New Democrat Updates - 2009
The New Democrat Update is the monthly newsletter on the progress of the Colorado Democratic Leadership Council and New Democrat Movement in our state. It is distributed to more than 6,600 elected officials and private citizens the first week of each month. December
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While the Republican platform is woefully lacking, Democrats still cannot count on the strategy of trying to beat something with nothing.
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November
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Business subsidies do very little, if anything, to create jobs and boost the economy. They might even hurt.
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October
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The health care debate has become the proving ground for progressives who believe that the role of public policy is to solve problems faced by ordinary Americans.
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September
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These and other progressive reforms will change state government from one rooted in old, bureaucratic rules to one about getting the best results at the best price.
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August
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Colorado cannot afford to pass up any opportunity that saves money, while providing the same or better service.
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July
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Washington must help but Colorado and other states can do their part by reforming their health care insurance marketplaces.
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June
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Democrats should get taxpayers more for their money from Colorado's public education and criminal justice systems.
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May
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To become a better and more effective partner with the private sector, the state must shift its focus to making Colorado firms and workers more productive.
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April
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As the very nature of our economy has changed in the last couple of decades, state economic development policy, including Colorado’s, has lagged far behind.
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March
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The Colorado DLC interviews Senate President Peter Groff and Colorado’s higher education system must become a full-fledged partner in economic development.
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February
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The old ways of budgeting simply do not cut it and state economic development must be modernized.
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January
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To keep his coalition behind him, President-elect Obama must govern from the center and avoid the mistakes of Presidents Clinton and Bush. It looks like he will.
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