jeni arndt
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House passes Rep. Pete Lee’s bill to help, but not jail, truants
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DENVER – The Colorado House passed a bill this week to ease up on kids who skip schools, mainly by keeping truants out of incarceration, if at all possible. House Bill 1156 would allow detention in only in “very, very limited circumstances,” said Rep. Pete Lee, D-Colorado Springs, a juvenile justice advocate who sponsored the…
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Rep. Dave Williams works a deal to help desperate districts find teachers
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Rep. Dave Williams, R-Colorado Springs, brokered a compromise on a bill that would help desperate Colorado school districts to find teachers. If the legislation can do as well in the Senate, where it’s sponsored by Sen. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, school districts could grant a local license to an applicant who has taught three years…
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Several women who work at Colorado Capitol dispute allegations of misconduct by Sen. Jack Tate
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In the days since additional claims of sexual misconduct by Colorado legislators emerged in a news report, numerous women who have worked with state Sen. Jack Tate, one of the lawmakers accused of improper behavior, have come forward to challenge anonymous allegations about Tate. They say they’re alarmed the Centennial Republican could be unfairly caught…
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Getting to yes, just saying no: Lawmakers Everett, Hansen and Kennedy talk session votes
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By one measure, state Rep. Justin Everett, a House Republican serving his third term in the Colorado General Assembly, and state Reps. Chris Hansen and Chris Kennedy, a pair of Democrats in their first terms, stand as far apart as any lawmakers at the Capitol, based on the votes they cast in the just-completed 2017…
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Noonan: Bipartisanship may set a new high bar with rural sustainability bill
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Gov. John Hickenlooper takes first place, with his signature, as currently the most bipartisan politician in Colorado. He has signed 137 bills in the 2017 General Assembly. Of those, 111 are bipartisan, 15 are Dem-only sponsored and 11 are GOP-only sponsored. He has clearly set a basis that he prefers both chambers to work collaboratively.…
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Noonan: Sponsored bills reveal how House members do their job
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Legislators make their mark through their sponsored bills. Sponsored bills show what issues legislators commit to, their bipartisan collegiality, their productivity in bills passed versus bills killed, and their dispositions related to bills that function as messages versus bills intended to become law. Legislators are supposed to sponsor no more than five bills, but only…
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Hancock honored as ‘heart and soul’ of Denver at Mizel Institute dinner (PHOTOS)
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More than 2,000 civic, philanthropic and political leaders filled a converted Air Force hanger on Wednesday night to honor Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, the 2016 recipient of the Mizel Institute’s annual Community Enrichment Award. The institute’s annual dinner, dubbed “spring political prom” by one wag on Twitter, returned to the Wings Over the Rockies…
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The Hot Sheet, February 19, 2016
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By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Friday, February 19, 2016 DENVER – Good morning from all of us here at The Colorado Statesman, and a very Happy Friday to you and yours. Here’s to a smooth glide into the weekend. “The day cold and fair with a high easterly wind: we were visited…
