http://www.joncaldara.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:37:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tomorrow is a big day in the land of liberty. We've got two events going on, back to back. The first is Taxpayer Day at the Capitol. The Independence Institute is proud to join forces with Americans for Prosperity and other liberty minded organizations including The 9-12 ... http://www.joncaldara.com/2010/03/09/big-day-tomorrow-come-out-and-join-us/ On Wednesday, March 10th, the Independence Institute is co-hosting a health care policy roundtable with Chicago's Heartland Institute. We would love to have you come out and take part in our discussion. To RSVP online click here, or give us a ring at 303.279.6536. The party starts at 2pm ... http://www.joncaldara.com/2010/03/05/health-care-knights-of-the-roundtable/ Just a few days ago the Denver Post published a great investigative piece on the large amount of wasteful spending our largest three school districts (Denver, Douglas, Jefferson) indulge in year after year. Normally we would shrug at school districts spending thousands of dollars on flip-flops and Starbucks, but ... http://www.joncaldara.com/2010/03/03/hello-welcome-to-the-transparency-party/ We’re about a third of the way through the 2010 Colorado legislative session; does your wallet feel lighter yet?   On this Friday’s Independent Thinking, reporters Ed Sealover from the Denver business Journal and Eli Stokols from Fox 31 News join me to discuss the legislative session thus far.  If you ... http://www.joncaldara.com/2010/03/03/hows-that-wallet-feelin/ Obama likes to believe that he's the audacious type. And what could be more audacious than facing quantifiable clear results in one state and ignoring them completely? Actually, ignoring might be an understatement. It's not just ignoring if you deliberately act in a way exactly opposite of what ... http://www.joncaldara.com/2010/03/02/the-audicity-to-ignore-results/ My web monkey just finished posting Randal's fantastic presentation called "Mobility vs. Gridlock: Colorado's Transportation Future" on YouTube in a playlist format. In the presentation, Randal points to the overwhelming evidence that rail transit in general, and FasTracks in particular, is a dead end in solving congestion, safety, and ... http://www.joncaldara.com/2010/03/01/randals-transportation-presentation/ Should convenience stores be allowed to sell full strength beer? And if so, why can‘t liquor store owners operate multiple locations? This weeks Independent Thinking takes a look at Colorado’s complex and antiquated liquor laws and the bills currently in the legislature that would change the way ... http://www.joncaldara.com/2010/02/26/beer-policy-bash-on-indepedent-thinking/ Just how dirty did the debate over the “Dirty Dozen” tax bills get on the floor of the Colorado Senate? Now that the dust has cleared, State Senators Shawn Mitchell (R-Broomfield) and ("dirty" author) Rollie Heath (D-Boulder) join me to talk about the package of recently passed bills, otherwise ... http://www.joncaldara.com/2010/02/18/the-dirty-dozen-and-tabor/ President Reagan’s words have never been truer: “You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness...” We’re counting on you to ... http://www.joncaldara.com/2010/02/18/special-announcement-from-lpr/ For two decades Colorado lawmakers have enacted “tough on crime” legislation. But with a budget gap to close, and sentencing reform recommendations flowing out of the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ), is it finally time to start being “smart on crime” instead? On this week’s ... http://www.joncaldara.com/2010/02/12/perhaps-we-should-get-smart-on-crime-instead/