Tuesday, September 6, 2005

Yes on C & D TV spot The Vote Yes on C and D campaign has their first TV spot up. QuickTime and Windows Media is sort of inclusive but Linux users are left out. Category: Denver November 2005 Election 7:19:23 PM

Katrina Dan Gillmor is linking to the Katrina People Finder. U.S. Newswire: "A new toll-free number, 1- 800-638-4559, has been created to directly connect evacuees with housing donors. Operators taking calls will stay on the line to guide evacuees through the http://www.hurricanehousing.org matching process." 6:57:55 AM

Referendum C Here's an editorial from the Denver Post in favor of Referendum C [September 5, 2005, "Ref. C deserves passing grade"]. They write, "If Colorado voters turn down Referendum C, the impact on the state's colleges and universities will be fast and furious. Tuitions are sure to skyrocket, forcing some schools to contemplate privatizing while others slash programs and staff. Those are not just empty threats from proponents of the ballot measure to allow the state to spend more of the money it collects. If C doesn't pass, the state will be forced to cut another $400 million from its budget next year, and college administrators can sense that they will bear the brunt. Yet a bleak future for higher ed is still a hard sell on the campaign trail. There are thousands of Coloradans who, when they hear the words "higher education," immediately think of Ward Churchill, athletic sex scandals and binge drinking. Why not cut higher ed, they might ask." Category: Denver November 2005 Election 6:35:32 AM

527's in '06 Governor Owens, Pete Coors and Bruce Benson are hoping to help fund Republican victories next fall, according to the Denver Post [September 6, 2005, "GOP aiming its big guns at '06 races"]. From the article, "Gov. Bill Owens, brewery executive Pete Coors and former state Republican Party chair Bruce Benson have formed the political alliance - known as Headwaters Group LLC - which also is expected to aid the GOP in its quest to take back the statehouse in 2006. The potentially powerful fundraising coalition shows the high stakes of next year's elections, which are anticipated to be bruising and expensive. It is also one of the first concrete signs that Republicans learned the importance of such committees after the Democrats - who effectively used them last year - won the majority in the state legislature." Category: Denver November 2006 Election 6:25:46 AM

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