The Pueblo Chieftain editorial: It’s time to figure out how to fix our transportation issues
Colorado taxpayers dodged a bullet this past legislative session when a proposed half-cent state sales tax hike was rejected.
House Bill 1242 would have increased state sales taxes by $568 million in the first full year (fiscal 2018-19). The Senate Finance Committee voted 3-2 to kill the bill on April 25, even though it had the support of Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Canon City.
HB1242 was designed, in part, to finance $3.5 billion in transportation bonds over 30 years to be repaid in annual installments – $100 million in the half of a fiscal year starting July 1, 2017, rising to $202 million or more a year starting in 2018-19.
Funeral for Sen. Faith Winter will be held Friday at the Colorado Capitol
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 18 minutes ago
Colorado Sen. Faith Winter will be remembered Friday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m., in a funeral service on the state Capitol’s west steps. A celebration of life reception will follow. Winter died on Wednesday, Nov. 26, in a three-vehicle accident...
‘Utterly no precedent’: Federal judge expresses concerns about Jeffco’s early appeal in jail death case
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 58 minutes ago
A federal judge shared his concerns on Monday about Jefferson County’s appeal of a routine procedural order in a constitutional rights case, which the plaintiffs argued could spawn appeal-related delays in countless lawsuits against the government. During a hearing, U.S....
Dean alleges firing over opposition to book ban in Elizabeth School District
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 27 minutes ago
A former Elizabeth Middle School dean of students has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging she was terminated because of her opposition to the district’s book ban policy and her advocacy against “racism” in the school. On Nov. 30,...
Justice Hart’s absence continues, state Supreme Court hears oral arguments | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. One member of the Colorado Supreme Court remains on an unusual leave of absence, plus the court heard oral arguments in eight more cases last...
Denver Art Museum gala honors treasured benefactors Kent and Vicki Logan | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
joanne-davidson-special-to-colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
DENVER ART MUSEUM Denver News: Kent and Vicki Logan, who 25 years ago made the largest gift in the history of the Denver Art Museum’s modern and contemporary art department, were the honorees when the DAM hosted the 43rd edition of its...
The Colorado Lottery’s mega-bad idea | Sondermann
Eric Sonderemann
eric-sonderemann@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
There are plenty of lousy, miserable, misguided whims out there. Then, every so often, you come across a notion so wrong-headed that it qualifies as phenomenally bad. Or, in words the marketing whizzes at the Colorado Lottery might understand, let’s...
Autism providers worry new Colorado licensing rule could limit therapy for kids on Medicaid
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Autism care providers worry that up to a thousand families might lose services under a decision by Colorado’s health department to exclude an accreditation group for behavior technicians. The move by Department of Health Care Policy and Financing followed a...
A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
David Bauder
david.bauder@associatedpress.com
Updated 7 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Cat Murphy, a college student, has wanted to be a journalist since she was 11. Many of her friends don’t understand why. When they engage with the news — if they do — they hear a...
Air Force Academy tightens rules on conferences, public appearances for faculty
Mary Shinn
mary-shinn@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
After the Department of Defense rolled out rules for employees to engage with the public in September, the Air Force Academy adopted a new layer of review for faculty and others who wish to attend conferences. The Air Force Academy...
Residents brace for change as Salvation Army transitions from operating Denver’s hotel shelters
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 7 hours ago
It was a scorching day in Denver on Sept. 1, 2023, when Bernadette McMurrin’s aunt, Christina Martinez, passed away in a small apartment provided by the Denver Housing Authority. McMurrin, 41, who considered Martinez more of a godmother than an...
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The Colorado Springs Gazette editorial: Call a special session, for transportation only
After legislators ended their 120-day session Wednesday, Gov. John Hickenlooper said that he would consider a special session to deal with disappointing outcomes involving rural broadband internet, funding of the state energy office, health care policy and transportation funding. Skeptics, including Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City, expressed doubt the divided Legislature would accomplish more […]
The Aurora Sentinel editorial: Hickenlooper is right; call Colorado legislators back into session to solve state transportation crisis
Gov. John Hickenlooper’s instinct is right; call state lawmakers back for a special session to address Colorado’s looming transportation calamity. The Colorado Legislature adjourned for the year Wednesday after a productive session of addressing myriad state issues. Remarkably, lawmakers were able to come to agreement on heavy-hitting issues despite a politically polarized Capitol that has […]