lobbyists

Several women who work at Colorado Capitol dispute allegations of misconduct by Sen. Jack Tate

Nov 19, 2017

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Ernest Luning

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…
Getting to yes, just saying no: Lawmakers Everett, Hansen and Kennedy talk session votes

May 25, 2017

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Ernest Luning

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…
Insights: Dear Colorado liquor lobby: You’re drunk – go home!

Mar 10, 2017

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Peter Marcus

There are way better drinking games than debating prohibition-era liquor laws. Yet for some reason most of the lobbyists and lawmakers working on a booze “cleanup” bill have opted for legislative war instead of beer pong. The discussion over the last few weeks has resembled a nonsensical drunk stumbling home from the bar, muttering, “No,…
Colorado Bar Assn. lobbyist Jeremy Schupbach: ‘In many cases, the law is my client’

Dec 16, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Although he tracks nearly every bill in front of the Legislature, lobbyist Jeremy Schupbach often won’t weigh in on contentious policy questions or what he describes as “thorny” issues at the state Capitol. But when it comes to commas, he’s often all over it. Schupbach has what he calls his favorite job in the whole…
Financial disclosure, lobbyist changes head to Council

Dec 1, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Denver City Council members and other identified officials would have to report gifts worth more than $50 a year, double the current threshold amount, under an ordinance revising the municipal code. A separate ordinance updating the city’s lobbyist registration requirements includes clearer definitions of who would have to comply with those reporting requirements. The Council’s…
Noonan: Big data misses the mark and messes with policy

Nov 21, 2016

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Paula Noonan

Most polls and big data analysts missed the target election night. After at least a year and a half of taking the country’s presidential preference temperature and analyzing voter behavior using complicated algorithms and finger crossing and concluding that Hillary Clinton would win, Donald Trump took the night. “If ‘big data’ is not that useful…
Denver lobbyists are reporting few expenses

Nov 18, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Monthly lobbyist financial reports required by the City and County of Denver, designed to help the public know who is lobbying City Council members on what issues, are commonly submitted with no reported expenditures, a review of the documents by the The Colorado Statesman has found. While no wrongdoing or rules violations are thought to have…
The times, they are a changin’: Denver lobbyists, elected officials to face new disclosure requirements

Oct 11, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Annual and monthly disclosure reports by elected officials, city employees and lobbyists registered with the City and County of Denver would see several changes under proposed regulations from the city clerk and recorder. The City Council’s Finance and Governance committee took a first look at the proposed changes from Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson at…
From lobbying to campaigns, Fofi Mendez devoted to protecting vulnerable

Jul 1, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Twenty-five years later, lobbyist Fofi Mendez, the principle at Mendez Consulting, Inc., says the memory still sends a shiver down her spine. She had an established career in Colorado working in the anti-violence realm, directing victim’s services for the Rape Assistance and Awareness Program – now known as the Blue Bench – starting in the…
It’s all about education for longtime lobbyist Jane Urschel

Jun 10, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Even after 23 years lobbying at the state Capitol, Jane Urschel says she learns something new all the time. “Every day is different,” she says. “There’s no continuity – you just go down there and find out what the surprise is for the day, then you deal with that.” Urschel is in charge of advocacy…