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Leslie Herod gets an earful from fellow lawmakers about best ways to resolve conflicts

Apr 6, 2017

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State Rep. Leslie Herod, a Denver Democrat, got plenty of advice when she recently asked several House members from both sides of the aisle to discuss their favorite ways to resolve conflicts at the Capitol. One legislator even cites reggae legend Bob Marley. Noting that lawmakers recently passed a bipartisan resolution to join Gov. John…

Mark Baisley withdraws from Republican state chair race just days after jumping in

Mar 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Two days after jumping in the crowded contest for Colorado GOP state chair, Douglas County Republican Mark Baisley abandoned the race, saying he’d decided his candidacy wouldn’t be good for the party. Baisley, a former chairman of the Douglas County GOP and former vice chairman of the state party, said in a Facebook post late…

Republicans, conservative groups rip proposal to send transportation tax hike to voters

Mar 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

In the halls of the Colorado Capitol and across social media, Republican elected officials got creative this week coming up with ways to declare a long-awaited bipartisan transportation-funding package dead on arrival. “If it was a trial balloon, it has more of a resemblance to the Hindenburg,” state Sen. Tim Neville, R-Littleton, told The Colorado…

Matt Arnold scores win against county GOP amid charges he’s waging proxy state chair battle

Mar 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Conservative gadfly Matt Arnold, a persistent thorn in the side of lots of Colorado Republicans, dug in a little deeper this week. In response to a complaint filed by Arnold’s Campaign Integrity Watchdog organization, the El Paso County GOP admitted in court Tuesday that it made some mistakes in campaign finance filings last year and…

If not a White House bid, then how about a U.S. Senate seat for Hick?

Feb 28, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Cory Gardner’s, in particular. The notion was posed – where else? – on Facebook. Sure, anyone can start a Facebook page. Even if it only recycles another item off a long-standing wish list periodically warmed over by aficionados of Gov. John Hickenlooper. Aficianados who acknowledge they have no connection to the governor. They just like him, and they like the…

As traffic deaths rise, study finds young adults rank highest in risky driving behavior

Feb 16, 2017

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Ernest Luning

An annual study released this week by the Washington, D.C.-based AAA Foundation found that an overwhelming majority of young-adult drivers engage in risky behavior behind the wheel, including texting, running red lights and speeding, making them the worst-behaved drivers on the road. Their older cohorts however, don’t do much better, the study found, with the…

CDOT director blames jump in traffic fatalities on ‘epidemic of distracted driving’

Feb 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Traffic deaths are on the rise in Colorado over the past two years – reversing what had been a decade-long trend of falling fatalities – and the state’s transportation chief says it’s because more drivers are paying less attention to the road. “What the data tells me is we have an epidemic of distracted driving,”…

International entrepreneur rule for immigrants gains support from Colorado congressman

Nov 15, 2016

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Tom Ramstack

A new immigration program is set to take effect early next year to encourage foreign-based startup companies to locate in the United States. Supporters of the “International Entrepreneur Rule” include Rep. Jared Polis (D-Boulder), who says the rule will bring new jobs and income to Americans. Polis has been a strong advocate of immigration reform.…

Racism and talk of religious war: Trump staff’s online posts

Aug 23, 2016

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Associated Press

Donald Trump’s paid campaign staffers have declared on their personal social media accounts that Muslims are unfit to be U.S. citizens, ridiculed Mexican accents, called for Secretary of State John Kerry to be hanged and stated their readiness for a possible civil war, according to a review by The Associated Press of their postings. The…

NBC Entertainment chairman blasts Trump as ‘toxic,’ ‘demented’ in Facebook post

Aug 16, 2016

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Associated Press

The chairman of NBC Entertainment slammed Donald Trump, the network’s onetime “Apprentice” star, as “toxic” and “demented” in a private Facebook post that became public. Robert Greenblatt’s post refers to a “sad state of affairs thanks to a pompous businessman turned reality TV star” who thinks that speaking his mind is “refreshing.” “It’s actually corrosive and…