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‘Compromise’ or ‘casserole’? Rural-sustainability bill does a lot; here’s an in-depth look

May 31, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

As we mentioned in passing just a day ago when Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the wide-ranging Senate Bill 267 into law, “Sustainability of Rural Colorado” (the measure’s title) can mean a whole bunch of things. It’s all very complicated. In other words, Tuesday’s signing was about more than Hick and Senate President Kevin Grantham shooting hoops…
Hick inks big bill — with time to spare for a jump shot — at a rural Colorado school

May 30, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Technically speaking, the news out of tiny Fowler, east of Pueblo, today was that Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper stopped there to sign into law what was probably the 2017 session’s signature legislation, Senate Bill 267. That’s the hard-won, bipartisan effort that more or less aligned the planets to address the “sustainability of rural Colorado.” As a practical matter, that…
Federal judge dismisses marathon lawsuit against Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights

May 5, 2017

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Dan Njegomir

A federal judge has lowered the boom on a long-running lawsuit that had sought to use the courts to do what a succession of politicians wasn’t able to do in elected office — dismantle the voter-approved Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights amended into Colorado’s Constitution 25 years ago. In a 24-page ruling issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Raymond P. Moore…
All eyes, and a lot of hope, are on tonight’s transportation summit

Feb 21, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

…And we’re calling it a summit because there’s very possibly more riding on it than you might assume. As we’ve noted before, some of the biggest stakeholders in Colorado’s transportation grid – the ones most urgently pushing to unlock the gridlock – have nudged the state’s top transportation policy makers to the table for the…
Transportation talks? Maybe if we first could seat them at the same table

Feb 14, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Like the basic salsa step – an attention getter with lots of flair, but it’s just forward and back; it goes nowhere – the 2017 legislature’s make-or-break transportation tango has shown little progress so far. That, despite weeks already in the media spotlight and all the prodding one could expect from well-intended editorial boards. Wincingly aware of…

senate president kevin grantham

‘Compromise’ or ‘casserole’? Rural-sustainability bill does a lot; here’s an in-depth look

Hick inks big bill — with time to spare for a jump shot — at a rural Colorado school

Federal judge dismisses marathon lawsuit against Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights

All eyes, and a lot of hope, are on tonight’s transportation summit

Transportation talks? Maybe if we first could seat them at the same table