POLITICSCOLORADO SUN
Colorado ballot questions, meant to keep special interests in check, are increasingly created by them
In Colorado, ballot questions intended to restrict special interests are increasingly being generated by those very groups. This trend is exacerbated because the high cost required to get a measure onto the ballot gives wealthy interests greater power to push through their agendas.
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