Face The State managing editor Brad Jones talks with Newstalk 1310 KFKA's Amy Oliver about Colorado's leftist Supreme Court, judicial appointments and Senate District 23.
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Follow this topic by RSSPodcast: Matt Arnold of Clear the Bench Colorado
FTS interviews Matt Arnold, director of Clear the Bench Colorado. His group is advocating a "no" vote on retaining four state supreme court justices at the 2010 election. What prompted the effort, and how likely are Coloradans to buy into such a major shakeup at Colorado's highest court?
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Segment 5 - Time for a shakeup at the state Supreme Court?
Denver activist Matt Arnold has formed an effort called "Clear The Bench Colorado" to advocate the ouster of four supreme court justices at next year's general election. What has taxpayer advocates and business leaders so angry as to prompt such a shakeup?
This is a condensed version of a longer, more in-depth interview on this topic; listen to the full interview here.
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Segment 3 - State supreme court upholds tax increase without public vote
The Colorado Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday upholding certain provisions of the 2007 School Finance Act which allow the state to collect increased property tax revenues without a public vote. FTS takes a look at the decision, with reaction from the plaintiff's attorney, Richard Westfall, Independence Institute president Jon Caldara, and Nina Lopez of the Colorado Children's Campaign.
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Political Cartoon for 3/20: What partisanship?
Face The State Humor
March 20, 2009Court observers are crying foul at a recent decision by the Colorado Supreme Court upholding a property tax increase passed without a vote of the people. The decision is only the latest in a long string of rulings in direct conflict with a plain reading of Colorado's constitution, including the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights.
But Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey, regarded as one of the court's most liberal members, fails to see what all the fuss is about.
Colorado Supreme Court upholds controversial tax increase
A Face the State Staff Report
March 17, 2009The Colorado Supreme Court, widely regarded as one of the most liberal in the country, has upheld a property tax increase that raised $118 million in its first year and was previously ruled unconstitutional by a Denver district court judge.
Segment 5 - Waiting for the Colorado Supreme Court
At a speech before Denver business leaders this week, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers said there was "something strange going on" at the Colorado Supreme Court, as a decision on a high-profile property tax case languishes in limbo.
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Suthers: Something strange afoot at the Supreme Court
A Face the State Staff Report
February 26, 2009The Colorado Supreme Court has delayed its ruling on a controversial property tax increase for months, and at a Wednesday breakfast speech, Attorney General John Suthers speculated about the reasons for the delay.
Republicans question high court's partisanship
A Face the State Staff Report
January 6, 2009Republican state lawmakers, alleging overt partisanship by the Colorado Supreme Court, are asking Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey to address their concerns during her biennial State of the Judiciary speech slated for Friday.
Ritter's arrogance, undeterred
FTS Opinion
June 2, 2008Give credit where credit is due. Gov. Bill Ritter is gutsy these days. Even after having a controversial tax increase he championed slapped down in district court as unconstitutional, he remains undeterred. The Governor will use your tax dollars to backfill his endless promises to taxpayers.