Author: Tom Cronin & Bob Loevy

The 2022 session of both houses of the Colorado state legislature begins next Wednesday. This is a good time to review the history of our state legislature. It has been a lengthy history of the legislature slowly losing its power over state government. That erosion of legislative power continues. Let’s start with the Colorado legislature…

You probably will not be able to get prominent Democrats to admit it publicly, but the past year, 2021, was a banner year for the Democratic Party in Colorado. Look at the scoreboard: 1. Democrats did much better than Republicans at gerrymandering the state legislature. 2. The Democrats narrowly beat the Republicans at gerrymandering the…

Here are some of our favorite trivia questions about Colorado and its political history. Questions are below, with answers following at the bottom in italics: 1. What is the average elevation for all of Colorado? A. 10,000 feet B. 9,385 feet C. 6,800 feet D. 5,500 feet 2. What is the average yearly rainfall in…