Author: The Colorado Springs Gazette
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El Paso County attorney suggests possible link between ex-sheriff Maketa and anti-Elder website
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Is ex-Sheriff Terry Maketa linked to an anonymous website alleging corruption and misconduct by his successor, Sheriff Bill Elder? The suggestion emerged during a court appearance Friday at which Maketa’s legal team argued for access to investigative documents into the search for an allegedly missing file said to contain a record of misdeeds by Elder…
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The Colorado Springs Gazette editorial: State government will track our purchases
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A consumer who buys sex toys might be embarrassed if the shopping habit showed up on a report at the Colorado Department of Revenue. It could be damaging. At a time when government employees are prone to leak information that is supposed to be locked away in a file drawer, it is easy to visualize…
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The Colorado Springs Gazette editorial: Issue 2, a great way to fix stormwater mess
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Residents of Colorado Springs have a $460 million debt to pay over the next 20 years, and it is not negotiable. That is why we encourage voters to approve Issue 2 on the April 4 ballot, allowing growth to help with this burden. As explained in a recent editorial, our stormwater dilemma was partly the…
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The Colorado Springs Gazette editorial: Fix highways without a tax increase
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Gov. John Hickenlooper and state legislators have made one thing clear. They won’t fix highways and bridges unless voters capitulate on a tax hike. Shiny new buildings for the Department of Transportation, yes. Roads and bridges, no. Politicians hope voters will get so tired of potholes, traffic jams and crashes they will vote for new…
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Colorado Springs Gazette editorial: Bill would curb abuse of campaign-finance law
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Colorado’s silly campaign-finance law has become a national spectacle among inside-ball politicos, mostly for igniting the hobby of one low-level agitator with lots of time on his hands. A bill working its way through the Legislature, as of late Friday, would improve compliance with the law and reduce its abuse. As reported last month in…
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet scores points by holding town hall in Colorado Springs
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Health care access and the environment were two hot topics at a town hall meeting held by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in Colorado Springs on Wednesday. The meeting at the Tesla Education Center, which drew more than 100 people, was the first of five that Bennet is hosting across the state this week. He addressed…
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Report: Under GOP health plan, 600,000 Coloradans eventually lose Medicaid coverage
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Nearly 600,000 Coloradans will likely lose Medicaid coverage and become uninsured by 2030 under the Congressional Republicans’ latest proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act, a report released Thursday found. The coverage losses come as Colorado faces a $14 billion drop in federal Medicaid funding by the year 2030 under the proposed law, which slashes…
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The Colorado Springs Gazette editorial: Experts want correction from Hickenlooper
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One judge and a group of scientists from Harvard, the University of Colorado and other institutions want a correction from Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper. “We hope that you will clear the air and correct the record in your next media appearance,” they wrote. They objected to Hickenlooper’s Feb. 26 appearance on “Meet the Press,” in…
