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Independence Institute | Colorado’s free-market think tank 🏛️💡 Crafting smart, practical solutions for complex public policy issues. 🌐📈
Denver, CO
Joined June 2010
Were Colorado voters duped into passing Propositions LL and MM? Read the latest from @NashHerm. https://t.co/xwW1wXd4Tr
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TABOR is under attack again—and 2026 will be their biggest push yet for a progressive income tax. We’re gearing up for the fight, but we can’t do it without you! Help us defend Colorado taxpayers by giving to Independence Institute this Colorado Gives Day. 👉
There are a lot of talented individuals at the @i2idotorg in Denver like @NashHerm I'm thankful that Colorado has a Free-Market think tank doing great work. They are definitely helping to make Colorado a Free State.
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Be informed and become an expert on Colorado Politics by subscribing and watching @i2idotorg on YouTube. Great guests, valuable information and insider information is regularly discussed. Check out their latest video here on the 2025 Election Results:
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Like that the government has to ask before raising your taxes? That’s TABOR at work. Want it to stay that way? Back Independence Institute and our fight for personal and economic freedom. It's that time of year again where we ask supporters to dig deep and help us defend our
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Where is your money going? Colorodans wonder. @SKascak1776 will explain @GovofCO new budget proposal. Tune in at 8:10 AM.
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NEW: Xcel Energy filed a request with the PUC today to delay the retirement of Comanche 2, saying it is "the most cost-effective approach to providing needed electricity for the system." Notably, the Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate, Colorado Energy Office, and trial
Comanche Unit 2, Craig Unit 1, and Pawnee Station are all coal plants set to shut down by the end of the year. Additionally, due to unplanned maintenance needs, Comanche 3 will be down. Altogether around ~2 GW of firm capacity coming offline at a time of rising demand. (For
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With perfect timing, @TheRightAOC and @Jake_Fogleman discuss the Comanche plants and what @XcelEnergyCO, @COEnergyOffice, and the PUC should do.
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From @TheRightAOC: "The Coalition of Ratepayers’ position in 2018 was that the record showed closing Comanche 1 and 2 prematurely wasn’t in the public interest. It would cost ratepayers money and not keep the lights on. The PUC decided against us. In the end, we’ve been proven
🚨 Energy sanity out of Colorado? Xcel, PUC staff, and state agencies are requesting a delay in shutting down the Comanche 2 coal plant. Why? Because reality hit: demand is rising, backup power is uncertain, and Coloradans can't afford blackouts. 🗣️ “A welcome dose of energy
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🚨 Energy sanity out of Colorado? Xcel, PUC staff, and state agencies are requesting a delay in shutting down the Comanche 2 coal plant. Why? Because reality hit: demand is rising, backup power is uncertain, and Coloradans can't afford blackouts. 🗣️ “A welcome dose of energy
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The @i2idotorg joined us for a Speak Up & Speak Out Event at our Westminster Office. Thank you Kathleen & Sheri for the coaching and info on the Working Families Tax Cuts. Thanks also to our hardworking volunteers who came early & stayed late calling Coloradans about this bill!
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📢Calling all civic leaders! Ready to lead? Or just getting started? We’re bringing together Coloradans who serve—and those ready to serve—on boards and commissions for a special gathering this fall. Thursday, November 6, 2025 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. RSVP to Whitney@i2i.org by October
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Only a few tickets remain for our fall Independent Women's Luncheon. Our guest speaker is Anne Hyre of Bettering Human Lives Foundation @bhl_foundation. They strive to end energy poverty by unleashing the power of the free market. It's truly a unique nonprofit employing the
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👀Colorado's natural gas non-ban ban and what you need to know on the latest episode of PowerGab hosted by @TheRightAOC and @Jake_Fogleman.
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As the old saying goes, "there's no such thing as a free lunch." @NashHerm and @Jake_Fogleman break down why Propositions LL and MM will be served up with a side of taxes. Read their analysis at our newly redesigned website.
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Propositions LL and MM ask voters and taxpayers to rescue a universal school meal program that was unsustainable from its inception.
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Colorado Energy Prices are Skyrocketing, is the State Government Responsible? Governor Jared Polis? New video: https://t.co/laCHE6PBGV Colorado is an energy-rich state. Oil and gas are relatively plentiful and used to provide many high-paying jobs. If it was left up to the
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