Author: Ernest Luning, Colorado Politics
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Colorado auto dealers sue state to halt California-based emissions standards
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The Colorado Automobile Dealers Association on Tuesday sued the state’s air quality control commission to overturn recently adopted vehicle emission regulations based on standards set by California. The dealership group charges that the state violated constitutional requirements and skipped steps in the rule-making process by reaching what the lawsuit describes as a predetermined outcome based on…
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Bennet takedown of Ted Cruz’s ‘crocodile tears’ goes viral, sparks 2020 buzz
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The impassioned speech delivered on the Senate floor Thursday by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet about the federal government shutdown quickly blew up online, accumulating millions of views and spawning calls for the usually unflappable Colorado Democrat to run for president. Bennet derided Texas Republican Ted Cruz’s “crocodile tears” over some first-responders going without pay during the shutdown in…
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TRAIL MIX | A broadly backed measure that got lost in the shuffle
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A year and a half ago, it sounded like a slam dunk. Near the end of Colorado’s 2017 legislative session, a broad, bipartisan group of lawmakers referred a constitutional amendment to this year’s ballot asking voters to lower the minimum age to serve in the General Assembly from 25 to 21. The question, dubbed Amendment…
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Bennet, Gardner announce Colorado has won $47 million in transportation, infrastructure grants
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A $20 million federal grant will help widen Interstate 25 between Loveland and Berthoud, and Colorado will receive another $20 million in federal funds to modernize roads throughout the state with advanced technology, U.S. senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner announced Thursday. In addition, Glenwood Springs has been awarded a $7 million grant to upgrade…
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TRAIL MIX | Politics as entertainment in the clickable era
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A movie that hit theaters this month tells the story of Gary Hart’s downfall, but “The Front Runner,” starring Hugh Jackman, also bring to life the moment when American politics changed forever – when the Colorado senator who almost became president was undone by a press corps that decided to give politicians the tabloid treatment.…
