State Ballot Proposition 121 asks Colorado voters if they would like to decrease the state income tax rate. Supporters say the cut will put money into people’s pockets. Opponents say the tax decrease is actually a tax increase for most […]
Metro: Truth In Media – Dark Money
Truth In Media Collaboration: First Event In Series – Dark Money Brenna St. Onge of the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado & Katie Dahl of Common Cause Colorado with moderator Susan Greene of the Colorado Independent are joined by guest speakers Edwin Bender of the National Institute […]
Truth, Lies and Video Tape: Behind Political TV Ads in an Election
“The outside money is funding a lot of these attacks.” Sandra Fish, a political investigative reporter, says that with this years Presidential elections, a US Senate race and several heated ballot initiatives facing Colorado voters, spending on political TV ads […]
Reveal: When Mad Men meet dark money
By Julia B. Chan, Reveal Money in U.S. politics was once a straightforward thing, but we’re now in the era of dark money. We look at who’s spending, how much, where the money’s flowing and what it’s paying for. Image: Michael […]
Dark Money: Who’s Trying to Influence Your Vote, and Why?
“If you are a wealthy individual or a wealthy corporation, you have complete control over who exactly knows the magnitude of your influence in a particular race. “ On Thursday March 10th, Colorado Independent editor Susan Greene will moderate a discussion with two […]