Tag: Budget
Treasurer Kennedy running on platform of avoiding investment risk
Cary Kennedy said Monday night that she had led the state's treasury through fiscally lean times in a way few states in the country had--positively. However, she noted running on a record she said was strong in fiscal responsibility and transparency may not be good enough in a state-wide race where opponents could personally finance there campaigns and in one case was drawing donation from 47 states as the cousin of George Bush.
Norton continues to spout bogus budget lines
In a debate with Ken Buck on Sunday's YourShow, Adam Schrager's public affairs show on Channel 20, U.S. Senate candidate Jane Norton cited Schrager's...
As states slash public sector, Washington reluctant to act
For tens of thousands of the nation's teachers, it is the start of an endless summer. In the past month, the Los Angeles Unified School District has sent pink slips to 693 employees. The Detroit school system has laid off 1,983 teachers, including Michigan’s 2007 teacher of the year. And Greensboro, N.C., has received national attention for firing or reassigning more than 500 teachers in a district serving just 71,000 students.
Deficit lower than White House projections
Unnamed administration officials quoted by David Cho of The Washington Post say the federal deficit is lower than the White House’s initial projections. The...
Fiscal hawk Schultheis: Cut preschools, pay lawmakers
Colorado Springs self-described fiscal hawk Sen. Dave Schultheis voted yesterday not to cut lawmaker pay. He says he knows some of these public...
Report: GarCo oil and gas dept. tiny despite growing complaints, workload
Despite a growing number of complaints from Garfield County residents about the environmental impacts of natural gas drilling, the county department charged with addressing...
Sen. Schultheis to Gov. Ritter: Let religious groups serve those in...
State Senator Dave Schultheis, R-Colorado Springs, sent a strongly worded letter to Gov. Ritter this afternoon, admonishing him for "soft-pedaling" the state's fiscal crisis...
Romanoff Gathers Support to Gut TABOR, Change School Funding
Gov. Bill Ritter threw his support today behind a proposed ballot question to change two financial mandates in the Colorado Constitution - the Taxpayer's...
New STAR to Guide TABOR
Fifteen years ago, the battle lines were drawn in blood red ink. Innocents became cannon fodder amidst the ensuing economic chaos. Media accounts raged...