Identifying the Obstacles to Colorado’s Initiative and Referendum Process (Issue Paper) Issue Paper By Dennis Polhill 1. Context of the Initiative Process A. IntroductionInitiative and Referendum (I&R) is important to representative democracy…
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Are Coloradans Fit to Make Their Own Laws
A Common Sense Primer on the Initiative Process By Dennis Polhil Introduction On Election Day, Nov. 5, Colorado citizens will exercise their right to vote not only in electing candidates but also…
Let Those Who Receive the Benefits Pay the Costs
An analysis of the Colorado state government’s flawed plan for I-25 Issue Paper By Stephen R. Mueller, P. E. and Dennis Polhill, P. E. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. This report presents a detailed analysis…
Light Rail in Denver – Taking the Taxpayers for a Ride
Issue Paper By Stephen R. Mueller and Dennis PolhillSenior Fellows, The Independence Institute In Brief: Congress is considering giving Denver hundreds of millions of dollars to construct an eight mile extension of…
Utilities: Market Competition is Coming
Issue Paper By Dennis Polhill Although seldom a topic of conversation around Americas dinner tables, the generation and transmission of power is as ripe for privatization as the transportation industry. We must…
Stop That Train Part II- A Reply to RTD
By Stephen Mueller & Dennis Polhill Executive Summary In March 1993, the Independence Institute published an Issue Paper titled Stop that Train, which contented that the plans ofthe Regional Transportation District (RTD) to…
Stop That Train: RTD’s Light Rail Boondoggle is on a Fast Track for Disaster
By Stephen R. Mueller P. E. and Dennis Polhill P. E. In Brief: Entire Paper: Stop that Train: RTD’s Light Rail Boondoggle is on a Fast Track for Disaster (PDF)
Unfair Government Competition Against Small Business
Number 12-93 By Dennis Polhill Executive Summary Unfair Competition exists when a government or quasi-government entity takesadvantage of its tax exemption and other privileges to supply private goods to the marketin competition…