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Content Index: Ben DeGrow
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Bloggers Ben DeGrow and Michael Sandoval recently concluded the latest in their series of surveys gauging attitudes in Colorado's conservative blogosphere. What do the results say about Republicans' current field of candidates?
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Who determines what makes for "rational" school funding?
An interview with Independence Institute policy analyst Ben DeGrow regarding a lawsuit alleging Colorado's school funding system is "irrational." In a recent op-ed, DeGrow says such questions are best handled by elected representatives, not the courts.
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Conservative bloggers want your opinion
July 14, 2009Segment 3 - Ben DeGrow on teachers union 'impasse' declarations, 'blue flu'
Independence Institute education policy analyst Ben DeGrow on recent "impasse" declarations by Colorado teachers unions, and the recent "sick-out" at Broomfield High School.
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FTS on the air: Rocky Mtn. Alliance of Bloggers
Face the State staff writer Kate Melvin appeared on the Rocky Mountain Alliance Blog Talk Radio show Tuesday night to discuss ongoing budget struggles at the University of Colorado and the call for salary cuts from the Independence Institute, spurred by a FTS investigation into high salaries at CU.
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Colorado bloggers take to the (Internet) airwaves
December 2, 2008The Rocky Mountain Alliance of Bloggers has taken its political commentary to the (Internet) airwaves of BlogTalkRadio and is now producing a live weekly show.
Aurora charter schools largely excluded from proposed tax measures
A Face the State Staff Report
August 15, 2008As the Aurora Public Schools District prepares to ask taxpayers for a pair of tax increases this November, charter school officials allege they have been largely excluded from the proposed financing bump.