Author: Conrad Swanson

U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch is to rule on the stormwater case against Colorado Springs, as closing arguments Monday wrapped up the trial launched by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Public Health and Environment. Among other claims, the plaintiffs argued that the city’s stormwater program was inadequate at three sites:…

Raising the retirement age for the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association would chip away at the pension plan’s $32 billion shortfall over the next three decades, said Brian Watson, the Republican candidate for state treasurer. That number should at least match the required retirement age for Social Security benefits, which sits at 67 for people…

The trial in a lawsuit filed against Colorado Springs by the state and federal government over water quality violations and stormwater program shortfalls dating back to 2009 got underway Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Denver. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment filed the lawsuit in November…

Nearing the end of his first term, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said he wants to keep his position for another four years. Suthers announced his intention Tuesday to seek re-election in the April 2019 municipal election. “I will not make a formal announcement until January, but will use the next four months to organize…

Colorado’s chapter of the largest law enforcement organization in the country is standing behind the unaffiliated candidate vying for the state’s House District 18 seat. Stephen Schulz, president of the Colorado Fraternal Order of Police, announced this week the organization’s endorsement of Maile Foster, one of the five state House and Senate candidates backed by…

The majority of Colorado Springs City Council members said Monday that they want to change the city’s code to require themselves and future council members to publicly vote whether to approve high-dollar lawsuit settlements. That practice is done in closed executive sessions, in apparent violation of Colorado’s Open Meetings Law. The council has approved at…