The ballot initiatives have been numbered. What changes to our state will you be able to vote on?
Jeff and Bill welcome Kristi Burton Brown, Executive Vice President, Advance Colorado to outline the three initiatives they are behind. Amendment 80 will put School Choice in tot eh state constitution. Seven of the top 10 High Schools are charter schools. You know the Dems are unhappy about that. This is a measure to ensure parents now and, in the future, can make the choice that is best for their family.
Currently in Colorado violent criminals serve less than 50% of their sentence on average. Initiative 128, called Truth in Sentencing, will mandate those criminals serve at least 85% of their sentence.
Initiative 130 will carve $350 Million from the general fund for recruitment of law enforcement, raises for our officers and a automatic $1 Million death benefit for the family when an officer is killed in the line of duty.