Referendums C and D
The Rocky Mountain News reports that the big story for proponents of Referendums C and D was Rutt Bridges' refund of the dough that his campaign collected [September 1, 2005, "Ex-guv candidate to give Ref C a lift"]. He's urging supporters to use the money to donate to the referendums.
Starting today State Senator Ken Gordon is walking from across colorado in support of Referendum C according to the Rocky Mountain News [September 2, 2005, "Denver Dem to walk across state in support of Ref C"]. From the article, "City slicker Ken Gordon plans to tramp Colorado's roads and sleep under the stars, all in an effort to drum up support for Referendum C. The Denver Democrat isn't much of an outdoorsman, but he's willing to do his part to publicize the Nov. 1 tax measure."
Meanwhile some local police officials think that Jon Caldara and the Independence Institute is a bit nuts recommending the release of non-violent criminals for cost-cutting, according to the Rocky Mountain News [September 2, 2005, "Cops blast notion of freeing offenders"]. From the article, "The Independence Institute, a local free-market think tank in Golden, opposes Referendums C and D on the Nov. 1 ballot, and has suggested that Colorado's budget shortfall could be reduced by finding alternatives to jail for drug offenders. But a half-dozen law officers, including the heads of both the Colorado sheriffs' and police associations, called a press conference Thursday to say that most people in Colorado prisons for drug crimes are multiple offenders who were involved in drug trafficking or violence."
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
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