colorado constitution
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Denver League of Women Voters: Let’s talk TABOR
They’re calling the event “Another look at TABOR” – as in 1992’s voter-enacted Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights – because of course it won’t be the first time skeptics of the epic tax-limiting provision in the Colorado Constitution have eyed it in hopes of changing it. And while the March 19 forum, announced in a news…
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Colorado lawmakers tear into Sessions, Justice Department decision to rescind policy on legal marijuana
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, a Colorado Republican, said on Twitter Thursday he’s “prepared to take all steps necessary” to block a reported move by Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversing federal policy that has has let states legalize recreational marijuana. His Democratic counterpart, Michael Bennet, said the decision will “create unnecessary chaos and confusion.” “This reported…
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YESTERYEAR: Mock convention held to crack open Colorado’s Constitution
Thirty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman: An advisory board, which consisted of four dozen office holders, journalists, business leaders, as well as the governor and chairmen of both the state Democratic and Republican Parties, proposed a model constitutional convention to be held in Denver. The purpose of the “mock” convention was to evaluate…
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‘Is Mike Coffman invincible?’ Aurora Republican talks campaign, policy at 62nd birthday party
Before he talked about the upcoming congressional agenda and assessed his chances in next year’s election – it’ll be a tough race, he’s sure of it – Mike Coffman dropped to the floor last Sunday afternoon and did some push-ups, one for each year he’s been on this earth. “There’s this ridiculous tradition where I…
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Coffman plans to block feds from marijuana crackdown in Colorado by cutting off their funds
U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman says he’s planning to block Attorney General Jeff Sessions from cracking down on Colorado’s recreational marijuana industry by forbidding the federal government from spending funds in the state to enforce federal laws banning the drug. The Aurora Republican told supporters at a fundraiser for his congressional campaign on Sunday that he…
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Attorney General Coffman says she’ll ‘stand up for the voters’ if feds crack down on marijuana
Colorado’s chief law enforcement officer says she’s prepared to take on the federal government if the Trump administration threatens the state’s recreational marijuana industry. White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Thursday ignited a furor when he told reporters that states could face “greater enforcement” of federal laws banning recreational marijuana, although he didn’t go into…
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? Grantham: Amendment 72 would further hamstring Colorado’s budget
Amendment 72 promises to further tangle Colorado’s budget. As a member of the Colorado Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee, I can assure you that this is the last thing we need. Earlier this year, legislators struggled to balance Colorado’s complicated budget, as is required each year by law, while also providing services that our communities need.…
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Gorman: Amendment 72 is constitutionally guaranteed revenue for state bureaucracies
Amendment 72 supporters claim that raising tobacco taxes will reduce smoking. That’s a smokescreen. What the amendment really does is create a constitutionally mandated stream of revenue for two state health bureaucracies that seek to shake off the shackles of legislative budgetary oversight. Under Amendment 72, the state tax on a pack of cigarettes will…
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Gundersen: More research needed before approving marijuana for PTSD
The Colorado Psychiatric Society’s mission is to promote excellence in psychiatric care. Quality medical care is based on evidence derived from well-designed clinical trials. We are concerned about the draft bill that would add Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) to the list of debilitating conditions that are authorized to be treated…