sanctuary cities
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Republican proposal would leave ‘sanctuary cities’ up to the vox populi
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Policy makers will continue to debate just how much “sanctuary city” laws serve as cover for immigrants in this country illegally. There’s little to debate, however, about how well such policies serve Republicans – as a poll-tested hot-button issue and a platform from which to throw darts at the immigrant-friendly Democrats who run cities like…
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Republican businessman Barry Farah launches 11th-hour bid for Colorado governor
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Colorado Springs businessman Barry Farah is jumping in the crowded Republican primary for governor Wednesday, barely three weeks before the GOP state assembly, saying he wants to “reform the state of Colorado’s government to have a more humble view of itself.” Farah, 56, told Colorado Politics he decided to mount a last-minute campaign for the…
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Rep. Dave Williams’ latest bill on sanctuary cities fails in House committee
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Despite support from the White House for the idea, Republican Rep. Dave Williams’ second attempt to put elected officials on the hook for creating sanctuary policies fell by the wayside Wednesday. To no surprise, the Democratic-controlled House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee dispatched Williams’ House Bill 1178 on a party-line 6-3 vote. The same…
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This Week at the Capitol: March 12-16
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Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead at the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online. Some of the hottest bills of the session (civil rights, PERA reform) are up this week.…
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Rep. Dave Williams talks to the White House about Colorado’s sanctuary cities
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Rep. Dave Williams led a delegation of Colorado Republican lawmakers to the White House Thursday to talk about so-called sanctuary cities and what to do about them. Williams, a freshman lawmaker from Colorado Springs, has elevated the welcoming treatment Denver, Aurora and Boulder have extended to undocumented immigrants into the national positions favored by President…
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Democrats dance on Tancredo’s exit from governor’s race, warn his spirit remains
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Democrats seized upon word Republican Tom Tancredo was withdrawing Tuesday from Colorado’s gubernatorial race to declare the election unwinnable for any Republican – while taking the opportunity to lash the controversial former congressman and his platform to the remaining field of GOP primary contenders. “Even former front-runner Tom Tancredo knows there is no path to…
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Now Cynthia Coffman sounds like a red-meat Republican
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The Colorado Democratic Party seemed all too pleased to give Republican gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Coffman a boost with the opposing party’s conservative base Thursday. Democrats alerted reporters to her comments at a Colorado Hispanic Republicans forum Wednesday night. Red-meat conservatives, who are likely to support Tom Tancredo anyway, have been none too happy with the…
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Denver’s everyman mayor: Michael Hancock’s big agenda
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Michael Hancock is a mayor on a mission. It’s the Friday before the election, and Hancock is promoting a once-in-a-decade, $937 million bond package filled with hundreds of projects to maintain and improve Denver’s transportation, public safety and cultural infrastructure. After a stop at a Spanish-language radio station to pitch the ballot questions, he tours…
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Rep. Dave Williams asks for Trump’s help to block Denver ordinance on immigrants
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Rep. Dave Williams is accusing Denver Mayor Michael Hancock of pandering to the “alt left” with a city policy not to help enforce federal immigration laws. The Republican from Colorado Springs is calling on President Trump to crack down on Denver. The Denver City Council is set to vote Monday night on the Public Safety Enforcement…