Colorado
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Environment/Energy
Largest Coal Plant In Western U.S. May Close Due To Inexpensive Natural Gas
by James Taylor February 9, 2017The largest coal power plant in the western United States may shut down soon due to low natural gas prices, the plant’s operators report.
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Whether you agree with marijuana becoming legal or not, in some states, it already has attained legalized status.
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Environment/EnergyFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Jonathan Lockwood: Colorado Supreme Court Bars Local Fracking Bans
by Donald Kendal May 23, 2016In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Jonathan Lockwood, executive director of Advancing Colorado, joins host H. Sterling Burnett to discuss the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to bar localities from banning hydraulic fracturing.
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FeaturedHealth Care
Single-Payer Health Care is Not Right for Colorado or Any State
by Matthew Glans May 11, 2016In November 2016, Colorado voters will decide on a new ballot measure, a state constitutional amendment that would create “ColoradoCare,” a new single-payer, government-run health care system in Colorado. Colorado would be the second state — Vermont was the first — to attempt the creation of a single-payer health care system. Single-payer systems face major obstacles that make implementation difficult, if not impossible.
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Budgets/TaxesEnvironment/EnergyFeaturedHealth CarePodcast
In The Tank Podcast (ep37): Next President’s Playbook, Renewables Dependent on Gov, ColoradoCare, and Illinois Taxes
by Donald Kendal May 6, 2016John and Donny are back! They continue their exploration of think tanks in #37 of the In The Tank Podcast. This weekly podcast features (as always) interviews, debates, and roundtable discussions that explore the work of think tanks across the country. The show is available for download as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast every Friday. Today’s podcast features work from No Labels, The Heartland Institute, the Independence Institute, and the Illinois Policy Institute.