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INSIGHTS: As the legislature gets generous, teachers chant, ‘We want more’
When the purse is open, that’s the time to ask, or demand, a larger share. And that’s what public school teachers have been doing for weeks – well, years – at the Colorado Capitol. But the protests have come at a curious time. The legislature’s past two sessions have been very good for K-12 education…
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Democratic AG hopeful asks Colo. Supreme Court to rule on petition battle
Denver lawyer Brad Levin filed an appeal Thursday with the Colorado Supreme Court in an attempt to qualify for the Democrats’ June primary for attorney general. Following a hearing that stretched into the night on Wednesday, Denver District Court Judge Jay Grant ruled just hours before midnight that Levin hadn’t collected enough valid petition signatures…
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Colo. lawmakers punt property tax dilemma to summer
After a late legislative push fell apart, Colorado lawmakers won’t take action this session on one of the state’s most pressing financial dilemmas: a constitutional trigger that’s expected to cut statewide property taxes by as much as 15 percent in 2019. Instead, a bipartisan coalition of 42 lawmakers in late April won approval to study…
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Heavily amended transportation bill passes House committee
A legislative committee heavily amended a transportation funding bill Thursday morning, setting up a beat-the-clock showdown for perhaps the session’s biggest issue: relieving traffic congestion and addressing long-neglecting roads, bridges and transit. Senate Bill 1 passed on an 8-7 party-line vote and still must pass the House Finance Committee before reaching full chamber for a…
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Senate Democrats call Baumgardner punishment a slap on the wrist
Senate President Kevin Grantham of Cañon City has removed Republican Sen. Randy Baumgardner from four committees as punishment for allegations that he sexually harassed a nonpartisan Senate staffer and created a hostile work environment for other Senate staffers. But a statement by Grantham that implied he had the cooperation of Senate Minority Leader Leroy Garcia…
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Q&A with Jesse Mallory | ‘Economic liberty will be realized on the community level’
Worried about the future of freedom? Rest assured; assorted advocacy groups on America’s political right are doing your bidding – though it’s often enough on the far-off battlefront of our nation’s capital. Americans for Prosperity is fighting the fight in the trenches alongside you – in your state, in your community, one issue after another. Hence,…
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Lamborn stays on primary ballot after courts deny last-ditch appeals
After a pair of lawsuits finally finished working their way through state and federal courts on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has found himself back where he was a month ago: On the June primary ballot, running for a seventh term. Those lawsuits yielded a mountain of documents, a blizzard of insults, as many close…
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Trump’s Denver-tied point man on Mueller probe is exiting
A high-powered white-collar defense attorney with Denver ties is exiting the legal team helping President Donald Trump face special counsel Robert Mueller’s broadening investigation. Ty Cobb was named last July to the Trump team. Cobb, 67, told the New York Times he informed Trump weeks ago of plans to retire. He’ll reportedly be replaced as…
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Denver’s ozone pollution prompts environmental policy concerns
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An Environmental Protection Agency announcement Tuesday declaring Denver to be out of compliance with federal ozone standards is being used by some Colorado political leaders and environmentalists to criticize the Trump administration. The designation means Colorado officials must put together a plan to explain how they will meet federal air quality standards.…
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U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue on trade, tariffs and Trump
For almost three decades, Republican and Democratic administrations alike pursued free trade deals, arguing that expanding access to foreign markets is always to the benefit of the overall U.S. economy. That bipartisan consensus was shattered with the arrival of the Trump administration. President Donald Trump believes those deals allowed the nation’s trading partners to hollow…