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Dems try to enlist military vets, including Colorado’s Jason Crow, in fight for House majority
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ATLANTA – Democrats hope to enlist military veterans in another type of fight – for majority control of the House. Looking ahead to next year’s elections, Democrats are trying to recruit at least two dozen military veterans to challenge Republican incumbents, arguing that candidates with military on their resumes appeals to independent voters and can…
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States, including Colorado, struggle with oversight of online charter schools
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – As U.S. children flock to virtual charter schools, states are struggling to catch up and develop rules to make sure the students get a real education and schools get the right funding. The future of virtual schools is part of the larger school-choice debate seeing renewed attention since the installation of Education…
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Immigrant arrests and deportations up in Colorado, Wyoming
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DENVER (AP) – Significantly more immigrants were arrested and deported from Colorado and Wyoming in the first few months of Donald Trump’s presidency than during the same period in 2016. The biggest surge was in arrests of immigrants suspected of residing illegally in the country without a criminal record. One hundred thirty-four individuals were detained…
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Lamborn: EPA may reconsider Colorado Springs stormwater suit
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to drop a lawsuit against Colorado Springs over contaminated runoff that affects Pueblo County and downstream agriculture. Lamborn has spoken twice with EPA chief Scott Pruitt about the suit, which was filed in 2016 by the EPA and the Colorado Department of Public Health…
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4 Colorado ex-governors + 1 current guv + 1 Lynn Bartels = a fun read
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All of Colorado’s living ex-governors and the one who’s still in office – that John Hickenlooper fella – sat in on the same panel discussion Thursday, weighing in on the heavy issue of partisanship in contemporary politics. Yes, all five of them: Dick Lamm, Roy Romer, Bill Owens, Bill Ritter and Hick himself. They of course…
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Colorado governor says oil blasts unrelated
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DENVER – The Latest on a fatal oil tank fire in northern Colorado: 1:45 p.m. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says two deadly northern Colorado oil and gas explosions in recent weeks are unrelated. The governor is a former geologist and says he agrees with local investigators who say that the two deadly incidents aren’t related.…
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Colorado candidates will get a chance to fix errors on campaign filings
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Lynn Bartels at the Secretary of State’s Office blogs about an obscure but far-reaching campaign-finance reform signed into law this week by Gov. John Hickenlooper, giving candidates for office “… a chance to correct errors on campaign-finance reports and avoid what could be absurd fines.” As we’ve noted before, the bipartisan House Bill 1155 aims to curb the abuse…