August, 2011 - Independence Institute

Colorado’s Long-Term Budget Dilemma: Two Perspectives 0
- August 30, 2011
The Independence Institute and the Rocky Mountain Foundation invite you to attend Colorado’s Long-Term Budget Dilemma: Two Perspectives Penn Pfiffner, Independence Institute Fiscal Policy Center Director and Citizen’s Budget Author Phyllis Resnick, principal economist for DU’s Center for Colorado’s Economic Future Financing Colorado’s Future: An Analysis of the Fiscal Sustainability of State Government October 11,
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Independent Women’s Luncheon Fall 2011 0
- August 30, 2011
Catherine Shopneck, Chairman of the Board and the women of the Independence Institute cordially invite you to attend Independent Women’s Luncheon with special guest Nicole Kurokawa Neily Executive Director of the Independent Women’s Forum Thursday, October 27, 2011 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Denver Country Club $40 per person RSVP online
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Colorado’s health insurance exchange: controlled by Feds, limited choice 0
- August 30, 2011
State-based insurance exchanges will be largely controlled by federal edicts. They will not give Americans the same insurances choices as Congress members, and they limit choice.
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Honolulu Showdown 0
- August 30, 2011
The Antiplanner is at a conference this week so postings will be light. In the meantime, readers might want to discuss this editorial against the Honolulu rail project, which it says “would change the landscape in ways many are unwilling to accept.” Only subscribers can read more than the first couple of paragraphs, but Honolulu […]
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Kudos to Indiana Families, Reformers for Early Choice Scholarship Success 0
- August 29, 2011
Was it really less than three weeks ago I wondered aloud about the pending school choice rulings here in Colorado and in Indiana? While a Denver District Court judge put a (temporary) halt to the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program, a few days later Hoosier families celebrated a better result. Today Associated Press writer Tom […]
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Xcel admits what "clean energy" advocates won't 0
- August 29, 2011
Normally reading an energy compliance plan is about as exciting as watching low VOC paint dry. But Xcel Energy‘s 2012 Renewable Energy Standard Compliance Plan, filed with the Public Utilities Commission in May 2011, has some pretty powerful stuff in it including admissions about Colorado’s “phantom carbon tax” and the cost effectiveness of renewable energy.
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