kevin lundberg
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Q&A with Kevin Lundberg | ‘Blessed and honored to be an elected official in Colorado’
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He and his family live off the grid – way off – in a home of his own design that generates its own renewable energy. He’s a hardcore civil libertarian who earned a very favorable 83 percent rating from the emblematically left-of-center American Civil Liberties Union on its latest legislative scorecard. The newest Boulder Democrat…
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Colorado revenue forecast: Severance taxes on the rebound
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Colorado economists reported Wednesday that the state’s severance tax revenues from oil and gas operations – in the doldrums for the past several years due to low oil prices – are on the rebound in a big way. State lawmakers also can anticipate another healthy year of corporate and individual income tax growth, and that may…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Lundberg backs Watson in GOP treasurer’s race
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The recent slew of endorsements has slowed a bit recently, perhaps because the Legislature’s waning days have drawn the focus of Colorado’s political world, perhaps because few bigwigs remain who have not bestowed their blessings during this long political season. Still, some candidates learned in the last week that they won the support of notables,…
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Ken Toltz to manage Rebecca Cranston’s Colorado Senate campaign
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Anti-gun violence activist Ken Toltz, who considered a run for Congress this year, is managing Rebecca Cranston’s race for state Senate in Larimer County. Cranston, who lives in Fort Collins, is the only Democrat on the primary ballot, and Rob Woodward of Loveland is the only Republican. John Keil of Loveland is running as a…
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Bill to allow LGBTQ discrimination by adoption agencies fails in Senate
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A measure that would have allowed Colorado faith-based adoption agencies to discriminate based on religious beliefs failed to clear the state Senate Tuesday morning. Senate Bill 241 died on a voice vote in the Senate on second reading, with just a few votes in favor and a loud chorus of “no’s” against. A later recorded…
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Colorado Senate committee OKs religious adoption rules, nixes conversion therapy ban
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A Republican majority on a Colorado Senate committee took two opposite actions that riled up gay rights advocates Monday night. The Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee passed a rule on adoptions that the gay rights organization says is designed to allow discrimination against same-sex couple. It also voted down a bill that would…
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Colo. Dems field candidates in every state legislative race for 1st time in years
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If the “blue wave” that some predict comes crashing ashore in Colorado, Democrats want to make sure their candidates don’t miss out on a single legislative race. The state Democratic Party announced Friday it has placed candidates in every state House and Senate race. The party hasn’t fielded candidates in every race in at least…
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Senate bill seeks to stop Hickenlooper from following Paris climate accord
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A Senate committee debated a bill Wednesday to take away Gov. John Hickenlooper’s ability to keep Colorado in line with the Paris accord, the multi-nation agreement to address climate change. When President Trump made that call to pull the U.S. out last year, Hickenlooper signed an executive order to say Colorado would join the U.S.…
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Civil rights commission up for dogfight in Senate committee Wednesday
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Wednesday’s biggest dogfight at the state Capitol is likely to be over House Bill 1256, the measure to reauthorize the state’s Division of Civil Rights and Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The bill is scheduled for the Senate Judiciary Committee at 1:30 p.m. The measure cleared the House on March 21 on a 36-26 vote. Despite…
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Stapleton, Lopez win spots in GOP gov primary
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BOULDER – State Treasurer Walker Stapleton and businessman Greg Lopez, a former mayor of Parker, won spots in Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial primary Saturday at the GOP’s state assembly. Stapleton took top line on the June primary ballot, with 44 percent of the delegate vote – just four days after asking state officials to reject petitions…
