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.

For parents who are interested in learning more about K-12 scholarship tax credits in Colorado, the Independence Institute's Education Policy Center has a new resource for you called, Colorado Kids Win. Along with information, outside resources, and videos, you can keep in touch with the Education Center by signing up with their newsletter here.

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.