joe stengel
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State Rep. Peña outlines significant inequalities in Colorado’s school finance law | A LOOK BACK
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Forty-Five Years Ago This Week: In a guest column published in The Colorado Statesman, House Minority Leader Rep. Federico Peña, D-Denver, wrote that his greatest disappointment with the legislative process was “the inability, or unwillingness, of the General Assembly to address major issues in a forthright manner.” One of the most serious issues was Colorado’s…
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Elbert County commissioners blast Griswold for ‘partisan political action’ in appointing election supervisor
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Elbert County’s commissioners this week blasted Secretary of State Jena Griswold for pursuing what they described as a blatant “partisan political action” when she appointed a supervisor tasked with ensuring an accurate primary election in the county. The commissioners said they have “full and complete confidence” in Elbert County, where Clerk Dallas Schroeder, who copied the hard…
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YESTERYEAR: Owens takes steps to fix transportation budget shortfall, Amendment 41 derails three legislators
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Fifteen Years Ago this week in the Colorado Statesman … The Colorado Children’s Chorale performance at the White House was proclaimed a riveting success. Thirty-two Colorado children performed at the private event, an experience the now-adults have surely not forgotten. “The Holiday Open House” event was for White House staff, members of Congress, the Secret…



