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COVER STORY | Unsustainable? Colorado’s government keeps growing
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Proponents of Colorado’s TABOR designed the constitutional amendment to curb government’s voracious appetite for more spending. But Colorado’s most recognizable tax law, which turns 30 this year, hasn’t stopped the state government from growing. Not even close. Consider this: lawmakers propose to spend $36.4 billion in the next fiscal year, an amount that funds 62,928…
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Express lanes on I-25 South ‘Gap’ ready to open
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Drivers along the 18-mile stretch of Interstate 25 between Monument and Castle Rock can get to their destinations quicker beginning Friday morning, when state transportation officials open new express lanes in each direction of the highway. The express lanes will open at 8 a.m. Friday for testing, about three weeks after state and local leaders…
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Douglas County school board passes resolution to end mask mandate
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Driven by a newly elected majority, the Douglas County school board passed a resolution to largely end its mask mandate early Wednesday morning, closing a months-long saga that included lawsuits and the dissolution of a regional health department. After a seven-hour meeting that stretched past midnight, the board voted to first change its policy guiding…
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In data access lawsuit, Colorado AG’s office is contradicted by its own records
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In October, when Denver County District Judge J. Eric Elliff upheld records request denials for data that would show identifying and employment data for every law enforcement officer who has been certified to work in Colorado, he partially based his decision on testimony from Attorney General Phil Weiser’s office that the state’s system for maintaining…
