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May 09, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Energy & Environment
The Legislative Session May Be Over . . . But the Fight to Protect Rural Ratepayers Goes On With a Capitol press event today hosted by AFP-CO What: Americans for Prosperity-Colorado hosts a news conference where state lawmakers and others representing rural Colorado will discuss the potential impact of Senate Bill 252, the measure, which [...]
May 01, 2013
If you’re one of the 1.5 million Coloradans served by rural electric co-ops, and even if you’re not, a quick phone call or email today to four key members of Colorado’s legislature could help avert billions of dollars in unnecessary, economy-killing utility bill hikes coming Colorado’s way if SB-252 gets final approval and a signature [...]
April 11, 2013
Dear Coloradan, Mark your calendars for April 20th to attend the 2013 Peak Freedom Festival, hosted by the Peak Freedom Forum, Americans for Prosperity and The Center for the Study of Government and the Individual at UCCS. In its fifth year, the Peak Freedom Festival has quickly become one of the region’s top annual events, [...]
March 05, 2013 JEnergy & Environment, Budget & Spending
Colorado’s largest grassroots liberty group, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado, this week launched a petition drive urging Gov. John Hickenlooper and state legislators to more fully investigate the internal workings of the 6-year-old Colorado Energy Office, following the results of an audit that found the office in disarray, with more than $250 million in funds that couldn’t [...]
February 25, 2013 JHealthcare & entitlements, Budget & Spending
Statement from AFP-CO Deputy Director Sean Paige In Response to Release of White House Spending Cuts List “In another sequester-related scare tactic, The White House over the weekend released a list of roughly $87 million in possible Colorado spending cuts that it threatens to make if sequester takes place. With these and other disreputable tactics, [...]