February 2011 Archives

According to recent AP report, 25,000 people are at the Wisconsin state capitol protesting anti-union legislation. They're opposing a bill that would strip public employees...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2011 The following is a statement in response to Governor Hickenlooper's proposed fiscal year 2011-12 budget from Robert Gibson, executive...
A new poll from the Pew Research Center on People and the Press found that the public wants states to deal with budget challenges through...
See the complete Denver Post story about the state of Colorado's health services [here]....
Fox News reports on pensions, but they get it wrong reporting that pensions will cause budget disasters - see why here. "I think what you...
Last week,ThinkProgress uncovered a campaign by a lobbying firm representing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to to smear unions and other political opponents. "The report...
A new analysis by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) finds that recent reports which claim that state and local governments risk immediate economic ruin...
Be sure to read Nathan Kelly's new blog about how politics - and other factors like bargaining rights impact the income gap between the rick...
A new study from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) finds that Michigan state employees are not over paid, despite claims to the contrary. In fact,...
Read Michael Tomasky's blog on the Guardian's website about income inequality in the US and Egypt. The results are a little shocking. Turns out that the US is more...
Last week, Caleb Cameron, a Colorado WINS member, talked about the impacts of budget cuts and salary freezes with Eli Stokols of KDVR Fox 31 News.
Check out the Center for American Progress' (CAP) new report on how to create a responsible housing market with affordable housing. Read the exerpt below and...
A recent blog post from The Denver Post announced that Governor Hickenlooper will be touring the state to meet with state employees starting February 10th...