opinion
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Threats inside and out loom for Colorado’s Republicans | Dick Wadhams
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Colorado Republicans made strides in 2024 despite an insidious state chairman who tried to defeat successful Republican candidates. Newly elected U.S. Reps. Gabe Evans, Jeff Hurd and Jeff Crank fought off unethical opposition from their own state party chairman, making the Colorado congressional delegation a 4-4 partisan split. Strong state legislative leadership resulted in the…
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Is it time for both parties to bail on Colorado’s political nominating system? | Miller Hudson
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Cracks are beginning to appear in Colorado’s political nominating system. Recently, Mario Nicolais, a formerly Republican-leaning pundit, and Doug Friednash, former Democratic legislator, have opined regarding the imminent demise of the caucus/assembly framework which controls partisan candidate selection. There has always been a legal detour around this process whereby candidates petition directly onto the ballot.…
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Recognizing the value of generational work | Rachel Gabel
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The Lesser Prairie Chicken habitat in southeastern Colorado is a swath of prairie that begins in Cheyenne and far-southeastern Lincoln counties and moves south and east into Kiowa, Prowers and Baca counties. This is cattle country where the short grass is nutrient dense, and a little bit of rain makes the prairie explode. A little…
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Why the controversy with mail-in ballots? | Cronin & Loevy
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Most Coloradans enjoy the right to vote “by mail” at election time. Most Americans favor this process. But U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to federalize (nationalize) this practice and shift the supervision of voting from county clerks to the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Postal Service. He issued an executive order to…
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Who are the kings being crowned here in Colorado? | Jon Caldara
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Though most of us celebrate “No Kings Day” on July 4, the Trump-deranged got a head start last weekend with rallies around the state. Attendees bravely fought oppression by blocking traffic for people with jobs. Rally-goers demanded freedom from tyranny, many right after voting to ban all but beige house paint at their HOA meetings.…
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The Centennial State’s nuclear energy opportunity | OPINION
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Colorado was given a clear opportunity earlier this year. On Jan. 28, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking potential hosts for Nuclear Energy Innovation Campuses — an early-stage process designed to identify states serious about shaping the next generation of energy development. What followed was not hesitation from local…
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More pain than gain in upending Colorado’s water-access laws | OPINION
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By Greg Walcher and Mike King Colorado’s long-standing balance between public recreation and private property along rivers is now under renewed pressure. But changing stream access law would impose significant fiscal and legal costs for relatively limited new recreational benefit. The state of Colorado itself may not be able to afford a redrafting of river…
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Guardianship is not a homelessness policy | OPINION
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By Amelia McKeon The federal government’s proposal to expand guardianship for homeless veterans is being framed as compassionate. It is anything but. It is a dangerous shift toward using one of the most restrictive legal tools we have as a substitute for real solutions — and it risks turning guardianship into a mechanism for forced…
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Ready to build next-gen clean-energy infrastructure — data centers included | OPINION
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By Nate Bernstein and Jason Wardrip Colorado has long taken pride in doing things a little differently. We are a state of innovators, entrepreneurs and adventurers, and often lead the nation in new policies and new ideas. For generations, our state has shown economic growth and environmental stewardship can go hand in hand. From protecting…
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Untraditional education platform makes fool out of state ed department | Paula Noonan
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It’s April Fool’s week and ERBOCES, Education Re-envisioned BOCES, is one of the state’s biggest jokers. This untraditional education platform authorized through five founding school districts including Falcon School District 49 in El Paso County has played the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and its state board for chumps. The legislature has yet to stop…
