2004 CO Senate Debate on Tax-Rate Freeze
Dick Wadhams’ has proven himself to be a master at yucky campaigning. But Wadhams’ dream to be the next Karl Rove took a hit when the word “Maccaca” came out of the mouth of Virginia U.S, Senate...
View ArticleAndrews’ again says he was duped
Former Senate President John Andrews writes that I called him a liar in my column yesterday. In fact, I wrote that he’s either a liar or seriously confused. I didn’t suggest that he could be both,...
View ArticleCaldara still planning to sue
The dailies have been silent on developments related to the property tax-rate freeze, signed into law by Ritter this year. I heard a rumor that the Dick Wadhams’ had found that polling on the issue...
View ArticleWhat would Gallagher do?
City Auditor Dennis Gallagher felt compelled to put out a news release warning about higher taxes in the wake of the property tax-rate freeze and Denver’s bond package and tax increase to fund...
View ArticleThe big picture and the tax-rate freeze
Colorado Media Matters noted that the Rocky, in reporting the higher-than-expected revenue from the property-tax-rate freeze, did not state that property taxes will actually go down in 49 districts....
View ArticleIndependence Institute: Loved and Embedded by Denver Media
In my column on Saturday, I argued that the Independence Institute, the self-described “free-market think tank,” projects a disproportionately loud voice in the Colorado media. The Golden-based...
View ArticleTax-freeze lawsuit to be filed by end of the month
I emailed Jon Caldara yesterday. Hi Jon …• You’re milking your threat of a tax-freeze lawsuit into significant media coverage. That’s a good PR tactic for you, but it’s bad for people like me who have...
View ArticleCaldara’s Tax-Freeze Joke
For months, I’ve been bugging Jon Caldara to tell me when he was going to file his lawsuit challenging this year’s new law freezing the tax rate in most counties. The law was passed to help...
View ArticleColorado Media Matters Critiques Tax Freeze
Colorado Media Matters pointed out various omissions in the coverage of the Independent Institute’s lawsuit opposing the Colorado state law freezing property tax rates in most of the state. Colorado...
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