The Executive Committee of the Democratic Party of Denver passed a pointed resolution August 17th, emphatically calling for a “No” vote on Amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101 on the ballots in the November 2, 2010 General Election. 

The unanimous vote of the 46 members of the Executive Committee present at Tuesday’s meeting followed a compelling, bipartisan presentation by Representative Lois Court (Democrat, State House District 6) and Henry Sobanet, the budget director for Republican Governor Bill Owens and currently a consultant working with Coloradans for Responsible Reform.

Experts predict a statewide revenue loss of at least $1 billion and the subsequent loss of more than 70,000 jobs if the measures pass.  The Executive Committee of the Democratic Party of Denver is proud to stand with leaders of both major political parties as well as unaffiliated and third party members, business leaders, and responsible citizens who decry these fiscally reckless initiatives and are standing up to defeat these efforts to crush Colorado’s economy.

“Colorado voters need to cut through the deceptive tactics of these three ballot measures and vote ‘No’ on their ballots this November,” said Owen Perkins, Secretary of the Democratic Party of Denver.  “Collectively, these measures would kill tens of thousands of jobs, cripple state and local governments and their ability to provide basic services in the areas of public safety, transportation, and education, and create a voter-sanctioned recession comparable to the economic recession Colorado is still struggling to recover from.”

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Please click here to visit our resource page on opposition to Amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101.

The State of the City Address
Mayor John Hickenlooper

Dale Tooley Plaza, The Denver Justice Center
July 13, 2010

“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” That’s Abraham Lincoln.

How can one not be proud of living in Denver, Colorado? So many of us were drawn here from elsewhere and stayed. Native or not, Colorado is a place that calls to all of us. It is a place of hope and optimism, renewal and fulfillment. Our capital City – the Queen City of the Plains – is a place I am proud to serve.

But I wonder: How do we ensure this place is proud of us? Will future generations see us for the successes we forged, or for the opportunities we missed? These are the questions inherent in Abraham Lincoln’s quote.

We came to this job seven years ago full of determination to build a stronger City with an administration that set high goals, disdained partisan politics and fought “the fundamental nonsense of government” – that is, government befuddled by rules and regulations that inhibited problem solving. Our team – in fact, all City Employees – challenged the status quo to demonstrate that government can do more with less, and be transparent and accountable at the same time.

Read the full speech here.

Governor Caps Session By Signing Renewable Energy Bills
Governor Bill Ritter signed the last of the 2010 legislative session's bills in June, capping his gubernatorial career with a handful of bills focusing on renewable energy, his top priority since taking office in 2007.  (The Colorado Statesman, June 29, 2010)

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Photo by Jamie Cotton, courtesy of The Colorado Statesman.