Author: Colorado Politics
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Hunting is a privilege, not a constitutional right | PODIUM
By Roland Halpern Colorado voters may soon be asked to place hunting and fishing in the state constitution. Proposition 302 would establish the right to hunt, fish and take wildlife using “traditional methods,” while declaring hunting and fishing are the state’s preferred means of managing wildlife. But though hunting and fishing are an important management…
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Fourteen years after Aurora — we can’t afford to go backward | GUEST COLUMN
By John Hickenlooper and Gabby Giffords Two Saturdays ago, a gunman shot and killed three people and wounded several others in Twin Falls, Idaho. This latest deadly shooting comes only days after we remembered the lives we lost 14 years ago in Colorado. On July 20, 2012, Colorado faced one of the worst nights in…
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Colorado must continue finding common ground on wildfire policy | GUEST COLUMN
By John Herrick Colorado has never lacked for opinions about wildfire policy. We debate forest management, climate change, prescribed burns, land use, air quality and budgets. Those debates are familiar territory, but a new discussion is beginning to happen around the use of chemical retardant in aerial firefighting. Before I became an attorney and served…
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Proposition NN is the best investment for Colorado’s students and schools | GUEST COLUMN
By Justin Ogden Colorado families know what it means to make difficult budget decisions. Inflation has driven up the cost of groceries, housing, utilities and just about everything else. Families like mine work hard to stretch every dollar while still trying to give our children every opportunity to learn, grow and succeed. Our state faces…
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Disagreement doesn’t have to mean disrespect | GUEST COLUMN
By Vincent Atchity These days, it doesn’t take long to feel overwhelmed by politics. Turn on the news, scroll through social media or read the comments on almost any political post and you’ll find anger, outrage and personal attacks. For many of us, it’s becoming harder and harder to escape. At the same time, Colorado…
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Keeping Colorado’s kids’ trust online | PODIUM
By Stuart Jenkins Almost every day, the kids and teens we serve across Colorado are introduced to new generative artificial intelligence and other emerging technology, including conversational AI systems designed to simulate human conversation. These tools are no longer a novelty; they’re a fixture of daily life. At the Colorado Alliance for Boys & Girls…
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Marx’s ‘through line’ predates Trump, connects to Maes | FEEDBACK
Eric Sondermann is of course correct Victor Marx is an unserious, unelectable, embarrassing Republican nominee for governor of Colorado. But I respectfully submit that the “through line,” as Mr. Sondermann describes it, is not from Trump to Marx, despite their both being grifters with a loose, and mostly forgotten, acquaintance with the truth. Instead, the…
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Colorado’s No. 1 education ranking should raise our ambition | GUEST COLUMN
By Scott Laband Colorado has earned the right to celebrate its new No. 1 ranking in education from U.S. News & World Report. Gov. Jared Polis called it “one of the proudest moments” of his time in office and shared the credit with education leaders, teachers, parents, communities and students. He is right to recognize the…
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Colorado’s No. 1 education ranking reflects the power of school choice | GUEST COLUMN
By Peter Mason Colorado is now the No. 1 state in the nation for education, according to the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best States rankings. That is a distinction worth celebrating. It is also a distinction worth understanding. Rankings like this one rarely have a single cause. Colorado’s rise to the top reflects…
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Colorado can’t afford to turn its back on proven public safety technology | GUEST COLUMN
By Samuel G. Michael I recently saw a report that said Colorado is leading the way in artificial intelligence adoption for businesses. Across our state, more business owners and employees than ever before use AI for their everyday functions — driving efficiency and performance. This isn’t a surprise. The Centennial State has always excelled at…