Pikes Peak Politics

Working on this story for Tuesday: Jeff Crank, state director for Americans for Prosperity, delivered a 71-page report to lawmakers about the state’s economic future.  According to the Associated Press, the report warns that big government programs are hurting the state.

Here’s an excerpt:  

…a deference toward the individual, the entrepreneur, the innovator and private citizens is increasingly being replaced by Governor Bill Ritter and the current Democrat legislature with a mindset of government control — the notion that for every problem there must be a government solution, and that government knows better how to spend our money and decide our future than do private citizens