executive order

Polis signs executive order to protect tenants from pandemic-related evictions

Oct 21, 2020

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Colorado Politics

Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order Wednesday protecting tenants from eviction who have been impacted by COVID-19, reaffirming the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s national eviction moratorium. Executive Order D 227 states that no landlords can file or initiate evictions if the tenant demonstrates financial hardship because of COVID-19. This protects tenants from…
Hickenlooper creates task force on abuses in construction industry

Jun 8, 2018

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Marianne Goodl

Colorado added almost 10,000 jobs in the construction industry between April 2017 and April of this year, but that growth is accompanied by complaints about payroll and employee “misclassification” that Gov. John Hickenlooper says can lead to labor-law violations. This week, he signed an executive order setting up an enforcement task force that will coordinate with…
Denver defiant toward Trump after threat on immigration policy

Nov 22, 2017

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Tom Ramstack

Words of defiance from state and Denver officials and a federal court’s ruling this week are pushing a dispute over Trump administration immigration policy closer to a confrontation before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Justice Department sent a letter last week to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock threatening to cut off some law enforcement grants if…
Ruling on Trump’s ‘one in, two out’ on regulations has stakes in Colorado

Aug 18, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Colorado lawmakers and environmentalists are anxiously awaiting a federal judge’s ruling on President Trump’s “one in, two out” policy on regulations. Public interest groups and a labor union sued the government to block enforcement of the policy, saying it overstepped Trump’s constitutional authority. Judge Randolph Moss’s comments during a hearing last week in U.S. District…
Bachar: Executive power needs reined in

Mar 1, 2017

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Steve Bachar

The new president declares his inauguration day a special, self-aggrandizing day and goes on to sign an unprecedented number of executive orders in his first two weeks in office … Yes, former President Barack Obama has much to answer for. Whether we are focused on President Obama’s “National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation” and his…
Hick, wary of Trump, calls him disruptive but wants him to succeed

Feb 2, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Gov. John Hickenlooper said on Wednesday that President Trump has taken a disruptive approach to governing, perhaps because of ulterior motives. “Many of President Trump’s appointments were unorthodox. It’s hard to understand exactly what he’s trying to make, and some of it I’m guessing is just trying to create a kind of disruptive atmosphere,” Hickenlooper…
Colorado House Republican leader offers defense of Trump’s immigration orders

Jan 31, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Colorado’s House Republican leader on Tuesday defended President Trump’s temporary refugee and select immigration bans, saying the orders are a prudent move to understand threats facing the nation. The remarks from Rep. Patrick Neville of Castle Rock came during a resolution by Democrats that encourages President Trump to rescind last Friday’s presidential directives, which temporarily suspended…
Colorado House resolution demands Trump lift order banning some refugee, immigrant U.S. entry

Jan 31, 2017

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John Tomasic

In an emotional and at times contentious stretch of speeches that lasted more than an hour Tuesday, Colorado House Democrats passed a resolution asking President Donald Trump to lift the executive order he issued last week that banned entry to the country of refugees and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries and that sparked protests…
Refugee arrivals in Colorado likely cut by about half as a result of Trump’s order

Jan 31, 2017

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Peter Marcus

State officials say about half the number of refugees are expected in Colorado this year as a result of an executive order from President Trump. Colorado had expected 55 refugees in the next few days, according to state officials, who are scrambling to understand the reach of Trump’s executive order on the subject. Refugee families…
Backlash against Uber symbolic of morality war in Trump’s America

Jan 30, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Uber and Lyft are accustomed to competition. But a new race toward good conscience – highlighted by protests in Denver – offers a glimpse into the morality battle in a Donald Trump era, a war that is reshaping both business and politics. Across social media, #DeleteUber is trending, a plea by those opposed to Trump’s Muslim ban…