Author: Dan Njegomir
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‘Whack job,’ is it? N. Korea fires back at Colorado’s Cory Gardner: ‘Human dirt’
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In a superheated international exchange that takes tit for tat to a whole new level — one that only could involve North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un — the nuke-minded communist country has pushed back at Colorado Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner for referring to Kim as a “whack job” in an interview the other day. The rogue…
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You’re a congressman? How nice. Let’s put the lilies over there ….
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For many of us, funerals aren’t only about grieving, loss and remembrance but also about celebrating lives lived and, sometimes, even sharing a few laughs. Our thanks to Democratic insider Alan Salazar (nowadays, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s chief of staff) for sharing just such a mix of emotions from the funeral of Pueblo political Titan Ray…
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Via Chalkbeat: Now THIS is what you call a ‘citizen legislature’
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States like Colorado make much of the fact that their elected lawmakers are really only part-timers; the pay is $30,000 plus per diem and mileage reimbursement. That’s for the four months the legislature is in session plus service on year-round committees and other responsibilities. It’s known as a “citizen legislature.” Some say the members are overworked and underpaid…
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It takes a whole village to report child abuse and neglect
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Gov. John Hickenlooper added his signature today to bipartisan legislation expanding the list of professionals who by law must report suspected child abuse and neglect. House Bill 1185 adds officials and employees of county departments of health, human and social services to the statutory list of mandatory reporters of child abuse. As we noted in an earlier…
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Firestone blast prompts Colorado bill to require disclosure of pipelines
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In the wake of a deadly explosion that killed two, injured a third and leveled their home in Firestone, legislation filed today at Colorado’s Capitol would require public notice by oil-and-gas drillers of underground pipelines tied to their operations. House Bill 1372 would require oil and gas operators to “give electronic notice … of the location of each subsurface oil…
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Goal! Adding accountability to state climate plan passes first test
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…and credit for that headline goes to the House Democrats’ deputy communications director, Katy Fleury; we couldn’t think of a more apt one. The touted legislation, introduced only last week by the chamber’s ruling party, comes at an opportune time even if is unlikely to make it through the General Assembly. It seeks to establish measurable goals for…
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Poll: More evidence immigration is a not-so-hot-button issue in Colorado
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The authors of a wide-ranging political poll last week showing relatively little concern among Colorado voters about illegal immigration released more data from the poll today that reaffirmed the point. The “Part 2” follow-up findings by Colorado pollster Magellan Strategies from its April 26-27 land-line and cell-phone survey of 500 likely 2018 general election voters suggest our purple-state electorate…
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Q&A w/Jeff Hunt: Centennial Institute is a Christian voice in the public square
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The Denver metro area — center of government, geographical hub and crossroads of commerce — has its share of think tanks from left to right. They are where ideas are born, nurtured and then, with some luck and a lot of work, handed off to lawmakers to turn into policy. Relatively new to that scene is Colorado Christian University’s…
