Author: ColoradoPolitics.com

What. A. Week, folks. We’ve talked about a lot, haven’t we? From the Denver Young Democrats as a microcosm of the national Democratic party and the group’s quiet-and-quick impeachment of President Becca Sunshine-DeWitt, to how many pot plants you can (and should be able to) legally grow at home and the uncertain future of Denver’s EPA office,…

Sean PaigeAre relations between the new president and the Washington press corps strained, damaged and probably destined to get worse, at least in the short run? Yes. Do these tensions pose any real, trickle-down threat to freedom of the press generally, or to our First Amendment protections? I just don’t see that. There’s no question…

It was a busy week in Colorado politics. Discussion topics ranged from sanctuary cities, the media and President Donald Trump to conversion therapy, TABOR and Doug Bruce. Here are this week’s most visited stories in order of popularity. 1. Sanctuary city bill aimed at Denver, Aurora and Boulder killed in committeeHouse Democrats predictably killed a Republican…

Eli BremerOne of the great pleasures of my Olympic career was training with fencing legend Seth Kelsey. Seth and I competed together on the Air Force Academy fencing team; then we trained together at the Olympic Training Center for nearly a decade. Arguably the greatest U.S. fencer of all time in the discipline of épée,…

Tim Neville Throughout our country’s history, free speech from the pulpit has been critical to our political health and development. In America’s early days, church leaders actively spoke on politics, supporting or opposing politicians in their quest for public office. In American towns, churches served as an epicenter for political speech and activism. Early clergymen…

Tom Tancredo If one really wants to tackle the problem of immigration, whether legal or illegal, one must first believe that the government of the United States has a right and a duty to secure its own borders. One must believe that it is good policy to know who is coming into the country, for…

Colorado Politics’ Joey Bunch caught up with Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran, a labor attorney by trade, to discuss unions, transportation and energy, among other topics. Duran on unions: “It’s important that workers have the opportunity to be able to have a voice as it relates to their economic security.” Duran on the state’s transportation debacle:…

Rosemary Lytle There’s one thing on which all of us can likely agree: We really are the Divided States of America now. If the nomination and confirmation process for cabinet members is any indication, there’s no sign of a healing of the breech. Per 5th-grade knowledge, the tradition of the cabinet goes back to the…