Grantham totally OK being one kind of hater
Colorado Sen. President Kevin Grantham, R-Canon City, is a straight talker. He’s a straight tweeter, too. On Monday afternoon, he let loose on the twitterspere:
In an era in which debates rage over hate speech and political correctness, it takes a certain kind of boldness to acknowledge a shared hatred and to suggest that, in this case (or maybe in the case of the Yankees, too), it’s OK.
Unsalaried legislature in New Mexico asks voters to reconsider volunteer status | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
The Associated Press
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Updated 3 days ago
NEW MEXICO Voters to decide on paying legislators SANTA FE — Members of the nation’s only unsalaried legislature are asking voters to reconsider their volunteer status that has endured for 114 years since statehood in New Mexico. The state Senate...
Can deliberation save democracy? | Vince Bzdek
Vince Bzdek
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Updated 20 hours ago
In September 2019, 523 Americans traveled to Dallas for an experiment called “America in One Room.” The gathering was designed to test a theory: Could representative citizens deliberate productively even in an era of intense polarization? The event took place...
Colorado health equity funder’s redirection debated
DEBBIE KELLEY
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A redirection in grantmaking that began two years ago for The Colorado Trust, a 40-year-old Denver-headquartered funder, has led some employees to now voice concerns, which has reportedly put their jobs in jeopardy. The vice president of communications for the...
Redistricting scheme would give Colorado Democrats seven House members, split El Paso County | Bob Loevy
Bob Loevy
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Updated 9 hours ago
A proposed redistricting plan, which could give Colorado seven Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives and only one Republican, would split El Paso County into two parts and thereby weaken the county’s influence in Congress. El Paso County,...
Is Trump a builder or just a latter-day headhunter? | SONDERMANN
By Eric Sondermann
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Updated 3 days ago
It was well under 100 hours after President Donald Trump’s overly long, overly theatrical State of the Union speech that he unleashed American bombers across Iran. As I write, it is now less than 100 hours since those bombers started...
LDS activist excommunicated from the church speaks out on women’s rights across Colorado | A LOOK BACK
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 3 days ago
Forty-Five Years Ago This Week: “Women must demand — now and if necessary at the peril of our lives — that we be granted civil rights in the same way rich white men in this country were granted them: constitutional...
Democrats eye new taxes on alcohol, marijuana to fund Colorado mental health spending
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 5 hours ago
Facing a more than $1 billion budget shortfall, Colorado lawmakers are searching for ways to fund mental health services in a state that consistently ranks among the worst in the nation for mental health outcomes. Several proposals this session aim...
Hopes and fears: Colorado Iranians speak out on widening war
Mark Samuelson Special to The Denver Gazette
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Updated 17 hours ago
Group talks about young people protesting against the Islamic Republic, and Reza Pahlavi and the monarchy When Denver area real estate agent Fara Novin dined out for her birthday Friday night, Feb. 27, she blew out a candle on a...
DOJ publishes more Epstein documents mentioning Trump after initial omission
Rena Rowe, Washington Examiner
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The Justice Department released additional Epstein files on Thursday, including uncorroborated accusations from a woman claiming she was sexually assaulted by President Donald Trump. Last week, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform...
Federal judge dismisses developer’s challenge to Denver affordable housing ordinances
Michael Karlik
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Updated 2 days ago
A federal judge dismissed a homebuilder’s constitutional challenge on Tuesday to a pair of Denver ordinances that impose obligations on developers related to the affordable housing demands created by new construction. Two related companies, redT Homes and redT Capital Partners,...
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Legislature moves to outlaw black-market internet pot ads
Weed on Craigslist? It’s widely for sale in Colorado, but a bill moving through the state Legislature aims to crack down on folks who sell weed illegally using online ads. Senate Bill 15, sponsored by Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, and Rep. Dan Pabon, D-Denver, was approved unanimously by the state Senate Monday. It would create […]
House says he won't seek another term as GOP chair
Colorado Republican Party Chairman Steve House isn’t seeking a second term heading the state GOP, and he isn’t going to run for governor, either, he said Monday. Instead, House said in a statement he plans to focus on improving the health care system and raise money to support next year’s Republican nominee for governor. House […]