Author: James Anderson
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Colorado legislature approves National Popular Vote bill; next up is Gov. Polis
Colorado’s Democrat-controlled Legislature on Thursday approved a bill to join other states in casting their presidential electoral votes for the winner of the national popular vote, and Gov. Jared Polis has said he will sign it. Under the bill, Colorado would join 11 states and the District of Columbia in what’s called the National Popular…
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Gov. Polis has plan for full-day kindergarten funding in Colorado budget request
DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wants to use better-than-expected tax revenue to implement free full-day kindergarten. Polis released a budget request Tuesday that includes $227 million so that all school districts can offer full-day kindergarten or stop charging families for it. He said many families pay up to $500 a month to enroll their…
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Hickenlooper staffs up for possible 2020 bid
DENVER • Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and his allies are taking new steps toward launching a presidential campaign, including interviews with dozens of potential staffers and hiring a pollster and national fundraiser, according to a person close to the Democrat. He’s launched a political action committee that allows him to raise money nationally and hired…
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Colorado wildfire roundup: More residents near Durango prepared to evacuate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — The threat of hot, windy weather and thunderstorms Thursday posed more problems for firefighters battling a Colorado wildfire that has forced residents of more than 1,000 homes to evacuate and led to warnings…
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Colorado coroners: Exempt child autopsies from records act
DENVER — Colorado’s coroners are lobbying for a late-session bipartisan bill that would remove autopsy reports on minors’ deaths from the state’s open records act, citing a need for family privacy and the prospect of copycat youth suicides. Press organizations are among those opposing the bill, which has cleared the state Senate and will be…
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Much Trump talk at Colorado’s whittling of governor hopefuls
BROOMFIELD — A former mayor delivered a rousing speech praising President Donald Trump and helped hand a stunning defeat to Colorado’s moderate attorney general in the race to enter the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary Saturday, while Democrats selected two candidates who pledged to push back against the White House. In the Denver suburb of Broomfield,…
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Colorado Senate votes against expelling lawmaker
DENVER — Colorado’s Republican-led Senate voted late Monday against expelling a GOP senator accused of groping a former legislative aide, with opponents of expulsion arguing there isn’t enough proof to merit the ultimate sanction. Senators voted 17-17 to defeat the measure to expel Sen. Randy Baumgardner, who represents a rural northwest Colorado district. During Monday’s…
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Guns in schools? 2 Columbine survivors are split on issue
DENVER — Patrick Neville was outside, sneaking off to smoke with friends, and avoided the outburst of gunfire at Columbine High School nearly two decades ago, but he did not dodge the heartbreak. A close friend died, and the anguish in his father’s eyes is seared in Neville’s memory. Samantha Haviland was fundraising in the…
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Colorado lawmakers to review policy on sexual harassment
DENVER — Colorado’s highest-ranking legislators responded Tuesday to harassment complaints against lawmakers by announcing a formal review of their procedures for identifying, reporting and resolving sexual misconduct incidents at the Capitol. The announcement by leaders of the Republican-led Senate and Democrat-led House comes after formal complaints were filed against two Democratic state representatives in recent weeks. Lawmakers…
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Mother from Peru seeks pardon from Colorado governor to avoid deportation
DENVER — A mother who sought sanctuary at a Quaker meeting house in Denver to avoid U.S. immigration authorities has asked Colorado’s governor for a pardon that might allow her to fight deportation. Ingrid Encalada Latorre, a 33-year-old native of Peru, asked for a pardon after a suburban Denver judge on Wednesday rejected her appeal…