Author: Lars Gesing
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Clinton organizes for caucuses, raises money in Colorado swing
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BOULDER – Flanked by a power lineup of some of Colorado’s most influential Democrats, including former U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, U.S. Rep. Jared Polis and state House Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, Hillary Clinton made her first official campaign stop in this college town on Tuesday since announcing her current run for the White House. Speaking…
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GOP presidential debate: Colorado’s in for a real treat
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The University of Colorado and CNBC will serve as hosts for a Republican presidential primary debate in Boulder on Oct. 28. Colorado Statesman contributor Lars Gesing was in Cleveland on Thursday to watch the frenzy unfold around the first GOP debate. CLEVELAND – Rosemary Flury sits on the patio of the Erie Island Coffee shop…
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What happens to political debate if we live only among like-minded people?
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Ask yourself this question: When you go knock on your neighbor’s door, when you see your friends in a café in town, when you pick a new place to live – how much diversity do you encounter? Not very much, argues Bill Bishop. The journalist and author wrote “The Big Sort,” an observation of how…
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Biden praises state’s workforce plan, plugs free community college progam
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Vice President Joe Biden came to Denver Tuesday afternoon to make a case for the Obama administration’s post-recession economic policies and affordable education as a key component of the nation’s economic recovery. He also touted the White House’s push for free community college education. “Six out of 10 jobs in the next decade require something…
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Felony DUI bill gets nod in Senate Judiciary committee, moves on to Finance
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The Senate Judiciary committee Tuesday morning unanimously passed a bipartisan bill that would make repeated drunk driving a felony offense in the state of Colorado. House Bill 15-1043, with Senate sponsors John Cooke, R-Greeley, a member of the Judiciary committee, and Mike Johnston, D-Denver, got a 5-0 nod after several victims of accidents involving drunk…
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Day III: A rousing Iran discussion and a 2016 debate that wasn’t
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The Colorado Statesman will be covering the 67th Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado Boulder all week with web-exclusive updated overviews of the action. For live coverage throughout the day, follow our reporter Lars Gesing on Twitter @LarsGesing. *** There wasn’t much that three panelists agreed on when they filled CU- Boulder’s…
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Garnett outsources, Hill wins lawmakers’ yoga feud
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Can you say “Namaste?” The House Education Committee on Wednesday gave its approval to SB 186, which would remove yoga teacher training from the oversight of the Department of Regulatory Agencies. While the bill’s House sponsor, Rep. Alec Garnett, D-Denver, told The Colorado Statesman he is not into yoga, his wife is, and she can…
