Author: Conrad Swanson
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House Republicans target oil and gas measure with filibuster
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State House Republicans appear to have few options for preventing an overhaul of Colorado’s oil and gas industry backed by majority Democrats, so on Tuesday they stalled. The filibuster to delay action on the measure came after GOP lawmakers fought unsuccessfully to have a clause added to the oil and gas bill that would allow…
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City Council bans RVs from Colorado Springs streets
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A split City Council banned the parking of recreational vehicles on Colorado Springs streets Tuesday in an effort to unclog roadways and reduce waste dumped into waterways. The 4-to-3 vote came at the request of police, who say they often get complaints about parked RVs and trash and human waste that sometimes is near them.…
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State commission grants extension on Colorado Springs’ ‘Champions’ projects
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The Colorado Economic Development Commission unanimously agreed to give Colorado Springs an extra year to meet the “substantial work” requirement for two of four ongoing City for Champions projects. City officials and their partners requested an extension last month because physical work had not yet begun on the sports and events center, split between two…
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EPA, state willing to settle lawsuit after partial victory over Colorado Springs
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COLORADO SPRINGS – After winning a partial judgment last week in federal court that left Colorado Springs potentially facing hundreds of millions of dollars in fines for stormwater violations, federal and state agencies that filed the lawsuit say they want to reach an agreement with the city rather than continue the costly legal battle. But…
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Democrat elected to H.D. 18 must correct campaign finance violations
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The Democrat elected Tuesday in the three-way Colorado House District 18 race has two weeks to correct campaign finance violations, the Secretary of State’s Elections Division determined. But reported violations committed by the organizations backing his unaffiliated opponent, who received a fraction of the vote, remain in murky waters. That Democrat, Marc Snyder, earned 57.43…
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ELECTION 2018 | Doug Lamborn holds onto CD5 congressional seat
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COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado’s conservative bastion, the 5th Congressional District, held fast in Tuesday’s midterm election as Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn won his seventh term. As of 8:30 p.m., Lamborn had collected 58.44 percent of the vote, compared to the 38.34 percent collected by his Democratic challenger, Stephany Rose Spaulding, the Secretary of…
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AG candidate Brauchler pushes through Colorado Springs as election day nears
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The last leg of Republican attorney general candidate George Brauchler’s campaign is spread across the state – the size of which is not insignificant, he’s quick to mention. “We’re the eighth-biggest state, … but feels like the fifth biggest,” Brauchler joked Friday afternoon in a GOP office on Colorado Springs’ north side. About a dozen…
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Douglas Bruce files for foreclosure on long-condemned property
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Colorado anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce was set to make a tidy sum two years ago when he sold a dilapidated home in Old Colorado City. But then the buyers stopped paying, and now Bruce has begun the foreclosure process to repossess the house. Bruce still appears in the black on his investment in 1326 W.…
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Colorado ethics panel to investigate Hickenlooper’s travel
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Colorado’s Independent Ethics Commission has determined that a complaint filed against Gov. John Hickenlooper regarding his out-of-state travel has merit and will investigate, the panel executive director said Tuesday. The commission reviewed the complaint, which was filed by the nonprofit Greenwood Village-based Public Trust Institute, during an executive session Monday. Aside from one commissioner, who…
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Election Preview 2018 | Lamborn chases 7th term; Spaulding seeks upset in 5th CD
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Depending on whom you ask, the November election for Colorado’s 5th Congressional District is either about maintaining momentum or pulling the emergency brake. Many find it difficult to believe that U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn will lose his seat in the conservative bastion that serves El Paso, Teller, Chaffee and Fremont counties and part of Park…
