Backers of Amendment 47, the right-to-work measure, are not giving up hope despite a six-page ad taken out against the proposal in today's Rocky Mountain News and two similar full-page ads in The Denver Post.
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November 3, 2008The reason for the (political) season
FTS Opinion
October 30, 2008By Krista Kafer
Ultimately this election is not about who hangs out with domestic terrorists, who shops at Saks Fifth Avenue, or who thinks “jobs” is a three letter word. Ultimately, this election is about freedom and whether people are willing to give it away.
"The Buzz" on Newstalk 1310 KFKA, 10/27 - Colorado Concern and Amd. 54
October 27, 2008Face The State managing editor Brad Jones visits with Newstalk 1310 KFKA's Amy Oliver. An internal fundraising memo obtained by Face The State indicates Colorado Concern, the statewide "pro-business" group, has redoubled its efforts toward defeating Amendment 54. What does this last-minute appeal for cash say about the Nov. 4 election?
Initiative campaigns' final pitch for your vote
A Face the State Staff Report
October 21, 2008Mail-in ballots have been trickling back to County Clerks' offices, and early voting began Monday with record turnout. Face the State gave each of 10 remaining ballot initiatives the opportunity to write a short column explaining why voters should support or oppose each measure.
Union Coalition Faces Ties To FBI Investigation of ACORN
October 20, 2008Protect Colorado’s Future, a union-backed coalition organized to defeat Amendments 47, 49 and 54, received some bad news last week when one of its prominent endorsers was accused of voter fraud and is now being investigated by the FBI.
Jake Jabs: Unions want it all in Colorado
October 8, 2008Who doesn't like Jake Jabs? He's been bringing trademark low, low prices to cost-conscious Coloradans (not to mention college students and transplanted Californians-turned-Coloradans) since the 1970's through his growing network of American Furniture Warehouse retail outlets.
With just one vote, you too can help a starving lobbyist
October 8, 2008Lobbyists have banded together to voice their collective opposition to a ballot initiative seeking to eliminate the government's ability to use public payroll systems to transfer money directly to special interest groups. Well, maybe the site is satirical, but it's still dead on.
10/8: Legal extortion, and the effort to stop it
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You'd think it would be illegal to accept money in exchange for removing your initiative from the ballot. Turns out, everybody has their price. More >
Unions make business community an offer it can't refuse
A Face the State Staff Report
October 3, 2008Union bosses struck a deal with members of the business community Thursday, agreeing to pull four measures from the ballot in an act some liken to extortion.
Breaking: Labor-Business negotiations fall through
September 30, 2008Negotiations between the state's largest labor unions and a group of Colorado business leaders over the possible withdrawal of four amendments from the November ballot fell through late Tuesday afternoon.
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