Author: Joey Bunch

It’s time to bring back the smoke-filled backroom. Transparency is way overrated when the alternative is politics. That’s the feeling I get looking at the new allegedly final congressional maps for Colorado’s soon-to-be eight seats in Congress. If the future of our state and nation are on the line, then we need dealmakers more than…

While school funding is at an all-time high in Colorado, education still has a hard time getting more attention in the state education budget, as lawmakers invest in health care and state employees’ retirement among other priorities. The Common Sense Institute think tank drew that conclusion in a report released Thursday called “Dollars and Data…

If you want to mix race and politics with your money, then Tom Carter has a deal for you. A native of Leadville and Denver-based mutual fund executive for more than 25 years, Carter is helping conservative investors steer their money away from “woke” companies, those that use their economic might to back social change…

Kara Veitch Courtesy of the Colorado Governor’s Office Kara Veitch is the new chief lawyer for Gov. Jared Polis, succeeding Jacki Cooper Melmed, the governor’s office said Wednesday afternoon. Veitch becomes the governor’s chief legal counsel since serving as executive director of the Department of Personnel and Administration since 2019. “Kara brings a wealth of…

Gov. Jared Polis and Dan Gibbs, the executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, named their official panel of advisers on forest health Tuesday afternoon. The members of the Colorado Forest Health Council is made up of: Scott Jones, vice president of the Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition, in Livermore. Aaron Kimple, program director…

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet wants a broader safety net for workers in Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending package.  The Unemployment Insurance Improvement Act is calling on each state to meet minimum benefit standards and cover more workers, including part-time help. All states would have to offer at least 26 weeks of benefits, use up-to-date wage records to…

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced Tuesday morning that Dr. Aisha Rousseau will be the city’s chief equity officer, tasked with carrying out one of the administration’s priorities in Hancock’s final term. Rousseau will serve as the head of the Mayor’s Office of Social Equity and Innovation and “prioritize bringing to fruition Mayor Hancock’s vision of…

Cole Finegan, the former Denver city attorney and chief of staff to former Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, is on a list of nine candidates for U.S. attorney. The White House announced President Joe Biden’s picks Tuesday morning. Besides Colorado, the list of nominees would respectively be the chief federal prosecutors in Hawaii, Rhode Island, North…