andy kerr
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Colorado Senate verbally jousts over union activity on the clock
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State Sen. Bob Gardner was having breakfast reading the newspaper when he saw that a public-sector union was on strike elsewhere in the country. The Republican from Colorado Springs was not supportive. “And I got to thinking about the fact that those collective bargaining agreements are often negotiated by people who are being paid by…
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‘Idaho stop’ bill for bicycles wins Senate approval, on to House
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A multi-year effort to get Colorado to adopt what’s known as the “Idaho stop” or the rolling stop won final approval in the state Senate Wednesday. Senate Bill 144 would establish a set of standards for local communities that want to grant cyclists the ability, under certain circumstances, to treat a stop sign as a…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, Feb. 18 edition
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THEY GRABBED A CLIPBOARD … It looks like a lot of Coloradans took the advice of a certain soon-to-be-former president. In his farewell address, delivered just over a week before leaving office, President Barack Obama said an oft-quoted line – “If you’re disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run…
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Capitol M: Week of Feb. 9, 2018
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First an apology: if you can’t live without Capitol M (and if that’s the case, I worry about you) and missed last week’s column, I was confined to bed, battling the Capitol Crud. Take your Vitamin Cs and your other immune-boosting agents, please. Unveiling: the Capital (with an A) M. I’m scouting people and…
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Colorado Democrats warn: The Russians want your emails, so delete anything embarrassing
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Candidates, campaigns and political parties aren’t the only ones gearing up for the election, the Colorado Democratic Party warns in this month’s Democratic Dispatch newsletter. The Russian government-aligned hackers who broke into email accounts belonging to Democrats – including presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, her campaign chairman John Podesta and state Sen. Andy Kerr – in…
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Lakewood Republican Mark Barrington mulls challenge against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter
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Saying he wants to bring fun back into politics, Lakewood Republican Mark Barrington told Colorado Politics he’s strongly considering running against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter in the 7th Congressional District. Barrington, 39, a small business owner who works in sales, said he plans to decide within weeks whether to challenge the Arvada Democrat’s bid for…
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Republicans scold Perlmutter for switch back into congressional race, still lack candidate for seat
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National and Colorado Republicans and their conservative allies piled on U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter after the Arvada Democrat announced Monday he’s changed his mind and plans to seek reelection in the 7th Congressional District, although the GOP doesn’t appear to have a candidate ready to challenge the six-term incumbent for the suburban seat. And while…
