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RNC official charges NBC ‘hijacked’ Boulder debate
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A member of the RNC committee in charge of the Republican presidential debates said at a Colorado GOP fundraiser in Denver on Thursday night that the CNBC debate held in Boulder the night before “was hijacked by NBC,” its corporate parent, leaving the financial news network serving “as surrogates for MSNBC,” its liberal-leaning sister network.…
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Latino activists across spectrum worry about GOP primary debate
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Latinos on the left and right in Colorado rallied in advance of the CNBC Republican presidential primary debate this week. The groups separately shared concern about the rhetoric that has marked the race so far and fears that it will ring up long-term negative social and political costs. “It is ugly and it’s hurtful,” said…
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Rubio shines in CNBC’s ’cage match’ Republican presidential debate
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BOULDER — Hardly anyone inside the Coors Event Center seemed impressed by the CNBC Republican presidential primary debate on Wednesday night. Those in attendance seemed unanimous seeing the moderators as oddly angry and also uninterested in the “Your Money, Your Vote” middle-class, pocketbook theme that was supposed to guide discussion. “There was nothing said here…
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Questions answered on Jeffco school board recall elections
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Why is this Jefferson County school board election such a thing? School boards positions have long been relatively high-profile local elected spots. Board members control a lot of local and state tax money. They are subject to the scrutiny of all of the voters related to anyone who has ever been a district student. Small-bore…
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Democrats, liberal groups angle for spotlight at Republican presidential debate
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BOULDER — When you host a Republican presidential debate in what is often semi-jokingly called “The People’s Republic of Boulder,” you are going to get just that: a debate, and a passionate one at that. In the days leading up to Wednesday’s primetime event, progressive groups across the state and on the University of Colorado…
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Governor seeks Supreme Court opinion on attorney general’s EPA lawsuit
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Environmentalists and pro fossil-fuel groups predictably reacted with equal parts elation and disgust Monday after Gov. John Hickenlooper told the Denver Post editorial board he plans to seek a Colorado Supreme Court opinion on the legality of Attorney General Cynthia Coffman’s decision to sue the EPA over its Clean Power Plan. Coffman, a Republican, told…
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Wars brewing again over allowing grocery stores to sell full-strength wine and beer
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Supporters of an effort to allow grocery store sales of full-strength beer and wine are taking another shot at persuading voters or the Colorado General Assembly to change the state’s post-Prohibition laws. An organization called Your Choice Colorado launched the first salvo Tuesday, announcing a campaign to change the law. The next day, an organization…
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Republican Balmer planning to step down from Senate seat
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Republican state Sen. David Balmer will soon resign from office to spend more time with ailing family members and to start a new career opportunity, the Centennial lawmaker told The Colorado Statesman on Friday. Balmer, who is well regarded for his animal welfare legislation at the Capitol, will work as the political director of state…
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Hickenlooper, Coffman at odds over lawsuit challenging EPA’s Clean Power Plan
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Friday’s 24-state lawsuit seeking to block the EPA’s Clean Power Plan underscored a rift between Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, who on the same day brushed aside accusations her decisions are influenced by the fossil fuel industry. “We do not support this lawsuit,” Hickenlooper said in an email statement to The…
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Fifteen years later, Colorado makes permanent an anti-poverty tax credit for working families
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It’s a wonky tax program that puts hundreds and thousands of dollars into the pockets of low-income workers. Researchers call it the best general anti-poverty program going and laud it in particular as a low-cost, high-return policy that lifts up working parents when they need it most and benefits the children of those parents over…
