10/24: More feel-good enviro spending

Families struggle to make ends meet, but government is spending millions on flashy new...traffic lights?

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8/1: Pipe dreams in Fort Collins

Is Fort Collins becoming the new Boulder? You might think so after hearing this next story.

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It's official - Money magazine says Fort Collins is the second best place to live in America. Some municipal cheerleaders are quick to credit fringe amenities like the "bike library," but economic opportunity is far more important.

Andrew Boucher deconstructs a litany of new rules and restrictions for rental properties in the City of Fort Collins, including "insect screens from April 1 to Nov. 1, minimum heating capability of 65 degrees, emergency escape and rescue windows," according to the Coloradoan. He writes, "What about in older houses where getting one room up to 65 degrees requires the rest of the house to be set at 80? What about unused rooms? What about the energy costs?" Good question.

"Third Strike" For Ft. Collins Unions

A Face the State Staff Report

The City Clerk is reporting that Fort Collins voters yesterday struck down a collective bargaining proposal by a margin of nearly three-to-one. The results from Monday's special election mark the third time in the last five years that unions have failed in their electoral efforts to unionize public workers here.

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6/10: Who's really running the show?

It’s election day! Well, in Fort Collins, anyway.

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Diggs Brown on the Fort Collins special election

Fort Collins city councilman Diggs Brown discusses a union-backed ballot initiative which would institute binding arbitration in contract disputes.

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5/26: Feel-good climate change policies

Here comes more pie-in-the-sky, feel good government policy on climate change.

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