Colorado’s prisons are underfunded, not overcrowded | PODIUM

05/20/2026

By John Kellner The state does not have a “prison crowding” problem. It has a prison under-capacity problem. This is a crucial distinction for lawmakers and the public to understand. If it is not properly understood, the state risks falling into the same kind of…

Sorry, Governor — you are wrong on this one | Hal Bidlack

by Hal Bidlack | 05/19/2026 | 0

If you have read even a handful of my several hundred columns during the past few years, you likely ran across me saying nice things about Gov. Jared Polis. I genuinely like the guy, whom I met during our mutual first runs for Congress back…

Colorado GOP plays with fire as primary approaches | Dick Wadhams

by Dick Wadhams | 05/18/2026 | 0

Over the next several weeks, the Colorado Republican Party will make consequential decisions that will determine just how relevant it will be in 2026 and beyond. The 600-member Colorado Republican State Central Committee will meet on May 30 to elect a new state chair following…

Public Lands Rule rescinding keeps public lands in public hands | Rachel Gabel

by Rachel Gabel | 05/18/2026 | 0

The Public Lands Rule has been rescinded. The rule, first proposed in 2023, would have complicated the balanced partnership between federal agencies and all multiple uses on those public lands. In 2024, the Bureau of Land Management made the rule worse by allowing conservation to…