2016 general election
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Jensen: Obama’s thoughts on Clinton are revealing
“She is a fundamentally good and decent person.” You really need no further explanation as to why this is a laugh line. Just know it was someone talking about Hillary Clinton. That “someone” is President Obama, furiously trying to save Hillary’s sliding campaign amid the FBI re-opening her criminal investigation. One of the millions of…
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? Climate change debate heats up race to decide majority on CU Board of Regents
The pivotal at-large race to determine control of the University of Colorado Board of Regents could hinge on concerns about climate change and free speech. Former Democratic state Rep. Alice Madden injected climate change into the race early on with jabs at the board’s 5-4 Republican majority. The board voted last year against changing the…
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Election Report: A look at the key races across America
Much more is at stake on Election Day than the White House. State by state, district by district, neighborhood by neighborhood, candidates and campaigners are making their last pitch for Congress, state legislatures, governor’s offices, ballot questions, judgeships, city councils and lots more. A nationwide look at important, interesting and occasionally odd matters that go…
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Time to push voters to vote
The presidential candidates and their surrogates are making Colorado appearances right and left as the final countdown to Election Day enters the last few days. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump returns to the state for a 9:30 p.m. rally Saturday, Nov. 5, at the National Western Complex in Denver. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Find ticket information…
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? Forsyth: Colorado’s judge retention system is flawed
Did you realize that you don’t know whether any of the judges on your ballot have been disciplined? Not even the judicial performance commissions that are responsible for making recommendations to you on how to vote on judges know whether the judges have been disciplined. Why? Because, unlike most other states, our state constitution requires…
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? Zoe: A conservative case to raise the minimum wage
I have been a fiscally conservative Republican since I was a young man because President Ronald Reagan’s unshakable optimism in the goodness of America and his message of personal responsibility and the dignity of work resonated strongly with me. And that’s why as a business owner, I’ll be voting for Amendment 70 to gradually raise…
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? Gagliardi: Into the great minimum wage mess we charge
By now, most Coloradans who intend to vote are well aware of what Amendment 70 would do: Raise the state’s minimum wage rate. This doesn’t mean they necessarily understand what the minimum wage rate is and what increases do. Old definitions and arguments don’t seem to hold much sway with voters, so let us propose…