Posts Tagged ‘AFL-CIO’
RTD Director Ken Riley: “Tax the rich! Tax the rich!”
February 25th, 2011
YouTube can be such a terrible waste of time but there are occasions when it is a boon. Yesterday we posted video of Colorado State Representatives Judy Solano and John Soper cheering on the union rally at the capitol. Thanks to a comment left on that story we now have video of RTD Director Ken [...]
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Today’s the day – Get your ballot in!
November 3rd, 2009
It’s Election Day across the county today. Here in Thornton there are city council races in every ward and we also have Adams County Issue 1A on the ballot. Historically voter turnout in off-year elections is pretty dismal – around 30% or so. This is truly sad and disappointing. It is my firm belief that [...]
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What do union campaign contributions to council candidates get the unions?
October 19th, 2009
We recently wrote about how much money had been raised by the people running for the four open Thornton City Council seats. This was done as an exercise in understanding not only how much it costs to run for local office but also where that money comes from. In looking at the candidate contribution reports, [...]
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