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Noonan: TABOR is 25 and too alive and too well
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Colorado’s population in 1992 was 3.5 million. Census projections put the state’s population in 2017 at 5.5 million. In 1992, 812,308 citizens – 53.68 percent of voters – said yes to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), and 700,906 citizens – 46.32 percent of voters – said no. Not to make too fine a point,…
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DIA CEO: Cooperation, federal funding key to airport security
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Airport security nationwide can improve, if the major airports work cooperatively with private sector companies – and federal funding is made available – the CEO of Denver International Airport recently told U.S. Senate members. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., introduced Kim Day at a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation subcommittee hearing to consider how to improve the Transportation…
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Wrestling to predict state budget priorities as Trump era launches
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Plans being pursued in Washington on major national policy areas such as health care, tax policy and infrastructure development will have enormous impact on state budgets. State officials and experts on state budgeting are wrestling with the uncertainty. State and local government news and policy site Route 50 reports that on Thursday the Urban Institute…
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More fire stations needed in NE Denver, audit finds
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A lack of fire stations in the Northeast Denver fire district that caused slow response times, a staffing shortage and a growing population that led to an increase in calls for service for the Denver Fire Department were issues cited in a city audit report. Fire officials were aware of the slow response time issue…
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DIA audit finds airline revenue collection lacking
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Denver International Airport is not ensuring prompt payments from airlines, promptly collecting delinquent airline payments and associated interest penalties or managing airline space changes, an audit report found. Denver City Auditor Timothy O’Brien‘s staff presented those and other findings and recommendations about DIA‘s airline agreement management practices and lack of controls to the independent audit…
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The Hot Sheet, August 18, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 155 | AUGUST 18, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016By TCS Editor and Publisher Jared Wright DENVER – This morning we rise to greet new possibilities,To stab campaign signs into our lawns,Or other people’s lawns,Or to tear them from other people’s lawns,Secretly under cloak of night,That’s you, not me,I have better things to do,Watch…
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Colorado public affairs firm Sewald Hanfling expands team, adds strategic communications
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With the hiring of a former White House staffer and other new employees this spring, Colorado lobbying firm Sewald Hanfling more than doubled the size of its team and added public relations work to its offerings. The firm hired Gordon Bronson, who’s worked on several Democratic campaigns and spent a year working on presidential appointments…
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Michael Hancock’s rhythm continues to beat as ‘heart and soul’ of Denver
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At a banquet dinner in his honor May 25, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock was given the moniker – “the heart and soul of Denver.” And, it’s no wonder. As the mile high city’s principal executive, Hancock has navigated Denver through a period of rapid growth during his nearly five years at the helm. The city…
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Hudson: It’ll take patient coalition building to realize A Line’s promise
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When pianist Billy Strayhorn wrote “Take the A Train” for Duke Ellington’s orchestra, the final destination he had in mind was Harlem. The tune became the signature opening for Ellington, a reminder of home for thousands of American troops serving overseas during World War II. RTD’s cumbersomely named University of Colorado A Line – it…