george brauchler
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TRAIL MIX | Candidate switcheroos are nothing new in Colorado
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Wouldn’t you know it, less than a week after last week’s Trail Mix column went to press, it was obsolete. In the holiday news lull, it had seemed like a good opportunity to take stock of the candidate line-ups in major Colorado races. While savvy political watchers have been expecting at least a few additional contenders…
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Ethics complaint filed against DNR chief over contract awarded to wife’s employer
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A dark money group on Tuesday filed a complaint alleging Dan Gibbs, executive director of the Department of Natural Resources, falsified documents and his agency gave a sweetheart deal to his wife’s employer. The complaint from Defend Colorado, which has targeted Democrats, alleges Gibbs awarded the Keystone Policy Center, a think tank where the complaint says Johanna…
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As crime rates rise in Colorado, restorative justice model a flash of hope
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A recent report which details the skyrocketing societal and financial costs of rising crime rates in Colorado, coupled with a dismal 50% recidivism rate, which is one of the worst in the country, have prompted a warning from leading prosecutors: Well-intended policies which coddle criminals has made life in the state more dangerous. But one…
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INSIGHTS | A GOP family feud over a red-flag bill
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Editor’s note: Joey Bunch is away, so this week we revisit his Insights column of May 11, 2018. Close to midnight on one of the final days of the 2018 legislative session last May, Colorado House of Representatives Republicans met in a caucus to discuss removing one of their rising stars, Cole Wist, from his…
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INSIGHTS | It’s hard to find common ground on guns
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Joey Bunch is away, so this week we revisit his Insights column of Feb. 23, 2018. Maybe if partisans didn’t go too far. I don’t know. It confounds me why we can’t talk constructively about guns in this state, or this nation, without both sides shutting down. Indecision lives in gridlock. If one…
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ELECTION 2018 | Democrats win all statewide offices
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Democrats made a clean sweep of Colorado’s statewide executive offices Tuesday, winning the races for attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer as well as governor. Perhaps the biggest upset of the bunch was Democratic political newcomer Jena Griswold, who defeated Republican incumbent Secretary of State Wayne Williams. The other statewide seats were open. Griswold…
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AG candidate Brauchler pushes through Colorado Springs as election day nears
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The last leg of Republican attorney general candidate George Brauchler’s campaign is spread across the state – the size of which is not insignificant, he’s quick to mention. “We’re the eighth-biggest state, … but feels like the fifth biggest,” Brauchler joked Friday afternoon in a GOP office on Colorado Springs’ north side. About a dozen…
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Attorney general’s race divides Colorado’s newspapers
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If elections were decided by newspaper editorial boards, Republican George Brauchler would be Colorado’s next attorney general by the narrowest divide. He has seven of the 13 official endorsements so far over his Democratic rival Phil Weiser ahead of next Tuesday’s general election. > RELATED: More Colorado newspapers make endorsements in governor’s race Here are…
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CRONIN & LOEVY | Will Election Night 2018 be a double whammy?
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Two political waves could be washing across Colorado on election night this Tuesday. The first is a “blue wave” of Democratic votes from folks who dislike Republican President Donald Trump. The second is a “big dollars” wave of Democratic votes caused by the fact Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis has spent more than $20 million…
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AG candidate Brauchler named in federal suit against Colorado Springs officials
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An ex-El Paso County sheriff’s commander filed a federal lawsuit this week reviving longstanding claims that his 2016 corruption arrest alongside ex-Sheriff Terry Maketa and ex-Undersheriff Paula Presley was fueled by a conspiracy. A 45-page civil complaint from Juan “John” San Agustin Jr. alleges hidden motives and misconduct by a laundry list of public safety…
