Author: Jimmy Sengenberger

Jimmy Sengenberger The Colorado Republican Party is at its lowest point in memory. As all statewide offices are held by Democrats, the General Assembly is solid blue, and only three Republicans represent Colorado in Congress, the GOP is down for the count – and at a crossroads. With new state party leadership promising an “aggressive…

Jimmy Sengenberger Last week, the banking world seemingly turned upside down when the tech industry-centered Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. Conjuring up black-and-white footage of the 1930s, depositors scrambled to withdraw $42 billion last Thursday. Ironically, this was the kind of bank run that only technology could make possible: in September 2008, when Washington Mutual collapsed,…

Jimmy Sengenberger On Friday, the Democrat-controlled Business Affairs & Labor Committee summarily rejected House Bill 1118, the so-called “Fair Workweek Employment Standards Act.” With eight bipartisan votes to kill the bill and just two in favor, this was a resounding defeat for legislation that would have crushed the restaurant industry. But is it also encouraging…

Jimmy Sengenberger Across the state, we’re seeing a wholesale rejection of transparency and accountability by community and political leaders attempting to misuse the system for their own gain. Look no further than Colorado’s school districts, where legal and political games rule the day. Let’s start with Denver Public Schools, where the board’s vice president, Tay…

Jimmy Sengenberger On Feb. 8, Denver mayoral candidate Andy Rougeot tweeted, “Taxpayers must PAY for @9news to PLAY.” What did he mean? “9News won’t let me into their debate because I refuse to take taxpayer dollars to fund my campaign.” Rougeot, a Republican business owner, was talking about the 9News debate scheduled to broadcast statewide…

020823-cp-web-oped-Sengenberger-1 On Monday, Jared Polis finally acknowledged how difficult it is for Coloradans to afford our high energy bills. The governor declared it’s “all-hands-on-deck,” calling on state agencies “to work collaboratively with the state’s utilities and others to develop responses that can help reduce the energy cost burden.” The Democrat listed a number of purported…

Jimmy Sengenberger Several Democrats and Republicans in the General Assembly are leading an essential effort to strengthen laws against surging motor vehicle theft in Colorado. This follows a call from Gov. Jared Polis in his State of the State address to “get tough on auto theft sentencing.” It’s about time. As a three-time victim of…

Jimmy Sengenberger Why is it that certain leaders under the Golden Dome insist on exemplifying their conceit and contempt through their legislation and actions? And yes – that’s exactly what is going on at the General Assembly right now. The most recent example is the forthcoming bill to mandate “Fair Workweek Employment Standards” through so-called “predictability…

Jimmy Sengenberger “Hey, Mr. President, all you congressmen too,” the King of the Blues, B.B. King, sang forty years ago. “You got me frustrated, and I don’t know what to do. I’m trying to make a living; I can’t save a cent. It takes all of my money, just to eat and pay my rent.…

Jimmy Sengenberger “When you want to help people, you tell them the truth,” the great economist, Thomas Sowell, once admonished. “When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” With the legislature’s return, we must spend a moment telling the truth about Colorado’s public health insurance option and paid family…