Colorado Telemarketing No-Call List

There is no doubt that Bighorn’s most popular accomplishment has been creating the Colorado Telemarketing No-Call List. Finding a way for people to avoid annoying telephone solicitations in their homes fit perfectly within Bighorn’s mission. Our goal is to create common-sense public policy solutions in an efficient way to improve the quality of life for the people of Colorado. Creating an effective telemarketing no-call list proved to be a difficult job and we made mistakes along the way, but the payoff was worth it -- a more peaceful dinner hour for millions of Coloradans. more...

Anti Bullying

Colorado’s children deserve to be safe at school, free of threats and bullying. It’s no longer acceptable to excuse or dismiss bullying behavior as a phase or something that all children experience. Bighorn, in cooperation with former Colorado Attorney General and now U.S. Ken Salazar, Coca-Cola, 9News, the University of Colorado of Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, and the National Campaign Against Youth Violence developed the Colorado Anti-Bully Project which culminated in the construction of the Colorado Anti-Bullying website, www.no-bully.com and anti-bullying information line, 1-866-NO-BULLY.  more...

Charitable Solicitations Act

We all know that charities use the phone to raise money, but how much money actually gets to the charity? A 2001 investigative report by the Denver Post found that some paid solicitors mislead consumers by raising thousands of dollars and sending only pennies to the charity. The report spurred Bighorn to begin research on legislation that would let the public know how much money actually goes to the charities they support while respecting the first amendment free speech rights of charities and the fundraisers they hire. more...

Colorado 100 Meetings

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ColoradoBudget.Com

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Election Reform

The Bighorn Center for Public Policy is committed to strengthening Colorado elections by improving ballot access for eligible voters while keeping the process secure and free of fraud. Following the national controversy over the 2000 election, Americans clamored for election reform, and Congress res more...

Fiscal Reform Awareness

For over two decades, Colorado voters have instituted sweeping and often conflicting fiscal policies into the state constitution. In 1982, the Gallagher Amendment ushered in property tax relief for homeowners, permanently limiting their share of the total statewide tax burden. The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights or TABOR has restricted the growth of government across the state by capping state and local revenue and returning revenue over this limit back to the taxpayers. In 2000, Colorado voters again amended the state constitution with a mandate to fund public K-12 education at least at the rate of inflation.  more...

HeadFirst

 

The Bighorn Center is proud to be a partner in a publication devoted entirely to improving education in Colorado. HeadFirst explores fresh ideas, differing viewpoints, and looks for practical, common sense ways in order to provide the best possible education for Colorado’s students. H more...

NEW! Low-Cost Convenient Emissions Testing

On May 25^, 2006 Governor Bill Owens signed House Bill 1302, setting the Denver Metro Area motorists on a path to a more convenient and less expensive way to pass vehicle emissions.  For almost a year Bighorn has been working on a proposal to expand remote sensing technology in place of the expensive and cumbersome drive-in tail pipe tests currently required for vehicle registration.  Bighorn conducted extensive research and worked closely with DU professor Dr. Donald Steadman (a recognized expert who developed remote sensing technology) in crafting a proposal that will identify high emitting vehicles while allowing the vast majority of clean running cars to pass emissions with far less expense and hassle. more...