FTS Weekend Edition, 7/25/09

This week on the FTS Weekend Edition: Term limits and over-regulation in the news; Martin Beeson takes aim at John Salazar in the 3rd CD; John Andrews' new think tank at Colorado Christian Univ.; the truth about school fees; Ritter gets a lukewarm reception in Washington, D.C.

• The week's news: Term limit pro/con; FoCo over-regulation
  FTS managing editor Brad Jones and staff writer Kate Melvin recap stories from the week in Colorado news. Should county commissioners be able to extend term limits to stay in office? And is a proposed new ordinance regarding animal care overkill for Fort Collins?
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• CD 3 candidate Martin Beeson
  An interview with Martin Beeson, Republican candidate for Congress in the 3rd congressional district.
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• John Andrews on CCU's new Centennial Institute
  An interview with former state Senate President John Andrews, who has founded the new Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University in Lakewood.
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• School fees and you
  FTS staff writer Rachel Boxer has more on the myriad fees parents will be asked to pay when registering their kids for school this fall. What most don't know is almost all are technically voluntary, though that fact isn't widely publicized.
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• Mr. Ritter goes to Washington
  Gov. Bill Ritter was in Washington, D.C. this week touting his "New Energy Economy," though not everyone is sold on the program and the heavy government subsidies it requires.
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