sen. bob gardner
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Amendments to civil rights panel’s mission aim to restore public trust
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In the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on April 18, liberals displayed shockingly self-serving and politically biased discrimination against equal protection for all Colorado citizens. Ironically, the context was Colorado’s Civil Rights Division (CCRD) and its accompanying Civil Rights Commission (CCRC), which review claims under Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act. Both agencies are currently undergoing the statutorily required…
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FEEDBACK | Reining in runaway health care costs
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Let’s shed light on soaring prescription drug prices I’ve taken insulin ever since I was diagnosed with childhood diabetes 52 years ago. Diabetes made me worry about lots of related things but I didn’t use to worry about the price of my insulin. But now that’s all I worry about. My prescriptions are important. Everyday,…
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E-notary bill raises concerns over consumer data privacy and sales
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While Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook testifies to Congress and offers yet another apology for Facebook’s inability to protect user data, lawmakers at Colorado’s state Capitol are working on a bill that some claim would open up yet another opportunity for misuse of consumer data – a concern that backers refute. The bill is Senate Bill…
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IN RESPONSE: Civil Rights Division is too important for GOP’s political brinkmanship
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Recently in this space, Sen. Bob Gardner, a Colorado Springs Republican, wrote that Democrats had resorted to “misinformation,” “demagoguery” and “hysterical cries” about Republicans’ vote to defund the Colorado Civil Rights Division. I’ll skip the name-calling and stick to the facts. Each year, the CCRD investigates hundreds of claims of discrimination in employment, housing and…
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Culling the men from the boys in Colorado’s youth-offender system
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Sadly, too many of the 18- to 21-year-old inmates in the state’s Division of Youth Corrections already are hardened and violent criminals. Whatever their prospects for rehabilitation, they are at the very least a bad influence on younger offenders incarcerated in the system and often enough pose an imminent danger to them. Senate Bill 289,…
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New board would help law enforcement track, curb domestic violence
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The grim reality is that domestic violence is a driver in Colorado’s homicide rate. Tracking that violence to better understand it could lay groundwork for law enforcement and the rest of society to respond more effectively. It could even prevent more deaths. That’s the premise of a bipartisan measure that unanimously passed the Senate this week,…
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Colorado Senate panel votes to reform much-abused campaign law
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An oft-criticized feature of Colorado’s campaign-finance law that has been manipulated for years to sling mud and take cheap shots at candidates and political groups is on the verge of reform. The Colorado Senate’s State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee voted unanimously today to send House Bill 1155 to the full Senate for consideration after no one showed up to testify…
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Counterfeit drug crackdown moves forward in Senate
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Prescription drugs that aren’t the real deal – fake substitutes that have been adulterated, mislabeled, misbranded or otherwise tainted so some bootlegger can make a quick buck – can seriously harm patients. Maybe even worse. And while they’re illegal under federal law, Colorado’s statute on the subject has some gaps. Legislation to plug those holes got a thumbs-up…
