sen. chris holbert
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Capitol M: Week ending March 30
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A look at the lighter side, usually, of what goes on at the state Capitol. This week, however, Capitol M feels the need to call out some ill-thought-out behavior this week. If you aren’t reading…The Facebook page of Senate Majority Leader Chris Holbert, Capitol M says “do it!” Holbert has taken upon himself to…
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Unpaid school library fines in Colorado? "No transcripts for you!" is now a thing of the past
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Believe it or not, plenty of Colorado K-12 students owe fines for overdue library books, damaged or missing textbooks, and the like. If you are a parent, you already know this. Especially for some households of modest means, forking it over can amount to more than just an incidental expense. And even if paying the fines isn’t that…
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AG Coffman makes good on threat to Boulder over its oil & gas moratorium
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Colorado’s attorney general filed suit today against independent-minded Boulder County over its refusal to end its moratorium on new oil and gas development. Of course, it’s not like we didn’t see this coming. A brouhaha has been brewing for quite some time. Just a few days ago, it took the form of a case of arguable tit-for-tat…
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Senate green-lights Neville concealed-carry bill, extending 2016 gun debate
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Monday was another gun-policy day at the Colorado Capitol. At the center of a second-reading back-and-forth in the state Senate, U.S. Senate candidate Tim Neville, R-Littleton, defended his proposal to lift the requirement that Coloradans who wish to carry concealed firearms apply for a permit and take training classes. “Coloradans shouldn’t have to go begging…
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Holbert: Effective Advocacy 101
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Editor’s Note: Sen. Chris Holbert, R-Parker, is contributing a column to this week’s print edition. The Colorado Statesman is publishing the column in serial form online this week. Looking ahead to 2016, it’s important that grassroots activists understand how the legislative process works and how to effectively communicate with legislators. Every resident of Colorado has…
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A 30-round compromise?
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Editor’s Note: Sen. Chris Holbert, R-Parker, is contributing a column to this week’s print edition. The Colorado Statesman is publishing the column in serial form online this week. It has been disappointing to see and hear the division that has occurred among pro-Second Amendment advocates over hypothetically changing the current “mag ban” limit from 15…
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Bi-partisan work on the Second Amendment
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Sen. Chris Holbert, R-Parker, is contributing a column to this week’s print edition. The Colorado Statesman is publishing the column in serial form online this week. Yes, that too has happened during my five years in the legislature. In 2011, I was proud to pass “Constitutional Carry” through the state House for the first time.…
