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Interior chief Ryan Zinke to keynote Steamboat event
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is scheduled to address the Steamboat Institute’s 10th annual Freedom Conference and Festival on Aug. 10 in Steamboat Springs, the conservative think tank tells Colorado Politics. “As secretary of the Interior and defender of America’s great outdoors, I am honored to give the keynote address at the Steamboat Institute’s 10th annual…
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With big changes in Colo. beer sales ahead, lawmakers scramble on rules
Come Jan. 1, you should be able to walk into most Colorado grocery and convenience stores to buy full-strength beer, the result of a measure adopted by the General Assembly in 2016. But that measure failed to include rules for implementation. A bill currently working its way through the legislature in this session’s final days…
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Colorado House advances transportation compromise
The Colorado House of Representatives on Monday evening gave preliminary approval to a transportation compromise worked out by Democratic and Republican leaders in the legislature. Senate Bill 1 calls for an additional $50 million annually in transportation spending, as well as money from last year’s Senate Bill 267 to borrow $2.35 billion. The bill depends on $495…
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Colorado redistricting resolutions head to the ballot
Two resolutions that could help create commissions to draw political boundaries for the Colorado legislature and the state’s members of Congress are headed to the ballot. Monday morning the state House of Representatives passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, which refer respective ballot questions on legislative and congressional redistricting to the November…
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As Pueblo school strike looms, Colorado Springs teachers union forging new deal
COLORADO SPRINGS – As teachers in Pueblo City Schools prepare to strike on Monday, Colorado Springs’ only collective bargaining educators’ union is close to ratifying a new master agreement for next school year. There’s no strike expected – teachers in Colorado Springs School District 11 haven’t gone on strike since 1975. Electronic voting will conclude…
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Colo. lawmakers punt property tax dilemma to summer
After a late legislative push fell apart, Colorado lawmakers won’t take action this session on one of the state’s most pressing financial dilemmas: a constitutional trigger that’s expected to cut statewide property taxes by as much as 15 percent in 2019. Instead, a bipartisan coalition of 42 lawmakers in late April won approval to study…
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Heavily amended transportation bill passes House committee
A legislative committee heavily amended a transportation funding bill Thursday morning, setting up a beat-the-clock showdown for perhaps the session’s biggest issue: relieving traffic congestion and addressing long-neglecting roads, bridges and transit. Senate Bill 1 passed on an 8-7 party-line vote and still must pass the House Finance Committee before reaching full chamber for a…
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Veterans’ care in spotlight at Gazette forum
COLORADO SPRINGS – Veterans’ homelessness, health care and marijuana use were among topics tackled during a community conversation held by The Gazette with a panel of six experts Tuesday night. With more than 80,000 veterans in the Pikes Peak region and an unusually rich military presence, “We do have the best support in America,” said…
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Colo. House Democrats eye late overhaul on transportation
With a week left in the legislative session, Colorado House Democrats are poised to introduce a major overhaul to a transportation bill that passed the state Senate unanimously more than a month ago. The change is significant. Rather than asking for permission to borrow $3.5 billion and repay it with $250 million a year from…
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House Democratic leaders talk final days of 2018 session
House Democrats are committed to wrapping up many of the same issues that Senate Republicans talked about Monday – the state pension plan, transportation, and reauthorizing the civil rights commission – but how they intend to get there couldn’t be more different. And that shows the divide that must be bridged in the remaining days of the…