Here's an article about Initiative 100 from the Rocky Mountain News [October 13, 2005, "Denver councilman calls pro-pot signs 'devious'"]. From the article, "Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown is fuming about the "Make Denver SAFER" message on campaign signs pushing a city ballot measure to legalize adult marijuana use...Supporters of the ballot measure say the slogan speaks to their mission to amend city ordinances to make adult use of an ounce or less of marijuana a legal and 'safer' alternative to alcohol, which they contend fuels violent crime and deaths caused by drunken-driving collisions and alcoholism."
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [October 13, 2005, "Pot pitch called smoke, mirrors"]. They're running a photo of the yard sign in question.
The Rocky is reporting that voters may not know who funded the ads against Referendum C run by the Independence Institute until after the November 1st election [October 13, 2005, "Mystery donor was a nonprofit"]. From the article, "The reason (Jon) Caldara was in court was because of a complaint filed by backers of the referendums, who allege the group is violating Colorado's strict campaign finance laws by refusing to divulge the identity of its financial backers."
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [October 13, 2005, "C, D foe pressed on radio ad donor"].
Here's an article from the Rocky Mountain News about a new report about TABOR from the Center for Tax Policy ["October 13, 2005, "Tax watchdog: State faces dire finances"]. From the article, "Colorado's financial future is so dire it could shut down entire state departments and still face serious budget problems, according to a nonpartisan tax group. The Center for Tax Policy on Wednesday released a report looking at the implications of the so-called ratchet effect in the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, which doesn't allow the state to return to pre-recession spending levels."
Supporters of ProComp have raised $908,000, according to the Denver Post [October 13, 2005, "Backers give $900,000 to teacher-pay plan effort"].
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
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