ballot measures
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Colo. campaign-spending initiative sets signature record
Signatures for the last of seven measures that proponents hope to make it to the November ballot were turned in to the secretary of state just after 2:30 p.m. Monday. The last one turned out to be the biggest in terms of petition signatures, with more than 212,000 names – a new state record for…
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Ballot measure petitions are due Aug. 6. Who’s asking for your John Hancock?
Aug. 6 is the final day for turning in petition signatures that could put some ballot questions on the November general election ballot. There are 23 approved petitions, although many are duplicates and not all are out for signatures. Another ballot measure – one that seeks $1.6 billion for in higher taxes for K-12 education…
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Stalemate over transportation solution continues at Colorado Capitol
Just how much Colorado’s General Assembly should put toward funding the $9 billion wish-list for transportation projects across the state is still unresolved between the House and Senate. A series of ballot proposals, unveiled last week by a coalition – Move Colorado, led by the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce – would ask voters to increase the…
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Out West Roundup: Montana mandates ‘net neutrality’ for state contracts
Montana Montana mandates ‘net neutrality’ for state contracts BILLINGS, Montana – Montana last week became the first state to bar telecommunications companies from receiving state contracts if they interfere with internet traffic or favor higher-paying sites or apps, under an order from Gov. Steve Bullock intended to protect so-called net neutrality. The Democratic governor’s order…
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Groups sign on to Kent Thiry-backed proposals to revamp redistricting in Colorado
A bipartisan organization pushing ballot measures to change the way Colorado draws its legislative and congressional boundaries announced the support Monday of a number of groups representing rural, minority, business and civic reform interests. Fair Districts Colorado, a group chaired by Kent Thiry, the CEO of kidney dialysis giant DaVita Inc., said it now has the…
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House Speaker Crisanta Duran’s high profile rooted in Colorado goals
Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran, 37, is ending her House career at an age when many lawmakers are barely getting started. In the last two years, Duran’s national profile has risen dramatically, even before becoming the state’s first Latina speaker of the house. She won the Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award in March 2016 from…
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Independence Institute set to announce which Coloradan will be named Californian of the Year
Awards season is upon us, and the conservative jesters at Colorado’s right-leaning Independence Institute are bestowing the inaugural “Californian of the Year” award Wednesday on the lucky Coloradan who has “done the most to turn us into California,” in the words of the think tank’s president, Jon Caldara. While the award has been generating some…
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Out West Roundup: Utah town headed toward keeping booze prohibition
Utah Utah town headed toward keeping booze prohibition SALT LAKE CITY – One of Utah’s last “dry” communities is on track to maintain its eight-decade prohibition on alcohol sales after voters rejected a measure to allow sales that proponents said would boost tourism and opponents said would threaten the small city’s way of life. Following…
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Municipal elections across Colorado include questions on taxes, bonds, housing and marijuana
Voters in more than 80 municipalities across Colorado are electing members to city councils and town boards, as well as deciding a range of ballot measures covering everything from tax and bond questions to pot sales and high-speed internet, according to data compiled by the Colorado Municipal League. For the first time since 2009, there…