kevin van winkle
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Democrat Barrett Rothe jumps in state House race in Highlands Ranch
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Democrat Barrett Rothe jumped in the state House District 43 race this week to unseat Republican incumbent Kevin Van Winkle in the Highlands Ranch district. Rothe is a healthcare industry consultant who is unopposed, so far, in the Democratic primary. Unity Party candidate Scott Wagner also is in the race. Wagner ran as a Democrat…
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FEEDBACK: Tank in Trump’s shadow; t’anks for the tax cuts
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How’s Tom gonna win where Trump couldn’t? I spent a lot of time in 2016 helping the Trump campaign. We did OK. We crushed eastern Colorado. Heck, we even won Pueblo County! But we lost Colorado by 5 points. To Hillary. So, riddle me this: For those of you who think Tom Tancredo can win…
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Q&A with Kevin Van Winkle: Young Colorado lawmaker got an early start at the Capitol
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Some say nothing really prepares you for elective office, but Kevin Van Winkle might disagree. The youthful, second-term lawmaker, who represents Douglas County’s District 43 in the Colorado House of Representatives, served for years as a legislative staffer before his election in 2014. Van Winkle, a Highlands Ranch Republican, learned a lot from his time…
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Dave Williams, colleagues return with Senate bill to battle sanctuary politicians, policies
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Republican lawmakers have revived and revamped controversial legislation targeting so-called sanctuary jurisdictions and the politicians who support the policies behind them, although the new bill would only subject elected officials to lawsuits, not criminal prosecution. State Rep. Dave Williams, R-Colorado Springs, vowed in February that he would return with a measure in the GOP-controlled Senate…
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Noonan: New ‘most accessed’ bills list gives peek at political strategy
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Republican state legislators dominate as sponsors of the capitol’s new, “most accessed bills” list with three pieces of legislation written to push Democrats over the edge. The top “most accessed” bill, killed in the House chamber, took a direct shot at politicians who support sanctuary cities, meaning Democrats in Denver and Aurora. Second is a…
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Williams touts anti-sanctuary bill on national TV, blasts Democrats
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State Rep. Dave Williams swung hard on national television Wednesday at opponents of legislation the Colorado Springs Republican introduced earlier in the week to subject politicians to lawsuits and criminal charges if they’ve helped establish “sanctuary” cities or other jurisdictions in Colorado. “This could be model legislation that could definitely hold these lawless politicians accountable…
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Van Winkle: Time to reexamine 2010 emergency taxes
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Many of you reading this won’t remember the 2010 Colorado legislative session. Heck, think to yourself if you can recall any legislation passed back then. You likely won’t remember much of what happened that session, but if I mentioned “The Dirty Dozen” I bet you will remember those 12 overreaching taxes proposed, and passed by…
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? Forsyth: Colorado’s judge retention system is flawed
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Did you realize that you don’t know whether any of the judges on your ballot have been disciplined? Not even the judicial performance commissions that are responsible for making recommendations to you on how to vote on judges know whether the judges have been disciplined. Why? Because, unlike most other states, our state constitution requires…
