Author: Mark Hillman
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GUEST OPINION: Let’s make America 250 about the nation we all share
Our country’s Bicentennial in 1976 was a glorious experience for a 9-year-old boy. Communities came together to work on Bicentennial projects. My home county embarked on a multi-year project to restore the 1905 wooden carousel, which had been purchased from Elitch Gardens in 1928. Picnics, festivals, and colonial costumes were ubiquitous, as were flags adorned…
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Colorado’s budget deficit is self-inflicted | Mark Hillman
“The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money. ” – Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister. The same can be said of “progressivism,” and Colorado’s ruling progressive Democrats are learning the hard way as they face spending deficits surpassing $1 billion a year. State budget deficits are usually caused when a recession reduces tax…
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COLUMN: Tackling insurance costs will require political courage
Frustrated by rising insurance premiums, Colorado drivers and homeowners are giving state lawmakers an earful. Home insurance rates in our state have grown faster since 2020 than anywhere else in the nation, according to the Wall Street Journal. With full coverage auto insurance costing an average of $3,233 a year, Coloradans are paying $600 a…
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Will Colorado courts curb lawmakers’ backdoor taxes
During its August special session, the Colorado General Assembly passed several bills to raise tax revenue and partially fill the growing chasm between federal tax policy and progressive Democrats’ insatiable spending. Although the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) in our state constitution requires a public vote on any “tax policy change directly causing a net…
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Will Colorado courts curb lawmakers’ backdoor taxes
During its August special session, the Colorado General Assembly passed several bills to raise tax revenue and partially fill the growing chasm between federal tax policy and progressive Democrats’ insatiable spending. Although the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) in our state constitution requires a public vote on any “tax policy change directly causing a net…
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Will Colorado courts curb lawmakers’ backdoor taxes
MARK HILLMAN During its August special session, the Colorado General Assembly passed several bills to raise tax revenue and partially fill the growing chasm between federal tax policy and progressive Democrats’ insatiable spending. Although the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) in our state constitution requires a public vote on any “tax policy change directly causing…
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GUEST OPINION: Legislators bleed us again, promise more to come
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I miss John Hickenlooper — and I really miss Roy Romer. While I often disagreed with their policies, at least we lived on the same planet because they understood that Colorado businesses must prosper to sustain the functions of government. The recent “extraordinary” session of…
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GUEST OPINION: Legislators bleed us again, promise more to come
I miss John Hickenlooper — and I really miss Roy Romer. While I often disagreed with their policies, at least we lived on the same planet because they understood that Colorado businesses must prosper to sustain the functions of government. The recent “extraordinary” session of the Colorado legislature starkly illustrated how the Democratic Party has…
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GUEST OPINION: Here’s why Coloradans can’t have good roads
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ’Tis the season when Colorado highways are teeming with summer travelers, all confronted with the inescapable reality that the state government has absolutely failed in its responsibility to maintain our highways. Last month, the American…
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GUEST OPINION: Here’s why Coloradans can’t have good roads
’Tis the season when Colorado highways are teeming with summer travelers, all confronted with the inescapable reality that the state government has absolutely failed in its responsibility to maintain our highways. Last month, the American Society of Civil Engineers quantified this dismal state of affairs: Barely one-third of our state roads are in “good” condition,…