Author: James Anderson
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Less energy cash, rebates could mean budget cuts in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — Diminished revenues from Colorado’s depressed energy sector and court-ordered tax rebates to oil companies mean lawmakers will tackle spending cuts to avert a general fund shortfall next fiscal year, according to revenue forecasts…
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Colorado GOP Senate hopefuls: Orlando not about gun control
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — Colorado’s Republican U.S. Senate contenders reacted cautiously Monday as the Orlando nightclub shooter’s motives were being investigated, but they agreed that the debate over policy should be about defeating radical Islam and its…
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Colorado Democrats denounce Trump remarks on US judge
DENVER — Gov. John Hickenlooper and other Colorado Democratic leaders on Wednesday denounced as racist a string of comments by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Hickenlooper, former Denver Mayor Federico Pena, state Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman and others urged Trump to apologize for his remarks. They spoke at a news conference at the…
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Official: Jon Keyser voter fraud controversy spurs need for elections reforms
DENVER — Colorado’s secretary of state’s office announced changes in its petition verification process Thursday after it took more than a month for top officials to learn that employees had discussed concerns about possibly fraudulent petition signatures for U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser. State elections director Judd Choate said the employees were alerted to suspect…
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Trump’s list of 11 potential Supreme Court justices includes Coloradan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — Allison Eid, a Colorado Supreme Court justice, is on Donald Trump’s list of possible successors to the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, on Wednesday released a list of…
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Dead voter’s signature handed in for Jon Keyser
DENVER — A petition gatherer working on behalf of Jon Keyser’s Republican U.S. Senate campaign turned in the signature of a dead voter, Colorado’s top elections official said Tuesday. Secretary of State Wayne Williams said that he first learned about the incident Tuesday and referred the matter to Denver’s district attorney’s office, which is reviewing…
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Colorado’s Keyser on ballot despite petition probe
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — Colorado U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser’s name will appear on the GOP primary ballot, a state official said Monday, days after a handful of forged signatures were found on petitions aimed at qualifying…
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AP Quiz: What did you learn during the legislative session?
DENVER — Colorado lawmakers have just wrapped up a four-month legislative session headlined by political battles over spending, primary elections and roads. Test your knowledge of the 2016 session with this quiz from The Associated Press: 1. Worried about children getting their hands on edible pot, lawmakers banned edibles in the shape of what? a.…
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Colorado roads debate still hanging with session ending
DENVER — When Colorado lawmakers convened for this year’s legislative session, both parties declared the improvement of the state’s 1950s-designed road network a top priority. Four months later and facing a midnight Wednesday deadline to pass legislation, they’ve yet to deliver. The Democrat-led House passed a complicated plan to direct more state revenue to transportation…
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Colorado Senate passes juvenile life-sentencing bill
DENVER — Colorado’s GOP-led Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that would bring the state in line with U.S. Supreme Court rulings that mandatory life sentences without parole for youth offenders are unconstitutional. Sponsors Sens. Laura Woods and Cheri Jahn accused Colorado’s district attorneys of bullying and fearmongering in their vocal opposition to the bill, which…