Author: John Suthers
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GUEST OPINION: Colorado Springs and UCCS have a strong, essential connection
Since UCCS’s founding some 60 years ago, Colorado Springs has been integral to its success. Over those 60 years, UCCS has repaid the community by driving growth in the Pikes Peak region. Today, UCCS serves more than 11,000 students and employs more than 1,500 dedicated faculty and staff. Among its other contributions, the campus is integral in educating our workforce and responding to the needs of business and citizens to…
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GUEST OPINION: Propositions 128 & 130 will make Colorado safer
Keeping our communities safe is the most essential function of government. If you don’t feel safe in your home, in school, at work or going out for an evening, government has failed you. There are two important initiatives on the ballot this fall that will help reduce Colorado’s crime rate, which is far too high.…
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GUEST COLUMN: Legislation would usurp local zoning powers
Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Democrats in the state legislature have decided that the housing affordability crisis in Colorado is the fault of local municipal zoning laws. Having come to that conclusion, their solution for the perceived problem is Senate Bill 23-213, a breathtaking usurpation of control of local land use by the State. The…
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GUEST COLUMN: Legislation would usurp local zoning powers
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Democrats in the state Legislature have decided that the housing affordability crisis in Colorado is the fault of local municipal zoning laws. Having come to that conclusion, their solution for the perceived problem is Senate Bill 23-213, a breathtaking usurpation of control of local land use by the state. The…
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GUEST COLUMN: Legislation would usurp local zoning powers
Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Democrats in the state legislature have decided that the housing affordability crisis in Colorado is the fault of local municipal zoning laws. Having come to that conclusion, their solution for the perceived problem is Senate Bill 23-213, a breathtaking usurpation of control of local land use by the State. The…
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GUEST COLUMN: Protecting Colorado Springs’ future water supply
Last Tuesday, five courageous members of the Colorado Springs City Council approved an ordinance, recommended by the leadership of Colorado Springs Utilities, which will help to ensure Springs residents have a sufficient water supply as the city grows in the years ahead. Approximately 50% of Colorado Springs water originates in the Colorado River basin with…
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GUEST COLUMN: We must address the drug epidemic
Colorado has reached a crisis point concerning fentanyl. Gov. Jared Polis and the Democrat-led Legislature passed up a chance to do something meaningful about it, and that means more Coloradans will needlessly die. We need to treat this poison like the weapon of mass destruction it is. We need to restore law and order and…
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GUEST COLUMN: We must address the drug epidemic
Colorado has reached a crisis point concerning fentanyl. Governor Jared Polis and the Democrat led legislature passed up a chance to do something meaningful about it, and that means more Coloradans will needlessly die. We need to treat this poison like the weapon of mass destruction it is. We need to restore law and order…
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GUEST COLUMN: Mayors addressing rising crime and drug abuse
As the mayors of Colorado’s two largest cities, we often work together and set aside politics to address urgent concerns. The COVID-19 pandemic made non-partisan collaboration even more critical. We hope the Legislature will do the same, even in the heat of an election year. Top of our list: Crime and drug abuse. Cities across…
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GUEST COLUMN: Addressing rising crime and drug abuse in Colorado’s largest two cities
As the mayors of Colorado’s two largest cities, we often work together and set aside politics to address urgent concerns. The COVID-19 pandemic made nonpartisan collaboration even more critical. We hope the Legislature will do the same, even in the heat of an election year. Top of our list: Crime and drug abuse. Cities across…