Author: Brian Eason
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Mike Coffman says White House spokesman Sean Spicer ‘needs to go’ during town hall
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At his first town hall meeting of 2017, U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman fielded approximately two hours of questions from constituents, many of them imploring him to stand up to President Donald Trump. But it wasn’t until the final…
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Should good Samaritans be allowed to break into a car to rescue a pet or child? Colorado considers new law
Save a baby, go to jail. Under current Colorado law, it’s a possibility. Following the lead of a handful of other states, Colorado lawmakers are pushing to give good Samaritans legal immunity for breaking into a car in order to save a child, dog or cat from extreme heat or cold. Sponsored by state Reps. Lori…
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19 states have raised gas taxes since 2013. In Colorado, Republicans want to cut them.
Since 2013, 19 states have raised gas taxes to pay for roads, and as many as 18 states are considering doing so this year. But despite widespread agreement that Colorado needs to devote more money to roads, don’t expect the Centennial State to join them. In fact, Republicans here have proposed doing the opposite — asking for…
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Hickenlooper floats pot sales tax hike to bridge school funding gap
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday asked Colorado lawmakers for a 50 percent increase in sales taxes on recreational marijuana starting July 1 to send an additional $42 million to public schools. The Democrat wants to increase the recreation sales tax on pot to 12 percent effective July 1, the same day the levy is scheduled…
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‘Alarm bells’ raised: PERA stability again under scrutiny in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six years after Colorado lawmakers approved sweeping changes to shore up the state pension fund, the stability of the public employee retirement account is again under scrutiny. Slower than expected investment growth, coupled with longer retiree…
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One killed, four injured in early Christmas stabbings in Denver
One person was killed and four wounded in separate stabbings early Christmas morning in Denver, police said. Denver Police Department spokesman Sonny Jackson said the two incidents were unrelated, and one suspect is at large. Read full story at denverpost.com Michael Ciaglo
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Colorado Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from anti-Trump electors
The Colorado Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from a group of presidential electors who had sought the right to vote their conscience, rather than be bound to the winner of the popular vote in Colorado. The decision upholds a ruling this week by a Denver District Court that the Colorado secretary of…
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Colorado presidential elector seeks to block Donald Trump from White House
A Colorado representative to the Electoral College is helping lead a movement to block Donald Trump from taking the White House. Micheal Baca, a Denver Democrat and member of the state’s Electoral College delegation, is working to persuade Republican electors in other states to support a different candidate. And he has the blessing of Colorado Democratic…