy sector with a controversial tax proposal, industry leaders are alleging that even the threat of passage is causing top producers to leave the state. The effect, they charge, could have a devastating impact on an industry key to helping ensure that Colorado avoids much of the economic turmoil plaguing the rest of the nation.
