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Democrats keep sticking it to rural Colorado

Wednesday, 24 April 2013 15:36 by Mark Hillman
  (Centennial Fellow) Now that they have regained total control of the State Capitol, Democrat leaders in the legislature just cannot resist kicking rural Colorado every time they get a chance.  It was necessary, they told us, for rural Col... [More]
Categories:   Energy
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Why Republicans are right to draw the line on taxes

Monday, 25 March 2013 15:37 by Mark Hillman
  (Centennial Fellow) The culture of Washington is one of compromise. Go along. Get along. Get something done - good, bad or otherwise.  Sometimes compromise is necessary. When the levers of power are divided, reality dictates two choices... [More]
Categories:   Policy
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Colorado legislators spur job creation - somewhere else

Tuesday, 5 March 2013 16:52 by Mark Hillman
(Centennial Fellow) Here’s a little exercise for Colorado business owners, managers or anyone else whose job requires that they keep the bills paid, the doors open, and customers satisfied:  • Take a few minutes to read how legislator... [More]
Categories:   Policy
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Obama on business: Ignorance or arrogance?

Saturday, 21 July 2012 07:14 by Mark Hillman
(Centennial Fellow) What’s more frustrating about President Obama – his ignorance of how difficult it is to make a profit in business or his arrogance that there’s so little he doesn’t know?Here’s a man with less busines... [More]
Categories:   Business | capitalism | Obama
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Obamacare ruling: A mess with a message

Monday, 2 July 2012 14:04 by Mark Hillman
For anyone who naively thought the Supreme Court would render a clean and tidy decision on ObamaCare, Chief Justice John Roberts' majority-of-one opinion should be instructive. Rarely does the high court render an opinion that draws bright lines by s... [More]
Categories:   Constitution | Courts | Health care
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Professor Obama flunks constitutional law

Sunday, 15 April 2012 12:22 by Mark Hillman
  Isn’t it ironic that the Smartest President Ever – according to one historian – can say something so ridiculous that most high school civics students would recognize his statements to be hogwash? After the Supreme Court concl... [More]
Categories:   Constitution | Courts | Health care
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After fighting honorably, Santorum must face reality

Sunday, 8 April 2012 09:17 by Mark Hillman
I like Rick Santorum.  I voted for him.  I even donated to his campaign.  I believe that he is a credible conservative who could provide a striking contrast to Barack Obama and who could resonate with blue-collar voters.Santorum is a g... [More]
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Categories:   2012
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Legislature shouldn't treat employers as adversaries

Friday, 17 February 2012 14:56 by Mark Hillman
(Centennial Fellow) At a time when state legislators should be doing everything possible to encourage job creation, a bill working its way through the Colorado Senate unfairly paints employers as unreasonable and untrustworthy.  Worse still, Sen... [More]
Categories:   Regulation
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Can Santorum parlay hat trick into nomination?

Friday, 10 February 2012 10:25 by Mark Hillman
(Centennial Fellow) Nice guys don't always finish last.  Sometimes they win three states in a single day.   Rick Santorum's improbable hat trick - sweeping Republican presidential contests in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado - provided yet ... [More]

Why are we letting Medicaid cannibalize the schools?

Thursday, 26 January 2012 02:52 by Mark Hillman
Budgeting is about setting priorities.In most states, K-12 education is the top priority and receives the lion’s share of funding.  Yet across the country, states are grappling with a budget monster that pits education funding against fede... [More]
Categories:   Budget | Education | Health care
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