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Oil and gas ballot battle roils as lawmakers lament gridlock
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The highly contentious debate over whether Colorado cities and towns can control oil and gas drilling within their boundaries will rage on deep into 2016, regardless of how the Colorado Supreme Court rules on two city fracking-ban cases it heard oral arguments on Wednesday. And a rulemaking process by the state’s chief regulatory agency, the…
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National group Emily’s List joins effort to unseat Colorado Rep. Windholz after Planned Parenthood remarks
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Emily’s List, a national group that supports pro-choice women candidates, has placed Colorado state Rep. JoAnn Windholz, R-Commerce City, on its list of officeholders to defeat this year, the organization told The Colorado Statesman on Friday. The organization cited Windholz’s record of opposing women’s healthcare that includes access to birth control and abortion and her…
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At Planned Parenthood shooting commemoration, hope for a new chapter at Colorado Capitol
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Looking to wrestle something positive from the Black Friday shooting attack at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, the organization’s top regional executive said she wants to work with conservative lawmakers in Colorado to tame the escalating political rhetoric that has grown around the organization. One of the organization’s top critics at the Capitol…
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Curtis: A rare opportunity to bolster the fight against cancer
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There are more than 15 million cancer survivors in America today, with many benefiting from groundbreaking scientific discoveries in the prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer. Lifesaving cancer treatments have one thing in common — they begin with basic research often funded or conducted by the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer…
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Manning: ColoradoCare: Costly, not compassionate
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“If you think health care is expensive now, wait until it’s free!” This line from political writer P.J. O’Rourke is timely advice for Colorado voters, who will have the chance to adopt a “free” government-run, single-payer healthcare system in 2016. But it’s not just the economic expense of so-called “universal health care” that should concern…
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Letter: Sonnenberg should get the facts on carbon tax
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Editor, As I read state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg’s guest commentary covering the economic impacts of a national carbon tax, especially how it’ll affect rural or poor communities, I wondered — why is Sonnenberg presenting inaccurate, incomplete information? I found that the Colorado Union of Taxpayers named Sonnenberg a “Taxpayer Guardian.” A guardian is good. If…
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Hild: Is Germany assuming America’s mantle as a haven for refugees?
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Is Germany becoming the new America? The American failure in the Syrian refugee crisis places Germany at the head of those defending American principles. We don’t even lead from behind anymore: The clear message from Congress and 22 American governors that Syrian refugees, fleeing terrorism and their failed states, are not welcome in the United…
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Levy: Let’s build an economy that works for everyone
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What should an economic recovery look like in Colorado? Is it a period of prosperity during which everyone in the state has a chance to work, build their economic security and provide for their families’ needs? Or is it a time when peoples’ wages stagnate, Coloradans struggle to make ends meet and only those in…
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Coloradans tackle federal red tape as part of Reagan transition
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Thirty-five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … With the inauguration of President-elect Ronald Reagan fast approaching, Holly Coors, Reagan’s Colorado campaign coordinator, had dispatched a crew of Republicans to Washington, D.C., to help “sift through bureaucratic red tape” at the Intergovernmental Affairs Agency, on the prowl for ways to cut federal regulations.…
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Linkhart to helm National Civic League
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The National Civic League announced this week that former Denver Councilman and former state Sen. Doug Linkhart would be the organization’s next president. The nonprofit organization promotes civic engagement and community-based planning and decision-making. “Doug Linkhart has exceptional qualifications for the job,” said David Sander, chairman of the National Civic League Board of Directors. “His…
