Author: Rachel
-
Haley to head COGA
—
by
Former Denver Post editorial page editor Dan Haley was named president and CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association, the trade group announced on Wednesday. Haley takes over from Tisha Schuller, who announced in May she would be departing the post after heading COGA for five years. Haley is currently vice president of communications,…
-
Patterson tapped as interim CEO for state exchange
—
by
Connect for Health Colorado this week named Kevin Patterson as interim chief executive officer of Colorado’s Health Insurance Marketplace, better known as the state exchange. Patterson is currently chief administrative officer for Gov. John Hickenlooper and has served as interim executive director for the Governor’s Office of Information Technology, the Colorado Department of Local Affairs…
-
Waller may take on Lamborn in primary challenge
—
by
Primary challengers are circling and sniffing in the 5th Congressional District, we hear. U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, who has only sidestepped a primary once on the way to five terms representing the heavily Republican district, could be facing a bid by former House Minority Leader Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs, though that might not be the…
-
Letters to the Editor
—
by
Dear Editor, Please identify the organization Americans for Prosperity. It is the voice of the Koch Brothers. It is not a grassroots organization. It has no roots in Colorado. It should not be able to present its agenda in a public forum without disclosing its ownership. Every columnist should be identified by his employment as a starting point. Good luck on…
-
Letter: Another reason to oppose TPP
—
by
Thank you for reporting on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement in your recent article, Trans-Pacific trade agreement supporters, opponents spar. I would like to make an important clarification to that article, which references the ability for foreign countries — through state-owned enterprises — and foreign companies “to sue the U.S. government”. That lawsuit…
-
Klingenschmitt running for SD 12
—
by
State Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt, R-Colorado Springs, announced on Wednesday that he’s running for the Senate District 12 seat that will be left open when term-limited Senate President Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, steps down after next year’s election. He’ll likely face a primary. Former state Rep. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, filed to run for the Senate…
-
Brown, Kopel trade insults over gun measure
—
by
The war of words over gun control escalated on Friday between two conservative titans who are staking out starkly opposed stances. Dudley Brown, founder and executive of the ultra-hardline Rocky Mountain Gun Owners (the group says the NRA is too soft when it comes to defending 2nd Amendment rights), sparred with the Independence Institute’s Dave…
-
Center for Western Priorities taps Rokala as executive director
—
by
Jennifer Rokala, the former state director for U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, was named executive director of The Center for Western Priorities this week, the organization announced. The nonpartisan conservation group works to protect land, water and communities in the American West with a focus on what it describes as a balanced approach to energy development…
-
Homeless Bill of Rights
—
by
Dear Editor: HB15-1264, the Homeless Bill of Rights, sponsored by Democrats Salazar and Melton, Kefalas, Buckner, Esgar, Fields, Ginal, Lebsock, Moreno, Primavera, and Winter, appears to allow consensual sexual activity on the capitol lawn. Page 5, line 27 thru p6, line 2 of the bill: “Every person in the state shall have …” “the right…
-
Wayposts
—
by
Davidson leaving Clerks Assoc. Former Secretary of State Donetta Davidson announced this week that she is stepping down as executive director of the Colorado County Clerks Association on June 30. Davidson has headed the organization for four years but has been working with county clerks for more than four decades. She began as a part-time…
