Broomfield State Senate Race Pitches Left v. Right

A Face the State Staff Report

June 18, 2008

Even though Sen. Shawn Mitchell, R-Broomfield, won Senate District 23 by over 10,000 votes in 2004, he is preparing for a tough re-election bid this year, believing that his seat is going to be highly targeted by Democrat-backing unions and millionaire-activist Tim Gill.

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June campaign finance update: cash on hand

A Face the State Staff Report

June 17, 2008

Face The State analyzes the most recent campaign finance filings in the most competitive state legislative districts.

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Political Cartoon for 6/17: Toor, the Pardoner

Face The State Humor

June 17, 2008

Boulder County Commissioners recently approved a policy that requires homeowners to purchase "development credits" for the construction of any home over 6,000 square feet. The policy is ostensibly designed to preserve the "rural character" of unincorporated Boulder Co. Is commissioner Will Toor the new master of enviro-indulgences a la Canterbury Tales?

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Right-to-Work opposition funded by out of state dollars

A Face the State Staff Report

June 16, 2008

While Amendment 47, a proposed ballot initiative designed to prohibit unions from forcing workers to join a union or pay union dues would protect only Colorado workers, the measure's opponents are relying heavily on out-of-state dollars to fund their campaign, with 76 percent of all funding coming from unions outside Colorado.

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Just Three Initiatives on Ballot Thus Far

A Face the State Staff Report

June 13, 2008

Despite fears by Democrat legislators that the citizen initiative process had run amok, so far only three initiatives have been approved for the November statewide ballot.

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