A group of business leaders that joined forces with organized labor during the campaign season is now hosting a fundraiser to retire $225,000 of campaign debt.
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A Face the State Staff Report
July 14, 2009Unions have challenged the language of a ballot initiative that would amend the Colorado Constitution to guarantee employees' right to a secret ballot in unionization elections. Meanwhile, legislation is pending before Congress that would remove that requirement from federal law.
Lawmakers: Bill's defeat leads to 'Blagojevich-ization' of Colorado politics
A Face the State Staff Report
January 28, 2009The House State Affairs Committee killed a bill Tuesday that would have made it illegal to remove a ballot initiative in exchange for compensation of any kind.
Colorado's business leaders seek a bailout of their own
December 9, 2008"The Buzz" on Newstalk 1310 KFKA, 10/27 - Colorado Concern and Amd. 54
October 27, 2008
Face The State managing editor Brad Jones visits with Newstalk 1310 KFKA's Amy Oliver. An internal fundraising memo obtained by Face The State indicates Colorado Concern, the statewide "pro-business" group, has redoubled its efforts toward defeating Amendment 54. What does this last-minute appeal for cash say about the Nov. 4 election?
Memo: Business group shifts campaign toward defeating Amendment 54
A Face the State Staff Report
October 27, 2008
Colorado Concern, the business group which joined forces with a labor coalition to oppose three initiatives on the November ballot, has "refocused its attention" to defeating Amendment 54, according to an internal fundraising memo obtained by Face The State.
10/8: Legal extortion, and the effort to stop it
You'd think it would be illegal to accept money in exchange for removing your initiative from the ballot. Turns out, everybody has their price.
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Unions make business community an offer it can't refuse
A Face the State Staff Report
October 3, 2008
Union bosses struck a deal with members of the business community Thursday, agreeing to pull four measures from the ballot in an act some liken to extortion.
Breaking: Labor-Business negotiations fall through
September 30, 2008Negotiations between the state's largest labor unions and a group of Colorado business leaders over the possible withdrawal of four amendments from the November ballot fell through late Tuesday afternoon.
"The Buzz" on Newstalk 1310 KFKA, 9/29 - No deal after all on "poison pill" amendments?
September 29, 2008Face The State managing editor Brad Jones talks with Newstalk 1310 KFKA's Amy Oliver about the back-room negotiations between Colorado Concern, Gov. Bill Ritter and the state's largest labor unions. Sources tell Face The State a deal, once thought to have been agreed upon, is unraveling amidst critical media attention.
Amendment 54 ad
September 23, 2008In response to alleged backroom political deals between the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and union bosses, Amendment 54 is launching a strongly worded ad that calls the collaboration an “unholy alliance.”
EXCLUSIVE: Documents from Legislative Ethics Panel
A Face the State Staff Report
April 24, 2007Face the State has obtained exclusive documents central to a legislative ethics investigation of William Mutch which begins today.