Business Groups Merge to Fight Union Initiatives

A Face the State Staff Report

Two groups opposed to four union-backed anti-business initiatives slated to appear on the November ballot announced today that they are merging to form an opposition coalition. Defend Our Economy, a group launched in April “to analyze and communicate the potential impacts of this baffling array of proposed initiatives on all Colorado businesses,” is merging with Coloradans For Responsible Reform, an issue committee formed by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.

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8/5: Economic reality

Is the economy so bad off? It depends on who you ask – and where you live. More >

Experts: Drop in illegal immigrants has many causes

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In light of a new national study concluding that the U.S. illegal immigrant population has decreased 11 percent over the past year, immigration experts and local business owners say there are many reasons for the drop.

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CACI hits the mark with legislative endorsements

Forbes hits Denver to talk economics

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Listening to Steve Forbes, famed publisher and former presidential candidate, is like drinking from a fire hose. The fast talking and quick thinking mogul was at the Denver Marriott Tech Center Monday to discuss what needs to be done in order to save the America’s faltering economy.

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7/11: Negotiable rates for health care

Doctors are unhappy with new Medicare reimbursement rates. They’re threatening to stop caring for those with government-subsidized health insurance. But is there another option? More >

7/2: "Extortion and exploitation"

Conditions of employment should be a matter between a worker and his boss, not a politicized labor union. More >

6/20: Lighting up at casinos, legally

When is a casino really a cigar bar? And what does it matter, anyway? More >

Just Three Initiatives on Ballot Thus Far

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Despite fears by Democrat legislators that the citizen initiative process had run amok, so far only three initiatives have been approved for the November statewide ballot.

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Denver Chamber opposes Right to Work Initiative

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The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce has voted to oppose Amendment 47, a proposed right-to-work constitutional amendment set to appear on this November's ballot that would ask voters to protect workers from being forced to join unions or pay union dues.

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