Politics

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ReviewsAmendment 66: What it Means for Northern ColoradoWhat would happen if we increased funding? Taxpayers bitch. What would happen if we decrease or refuse to increase funding for failing districts? Schools go out of business or they keep use textbooks from the 70s (this was the case in a high school I attended). Did I learn less because the books were old and the air conditioner/heaters barely worked? I can’t really tell you, I was sleeping through most of my classes.James Garcia · Nov 1, 2013ReviewsFormer Obama Volunteer Priscilla Resendiz Runs for Mayor of GreeleyIn Greeley mayoral elections, it has been said to be a political kamakazee to run on anything other than a republican platform.James Garcia · Oct 15, 2013CommunityLocal Business: Bizarre BazaarVinyl lovers have a new haven in Fort Collins.Jay Wallace · May 20, 2013ReviewsColorado Legislature Passes Historic Civil Unions BillThe Colorado House passed a bill Tuesday that would allow same-sex couples to get civil unions in the state, sending the bill to Governor John Hickenlooper’s desk where it is expected to be signed into law.Austin Wulf · Mar 12, 2013ReviewsMarijuana Tourism Comes to ColoradoWhen Amendment 64 passed in November, it opened a world of possibilities that stoners and entrepreneurs dreamed about.Austin Wulf · Mar 7, 2013

ReviewsColorado Snubbed in Disaster Relief BillAfter no vote on the Senate’s Disaster Relief Appropriations Act at the end of last year, legislators were forced to rewrite the bill, which offered billions of dollars in aid to victims of Hurricane Sandy and the wildfires in states like Colorado. But the House of Representatives’ draft of the bill, which passed on January 29th, excluded the funding for Colorado. That bill offered $50.7 billion dollars in relief to individuals and businesses affected by Sandy.Austin Wulf · Feb 11, 2013ReviewsGun Control in ColoradoThe latter half of 2012 was marked by a series of deadly shootings, including one right here in Colorado.Austin Wulf · Jan 10, 2013Reviews2012 Election Live BlogOn the live blog, we’ll feature important updates and analysis as well as our official calls on the outcomes of the above. We’ll also be tweeting regularly (@bandwagmag) with vote count updates from around the state.BandWagon Magazine · Nov 6, 2012