TRAIL MIX | A compilation of the best columns from Ernest Luning
Ernest Luning writes on politics, from the serious to the humorous, in his weekly column Trail Mix. Here are a few of his best columns from 2020 to today:
Why Colorado’s LGBTQ laws keep getting struck down by the Supreme Court
Jack Birle, Washington Examiner
jack.birle.washington.examiner@gazetteedit.wpenginepowered.com
Updated 22 minutes ago
The Supreme Court has been a house of horrors for Colorado over the past decade, with the state facing a trio of major losses over laws it claims it has enacted to protect LGBT people but that the justices found...
Denver Democrat Neal Walia lands endorsement from Ro Khanna in Colorado’s state House District 9
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 57 minutes ago
California Rep. Ro Khanna on Friday endorsed legislative candidate Neal Walia in the race for an open state House seat, praising the Denver Democrat’s commitment to public service and progressive goals. Walia, who mounted an unsuccessful challenge against U.S. Rep....
Denver judge denies Gov. Polis request to dismiss ICE-related records case
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
A year after blocking the release of state records to federal immigration agents, a Denver judge has now denied Gov. Jared Polis’ effort to end the lawsuit at the center of the dispute. The lawsuit filed against the governor in...
Gov. Lamm challenges Congress to stop ‘decontrol’ of natural gas | A LOOK BACK
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
Forty-Five Years Ago This Week: In a memo to Colorado’s congressional delegation, Gov. Dick Lamm urged them to vote against the phased pricing deregulation provisions in the Natural Gas Policy Act, a measure introduced in Congress in 1978 and still...
Environmentalists and Colorado Springs Utilities split on retirement date for Ray Nixon coal power plant
Brennen Kauffman
brennen-kauffman@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
On Tuesday night, around 25 people gathered at Old Colorado City Brewing to celebrate Ray Nixon’s retirement. Nixon is only 46 years old, but the retirement has been expected for several years. The crowd delivered toasts and signed a poster-sized...
Colorado National Guard members deployed to the Middle East
The Gazette
the-gazette@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
The Colorado Army National Guard announced Thursday that more than 200 members are deploying to the Middle East. The members of the 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment (Mountain), a unit based at Fort Carson, are deploying to help support an...
Douglas County task force targets development regulations
Nicholas Fogleman
nicholas.fogleman@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Douglas County kicked off its first Red Tape Reduction Task Force Thursday aimed at speeding up commercial and industrial development timelines in the county, a move leaders said is necessary to keep the county competitive with other regions nationwide. The...
Energy constraints loom larger than water for Colorado AI boom, experts say
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
As artificial intelligence reshapes almost every sector of the economy, experts at this year’s Colorado Climate Week gathering in Boulder said it is also reshaping local physical infrastructure. From grid demand and water use to data center construction, scaling the...
Colorado justices accept appeals on Netflix taxation, children pursuing neglect cases
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will decide whether Netflix subscriptions are subject to the state’s sales tax as “tangible personal property.” At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear an appeal. The...
Proposal outlines $300M deal separating Pinnacol from Colorado state government
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
Colorado lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would allow Pinnacol Assurance to sever its remaining ties to the state in exchange for a $300 million payment, a long‑debated shift that supporters say could stabilize the insurer’s future and help plug...
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Editor’s note: Fox News Channel host Dana Perino is set to moderate the second Republican presidential debate on Wednesday evening. She spoke with Colorado Politics about her Colorado roots in 2021. Colorado fact: One of America’s best-known conservative analysts, an insider in the Bush administration and best-selling author once was Dana from Denver. Dana Perino today […]
Colorado School of Mines VP tapped as DARPA director by Biden administration
The Biden administration is tapping an executive at the Colorado School of Mines to head the secretive agency that develops advanced technology for the military, the school said Monday. Stefanie Tompkins, a former Army intelligence officer and vice president for research and technology transfer at Mines for the last three years, has been appointed director […]