Govern best by intruding least

It’s been aptly said that government is best which governs least. Add to that another truism: that government is best which intrudes least into the private sector. The controversy over the operation of a grill at a city owned golf course in Grand Junction has renewed the age-old debate over what services government should — […]

Business perspective needed at the capitol

Ray Scott has it right. Faced with declining revenues and budget shortfalls in the aftermath of a recession, business owners have had to scale back their operations, establish priorities and make the painful decisions to reduce staffing. Stuck in the same circumstances, Scott believes state government must take a similar approach. As the owner of […]

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