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FTS Humor: Another skirmish in the War on Poverty

Face The State Humor

August 1, 2009

By Andrew Ripemoff

We have some good economic news to report. That Mercedes you've always wanted is now within reach. That’s right: Colorado lawmakers have formed a committee to reduce poverty.

Northern Colorado legislators vote to destroy electoral college

March 18, 2009

"Democrat Northern Colorado legislators Jim Riesberg, John Kefalas and Randy Fischer voted to trample on the US Constitution that has protected the rights of smaller states for over 200 years, render Colorado politically impotent in the next presidential election and ignore the will of Colorado voters. These legislators gave a thumbs up to Andy Kerr’s anti-Electoral College legislation HB 1299."

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Home buyer tax credits get the cold shoulder nationally and in Colorado

A Face the State Staff Report

February 12, 2009

National debates are often mirrored on the state level, and Colorado experienced just that Wednesday, when House Finance Committee Democrats killed a proposed tax credit for buyers of new single-family homes, while at the same time a congressional conference committee removed a similar tax credit from the economic stimulus bill.

Bradford won't support Salazar's tax credit

January 28, 2009

"State Rep. Laura Bradford, R-Collbran, told Rep. John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins, that she could not support his plan to create an innovation tax credit because not enough of the incentivized investments would flow to Mesa County."

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"CO Guaranteed Health Care Act" doesn't guarantee health care

December 22, 2008

"State Representative John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins, says that under his single-payer health care plan, the “Colorado Guaranteed Health Care Act,” “people can choose their own doctor and get high-quality care.” Here he overlooks a critical distinction: health insurance or prepaid health care is not the same as health care. In states and countries that have some form of “universal coverage” people do not get the care they need."

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GOP Bus Tour Takes Nothern Colorado, Fast Food Joint By Storm

A Face the State Staff Report

October 17, 2008

GOP road show

Leading Republican lawmakers kicked off a statewide “Save, Don’t Spend!” themed road trip Thursday morning, spreading a message of fiscal responsibility and transparency.