The Colorado Independent

Sunday, May 19th, 2013

Ballot Measures

Poll: Wide support in Colorado for same-sex civil unions

By | 04.13.12 | 12:48 pm

For years, credible surveys conducted among Colorado voters have found opinion in the state swinging strongly in favor of legal relationship recognition for gay couples. Results released Friday by North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling show the strongest support yet. Coloradans, according to a poll conducted last week (pdf), support a civil unions bill presently being considered by the state legislature by a whopping 30-point spread.

Colorado marijuana legalization effort gets a billboard

By | 04.05.12 | 6:37 pm

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol today unveiled its first billboard, located at 1660 Federal Blvd., just up the hill from Sports Authority Field at Mile High and towering over a liquor store.

Colorado ‘religious freedom’ initiative moves step closer to 2012 ballot

By | 04.05.12 | 9:26 am

The Colorado Secretary of State’s title board on Wednesday approved language for a “religious freedom” ballot initiative submitted last month by Colorado Springs-based evangelical organization Focus on the Family. Supporters of the initiative can now begin collecting the roughly 86,000 valid voter signatures it will take to land the proposal on election ballots this November.

Personhood gaining steam in Oklahoma

By | 03.30.12 | 5:07 am

State lawmakers in Oklahoma this week took up a piece of legislation that would grant “personhood” status to human embryos. The measure, which was passed by the state Senate, advanced through the House Public Health Committee, despite warnings that it could endanger the lives of women.

Gessler recall discussion heats up

By | 03.29.12 | 5:21 pm

Will Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler be subject to a recall vote? Democrats have been talking off the record about such a possibility for months, but on Wednesday Colorado Democratic Party Chair Rick Palacio issued a statement that takes the discussion into the public.

Retiring U.S. Sen. Snowe: End gridlock by rewarding compromise

By | 03.23.12 | 5:05 am

The NewsHour on Wednesday tapped retiring moderate U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) to discuss congressional dysfunction. Interviewed by Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill, the two provided a free-wheeling inside view of what has happened over the last couple of decades on the Hill. They touched on the roll played by the media, no-tax pledges, no-comprise candidate platforms and sacred-cow entitlement programs. They also offered suggestions on what they would do, if they could, to address the gridlock that poll after poll suggests is detested by the vast majority of American citizens.

Personhood coalition launches petition drive at Colorado Planned Parenthood clinics

By | 03.15.12 | 3:46 pm

The Colorado Personhood Coalition on Thursday hosted rallies at Planned Parenthood clinics in Denver and Colorado Springs to launch the coalition’s drive to gather signatures for its anti-abortion ballot initiative.

Santorum signs symbolic personhood petition

By | 03.15.12 | 12:01 pm

Presidential candidate Rick Santorum has furthered his commitment to the pro-life cause, signing a draft version of the Oklahoma Personhood Amendment petition. The ‘fetal personhood’ movement has swept the country in recent months and aims to outlaw abortion by defining life as beginning at the moment of conception.

Medical marijuana community up in arms over Roach comments

By | 03.09.12 | 5:16 am

Declaring that marijuana has no known medical value, The DEA’s new regional chief Barbra Roach has also let it be known that she would find a place to live that does not allow medical marijuana businesses. It is not surprising that in Colorado, where voters have approved medical marijuana, some find her comments to be more than a little offensive.

Marijuana legalization measure will be on Colorado ballot

By | 02.28.12 | 3:57 pm

This November Colorado voters will get to vote on at least one initiative to legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults.

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