Author: The Gazette Editorial Board
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EDITORIAL: An easy ‘no’ makes it onto Colorado’s ballot
It’ll be another couple of days before the secretary of state officially certifies the final draft of Colorado’s Nov. 3 ballot. But it’s already a safe bet who will cast the first vote against the ‘progressive’ income tax hike that will be on it. It’ll be Colorado’s progressive Gov. Jared Polis. The Boulder Democrat may have…
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EDITORIAL: Hope for Colorado’s highways — or another trick?
It’s unclear what the prospects are for a long-overdue restoration of state highway funding following last week’s announced accord between highway advocates and their adversaries — i.e., ruling Democrats in the legislature and their party allies in the governor’s office. What’s clear is Colorado’s crumbling and congested traffic grid is crippling our state’s economy and…
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EDITORIAL: Just say no to Colorado’s ‘CoCo’ tax
Coco Chanel just wanted your attention, and Coco the Clown only asked for laughs. But “CoCo” the “Colorado Connector” — a preposterously expensive pipe dream to link up Front Range cities with a passenger rail line — is coming for your tax dollars. Do yourself a favor and just say no. Sure, CoCo is a…
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EDITORIAL: Crank’s accomplishments top his rival’s stale talking points
As anticipated, Colorado Springs U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank’s reelection rival lashed out at him with shopworn Democratic talking points in Thursday’s debate at the Pikes Peak Center. And as usual, it involved an attempt to tie him to our nation’s often-polarizing president. It was a misfire. Crank deftly and convincingly set the record straight. Even…
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EDITORIAL: A fail-safe against a crippling tax hike
If a “progressive,” $2 billion-plus tax hike makes it onto Colorado’s statewide ballot this fall, voters will have a surefire way to neutralize it — a competing ballot proposal capping the state income tax. Last week, as The Gazette reported, the Secretary of State’s Office confirmed Initiative 232 for the Nov. 3 ballot. Advocacy group…
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EDITORIAL: Protect hunting & fishing — and protect nature
Hunting — among the oldest human activities — is under fire around the country. Fishing will be targeted, too, sooner rather than later. That’s especially so in an outdoor-recreation destination such as Colorado. Hunters and anglers converge here from across the country in pursuit of abundant wildlife, most notably elk, amid mountain splendor. Yet, our…
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EDITORIAL: The real ‘deepfake’ is Proposition NN
Invoking a new campaign finance law, a state senator has filed a complaint against a “deepfake” video that uses her likeness to slam a tax proposal she helped place on November’s ballot. As first reported by CBS Colorado’s Shaun Boyd, the libertarian-leaning Independence Institute posted an AI-generated video (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bIifVoJ05XY) mocking Democratic state Sen. Cathy Kipp’s…
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EDITORIAL: Capitol’s Dems ignored sex-trafficked kids
A compelling commentary on the human trafficking of children, published in last Sunday’s Gazette Perspective section, was an urgent call to action for a much-needed ballot proposal that would raise the penalty for this horrific crime in our state. The commentary also served as a potent reminder of why Colorado’s Constitution has guaranteed the right…
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EDITORIAL: School choice is Colorado kids’ best hope
Colorado’s latest student testing data is out, and it’s at best a mixed bag. As The Gazette reports, 37.3% of students in grades 3-8 met or exceeded expectations in math, up from 35.9% last year and on paper reaching a “new record.” Meanwhile, English scores — which returned to pre-pandemic levels last year — remained…
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EDITORIAL: High-THC pot’s perils exposed on the big screen
The drug Colorado became infamous for is getting exposed. The not-so-dirty-little-secret you realize if you can see through Big Marijuana’s hazy propaganda at any candy-store-like pot shop: Today’s marijuana is anything but natural. As Leighton Woodhouse, investigative journalist and filmmaker says, “It has about as much resemblance to a marijuana plant as strawberry Kool-Aid has…