The Colorado Springs Gazette editorial: Issue 2, a great way to fix stormwater mess
Residents of Colorado Springs have a $460 million debt to pay over the next 20 years, and it is not negotiable. That is why we encourage voters to approve Issue 2 on the April 4 ballot, allowing growth to help with this burden.
As explained in a recent editorial, our stormwater dilemma was partly the fault of a former City Council’s scheme to circumvent the law. Council members, including current candidate Richard Skorman, imposed a fee to fund the Stormwater Enterprise. Voters rebelled, believing they should have been asked, and then passed a law in 2009 that led to closure of the stormwater bureaucracy and elimination of the fee.
The council’s scheme to avoid asking permission led to an eight-year delay in upgrading infrastructure. Meanwhile, the city’s impervious surfaces continued to grow.
10th Circuit tosses Pueblo County sheriff defendants’ appeal in fatal shooting lawsuit
Michael Karlik
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Updated 23 minutes ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court rejected an attempt from Pueblo County sheriff’s employees on Wednesday to rely on their own version of the facts to escape liability for fatally shooting an unarmed man outside a middle school. A trial judge...
Backers of Colorado road-funding initiative reject withdrawal deadline, negotiations with lawmakers continue
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 30 minutes ago
The standoff over Colorado’s road‑funding initiative will continue after supporters declined state lawmakers’ request to withdraw the measure, while both sides signaled they are still willing to pursue a broader agreement ahead of the fall deadline. Initiative No. 175, backed...
Colorado justices uphold strict interpretation of consumer protection law against debt collector
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court concluded last month that a debt collector failed to comply with state law by suing a woman for an unpaid credit card debt without documentation that it owned her account. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC filed a...
The Latest: US military launches strikes against Iran in response to downing of American helicopter
The Associated Press
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Updated 22 hours ago
The U.S. military announced that it has begun strikes against Iran following the crash of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman. In a statement posted to social media, U.S. Central Command said the strikes would be...
Colorado governor signs bill requiring pollution controls, cost reporting for extended coal operations
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 22 hours ago
Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a bill in reaction to orders from the U.S. Department of Energy to keep older coal units online. The federal government’s instructions applied to Craig Unit 1 in Colorado, one of five coal units...
Mental Health Colorado names 2026 legislators of the year
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 21 hours ago
Six state lawmakers have received recognition from the advocacy organization Mental Health Colorado for their work during the 2026 legislative session. “Mental Health Colorado’s work to pass laws, change practices, and build a movement depends on courageous advocates and bipartisan...
Colorado justices say judges can nearly eliminate parenting time without it being a ‘restriction’
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 21 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court concluded last month that judges can reduce the number of days a parent spends with their child post-divorce to just above zero without it rising to the level of a “restriction” that requires more rigorous justification...
Geo Group sues Colorado over new immigration detention facility inspection law
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 21 hours ago
The private prison company that operates the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Aurora has filed a lawsuit against Colorado to stop the enforcement of a new law requiring additional health and safety inspections of immigration detention facilities. The...
Trump will get another pick on influential federal appeals court
Jack Birle, Washington Examiner
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Updated 23 hours ago
President Donald Trump will have the opportunity to nominate another judge to a key federal appeals court after one of the judges announced this week that he would take senior status. Circuit Judge Kurt Engelhardt, who was nominated to the...
Senate GOP cool to House push for third party-line budget bill: ‘Really not an option’
Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner
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Updated 23 hours ago
Senate Republicans are unlikely to take up a third budget reconciliation bill to advance more of President Donald Trump’s agenda. The development is sure to be unwelcome news for their counterparts in the House, who have advocated a third bill....
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