Author: The Aurora Sentinel Editorial Board

Colorado’s growing oil and gas industry is not off the hook just because voters decisively turned back a measure that would significantly increase setbacks from drilling operations and homes, schools and more. The problem Proposition 112 would have unsuccessfully addressed is still a serious problem. The measure sought to increase the mandatory setback places like…

It’s an alarming problem that contrasts with a force of more than 600 officers that is regularly acknowledged as one of the best and best-run agencies in the nation. For years, Aurora’s police department has been lauded and emulated by other agencies in the United States and around the world. Aurora did ground-breaking work with…

Colorado Republican Party Chairman Jeff Hays highlighted the most important issue Monday with President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court: “Elections have consequences.” That was Hay’s comment just after the circus-like nomination. He said he was thankful that Trump beat Hillary in the presidential election and won the ability to choose…

Whether Congressman Jared Polis wins widespread endorsement for his race to become Colorado’s next governor is a matter far from settled. But his quick advance this week to push the critical issue of health care into the forefront of his campaign and the public’s attention should draw applause from everyone in the state. During the…

After decades of angst and political histrionics over illegal immigrants and elusive reform, change still eludes America. The country has actually been closer than ever to come to grips with the need to enact comprehensive immigration reform. Congress, again, appears ready to resolve the issue of undocumented children who’ve lived here almost their entire lives.…

As the dust settles on the 2018 Colorado Legislature, and congratulations go round for making a solid attempt to fund roads and fend off the usual crop of fringe civil rights abuses, one sordid episode can’t be so easily brushed aside. State lawmakers not only seriously mishandled a spate of sexual misconduct cases involving legislators,…

Few things can provoke more emotion and clouded judgment than the death of a child, and the Colorado Legislature is a clear example of that as they make a seriously misguided effort to protect grieving parents. Lawmakers have all but approved Senate Bill 223, which would make secret the autopsy reports of minors. The bill’s…

It’s no mystery how the condo-building industry has fashioned itself to be a victim in Colorado. It’s about money and political influence. The deep-pocketed construction lobby is flexing its political muscle again in trying to hoodwink the Aurora City Council into further undoing consumer protections already badly damaged by this city council and the state…

At long last, a dubious compromise among state lawmakers may offer Colorado a way to get back on the road to improving everyone’s increasingly miserable commutes. Funding transportation improvements has been a vexing task in Colorado for many reasons, chief among them has been Republicans’ unwillingness to ask voters for money. For years, some GOP…