The Independence Institute is taking the fight to the State against the new anti-gun bills. 54 Colorado sheriffs, the Colorado Farm Bureau, disabled citizens, hunting guides, Women for Concealed Carry, and others joined us to file suit. Here is the full video of the press conference. Here is the official complaint.

In 1993 Colorado became the 3rd state to adopt charter school legislation. Born out of frustration with lackluster school performance and limited options, the Charter Schools Act resulted from the hard work and dedication of many parents, educators, and political leaders. Authors Pam Benigno and Kyle Morin present careful and colorful recollections from many active, influential figures to highlight the foundation and origins of the Act.

Like your health care privacy? Linda Gorman explains how cash-strapped states are getting away with selling private medical information. HIPPA rules? They don't apply to governments so individuals have no legal shelter for protecting their private medical information. Read the whole article on Complete Colorado's Page 2.

A large part of Colorado's financial instability is its obligations to the public pension system. Most notably, the Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA) has been saddled with big obligations and hardly enough revenue to support it. In this Issue Backgrounder, Joshua Sharf walks the reader through an introduction to Colorado's PERA system.

Independence Institute president Jon Caldara has a blog! The Cauldron is where Jon takes on life, liberty, and libations everyday. In addition, guest authors like Professor Rob Natelson, Mike Krause, and Dave Kopel are featured occasionally to spice things up when Jon is too hung over to write. Check out The Cauldron to keep up with Jon and the whole Independence Institute gang.