Author: Erin Prater
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Trending: The 5 hottest Colorado Politics stories of the week
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The theme of the week in Colorado Politics: pressure and deadlines. Lawmakers in Denver scrambled to accomplish what they could with the end of the legislative session looming, as U.S. House Republicans scrambled to gather the votes they needed to pass the AHCA — minus Colorado’s U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman. While these topics were on…
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Lamborn votes ‘yes,’ Coffman ‘no’ as House votes to replace Obamacare
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Congressional Republicans passed legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act on Thursday, despite mixed support from Colorado’s delegation Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., praised the legislation shortly before the 217-213 vote — calling it “a historic day” in his years-long push to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement. “I am so excited I can vote for this…
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Puebloans marched for climate change this weekend too. This picture proves it.
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Thousands across the U.S., from Colorado to Washington, D.C., marched Saturday to demand action on climate change. Snow was no deterrent to the thousands who marched in Denver, as Colorado Politics’ Joey Bunch reported. http://coloradopolitics.com/climate-march-denver-weather/ Nor was it a deterrent to Puebloans, who also marched, according to Barbara Jabaily, who posted this dramatic shot to…
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The Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial: Inability to lead puts voters on the hook
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It’s probably for the best that the federal government has no express means for voter-led initiatives and referendums. Who know what kind of mischief and contradictory policy might emerge when interest groups across the generations might have sought to circumvent the process. Actually, there is a way to get an idea. Look at Colorado. When…
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The Aurora Sentinel editorial: Ask Aurora voters for a city council pay hike, but ask even more questions about governance
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Asking voters to raise the pay for Aurora’s mayor and city council members is just a short answer to much larger questions about governing the city. Aurora lawmakers this week approved a measure that will ask voters in November to hike salaries for future city council members about 33 percent. If that sounds like a…
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The Pueblo Chieftain editorial: The city needs to move more quickly and aggressively in setting up the big-items drop-off site
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We think it’s great that the city is finally going to set up a trash drop-off location for big items such as sofas and mattresses. However, the city is thinking too small. Here are the problems: First, the city plans to sell only one $10 voucher per person per year. So that would enable a…
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The Colorado Springs Gazette editorial: Colorado should allow affordable housing
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It seems like everyone wants to live in Colorado, for obvious reasons. The climate. The culture. The great outdoors. Colorado Springs has become so attractive that a U.S. News & World Report survey identified it as the large city most people would move to if given unlimited options, second only to Honolulu. Despite all this,…
