Author: Colorado Politics
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National Reconnaissance Office taps Colorado company for highly detailed space-based imaging
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The National Reconnaissance Office on Friday awarded a second contract to Albedo Space, a Broomfield-based earth imaging company. Albedo’s Clarity-1 satellite is the first commercial satellite purpose-built to work in very low earth orbit and can take pictures with unparalleled resolution, according to the company. The new award allows the NRO to buy imagery from…
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Arapahoe County awards $4.8 million for open space projects
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Arapahoe County awarded $4.8 million to 11 open space projects in six communities across the county this year, according to a news release. The grants will fund various open space improvements, including new playgrounds, updated tennis courts, interpretive signage and accessible fishing docks, the news release said. Grant money comes from the Open Space Sales…
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Colorado’s TABOR-exempt revenue has increased nearly 30% since 1996, study finds
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State spending that is exempt from Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights has increased by nearly 30% over the past 30 years, according to a report by the public policy think tank Common Sense Institute. While TABOR places a limit on how much revenue the state can retain each fiscal year, certain sources — such as…
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CO PO Calendar | Aug. 4-10
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CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county commission hearings, city council meetings and more. As a subscriber,…
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Candidates for Colorado office squabble over codes of conduct, campaign pledges | A LOOK BACK
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Thirty-Five Years Ago This Week: “Natalie Meyer’s code is too weak,” Democratic candidate for secretary of state Aaron Harber proclaimed in a press release. Harber was clearly making a political play to draw a distinction between himself and the incumbent he was seeking to unseat. Harber was taking umbrage with Republican Secretary of State Natalie…
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Colorado landfill methane detection technologies take center stage ahead of regulatory meeting
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Colorado air pollution regulators are advancing what’s been called one of the most stringent landfill methane rules in the country. Dubbed Regulation 31, the proposed new regulation would establish earlier and lower triggers for mandatory methane gas collection systems at smaller landfills than are currently required by federal regulations. Critics are concerned that rural landfills…
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Aurora council election petitions to open, 20 candidates intend to run for 5 seats
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Petitions open Wednesday for Aurora residents who want to run for Aurora City Council. Nomination petition sections for the Nov. 4 election are available starting Aug. 6 at the Aurora City Clerk’s Office in the Aurora Municipal Center, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy and will be available Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
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Colorado mental health crisis collides with public safety worries after playground kidnapping attempt
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In April of last year, 33-year-old Solomon Galligan approached a playground at Black Forest Hills Elementary in Aurora, prompting children to flee after he lunged at one of them. Galligan was later arrested and identified as a convicted sex offender, raising questions about how the state handles individuals with severe mental illness who are deemed…
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Colorado Public Utilities Commission schedules August public comment sessions
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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is soliciting public comments on four items under consideration in the month of August. Xcel Distribution System Plan Public comments will be heard from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26 on Xcel Energy’s $4.9 billion Distribution System Plan. Xcel Energy is proposing to impose a $4.9 billion Grid Modernization…
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Controversial parental evaluator faces suspension and warnings
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Colorado court administrators suspended parental evaluator Stephanie Norris from accepting court appointments after finding Norris failed to acknowledge an issue was beyond her competency when a judge appointed her to make custody recommendations in a contentious Moffat County case. The Colorado State Court Administrator’s Office also issued four written warnings against Norris in response to…
