Author: Tom Cronin

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Colorado voters must decide soon on two issues referred to them by the state legislature. The first issue is Proposition HH, one of the longest and most confusing ballot issues Coloradans have seen in a long time. It takes more than 12 pages in the Colorado Ballot Information Booklet (Blue…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Concerns regarding population growth in Colorado have existed for decades. The population growth rate speeds up at certain times and slows down at others, but the overall picture is rapid population growth is a permanent part of life in Colorado. Most, but not all, of the population growth is concentrated…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Political scientists often use voter registration numbers rather than estimated population data to keep track of population growth. The problem with population figures is they are only exact once every 10 years on the occasion of the decennial census. Voter registrations, however, are kept up to date. County clerks work…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy They were two classic but clunky horror films – “The Incredible Shrinking Man” in 1957 and “The Incredible Shrinking Woman” in 1981. They told the story of what happens when a full-sized human begins to shrink down to one or two inches high. One graphic scene had a two-inch high man…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Colorado Springs attorney John Suthers has been the most successful and effective Republican public servant in Colorado dating back to the mid-1980s. He served as the elected District Attorney for El Paso and Teller counties for eight years from 1988 through 1996. He served as the executive director of the…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy The venerable yet struggling national magazine The New Republic recently published a special summer issue reporting on a survey of several dozen expert film critics. The magazine’s editor had asked the critics to nominate the 10 “most significant political films of all time.” Editors emphasized they did not want “the…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy America, since 1787, has had a distinctive system of federalism. A number of responsibilities, such as national defense, are clearly given to the national government, but a substantial number of policy decisions rest with the 50 states. Governors and state legislatures have been especially active in the past year. In…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Neighborhood results (precinct by precinct) from the May 16 mayoral runoff election in Colorado Springs reveal election winner Yemi Mobolade received his strongest support in the older, long-established neighborhoods that surround the downtown area.  His opponent, former Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams, garnered his best support in outlying sections…