Author: John Schroyer
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GOP drilling proposal defeated in Colorado Senate
DENVER — Gov. John Hickenlooper said in his State of the State address a month ago that he wants uniform regulations for oil and gas industries in all 64 Colorado counties. But an attempt to do that was shot down Thursday by legislators who said local control shouldn’t be surrendered to the state. See a…
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Bruce headed to jail Friday
Thursday is Douglas Bruce’s last day of freedom for the next six months. At 8:30 a.m. Friday, Bruce will surrender to a Denver district court to begin a 180-day stint in Denver County Jail. The sentence was handed down Monday by Judge Anne Mansfield as part of his sentence for tax evasion and three other…
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Colorado civil union bill advances toward showdown
DENVER • Sen. Pat Steadman introduced a bill last year to create civil unions for gay couples. It failed. So this year he’s doing it again. And on Wednesday, it cleared its first hurdle in the state Senate. But not without a fight. More than a hundred supporters and opponents of the bill crammed the…
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Judge slams Bruce’s attitude, sends TABOR father to jail
Six months in jail. Douglas Bruce could have gotten a lot more.Facing up to 12 years behind bars for crimes including tax evasion, Bruce was sentenced on Monday to six years of probation and back-to-back 90-day terms in Denver County jail.And the probation includes something the anti-tax crusader isn’t used to: disclosure. • Doug Bruce:…
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State Senate approves tuition break for illegal immigrants
Senate Democrats shot past the vehement objections of their Republican colleagues Friday to approve a controversial measure to give discounted college tuition to children of illegal immigrants.The bill, called “Asset” by its two Senate sponsors, Michael Johnston of Denver and Angela Giron of Pueblo, will now head to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.The measure would…
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Monday’s the day for Douglas Bruce sentencing
It took seven years and lord knows how much money, but they got Douglas Bruce. The famous (or infamous, depending on your point of view) anti-tax crusader, as he’s often called, will be sentenced Monday after having been convicted in December of tax evasion and three other related crimes. He could get up to 12…
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Douglas Bruce, from LA lawyer to convicted tax evader
Douglas Bruce. That name has been emblazoned on the Colorado political world over the past two decades, synonymous with unbending determination, defiance of authority, and a dual ideology — smaller government and lower taxes. But for many, the name is also synonymous with annoying, egotistical and arrogant. Regardless of perspective, Bruce has had what is…
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State attendance for GOP caucus down from 2008
Across Colorado, attendance at Tuesday’s Republican caucuses was down significantly from four years ago. About 12,000 El Paso County Republicans participated in the caucuses in 2008.This year, that dropped to 10,955. That is a fraction of the 118,000 active registered Republicans in El Paso. Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum won Tuesday in Colorado, including El…
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Santorum wins big in El Paso County, takes Colorado
Rick Santorum came out of nowhere. Despite having won the Iowa caucuses by a slim margin last month, not many pundits expected the former Pennsylvania senator to gain as much momentum as he did Tuesday night. Returns in Colorado from all the precincts showed Santorum with 40 percent of the vote to 35 for Romney.…
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Santorum swings through Springs on caucus day
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum made a last-minute stop in Colorado Springs on Tuesday morning, in advance of the GOP caucuses Tuesday evening. Santorum, a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, implored the 100 attendees at the former Giuseppe’s Depot downtown to not only caucus for him but drag as many friends with them as they…