Author: Megan Schrader
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Colorado lawmakers seek new digs with new bill
The move would see lawmakers swap the State Services Building for the Capitol Annex
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Pence’s Colorado Springs campaign stop draws supporters, critics of Republican nominee
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence said Thursday in Colorado Springs that there is no question of who he would rather have calling the shots abroad next year. “If Donald Trump becomes president of the…
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Trump’s visit to Colorado Springs Saturday comes amid tightening poll numbers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Donald Trump’s stop in Colorado Springs will come as the GOP nominee is mounting a comeback in Colorado, according to polls that show he has narrowed, closed or – in one poll – overcome Hillary…
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Trump back in Colorado Springs this Saturday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Donald Trump is scheduled to come back to Colorado Springs on Saturday night, according to the schedule on the GOP presidential nominee’s website. Trump will hold a rally at jetCenters of Colorado at Colorado Springs…
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Youth Corrections chief leaves after alleged riot at Spring Creek facility
Charles “Chuck” Parkins is no longer director of the Colorado Division of Youth Corrections, and his abrupt departure comes as a whistleblower inside Spring Creek Youth Services Center in Colorado Springs is reporting to state officials riots, assaults on staff and students, and consensual sex acts among residents. Parkins was gone as of Tuesday morning,…
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Social Security, Iran deal prominent as Colorado’s first Senate debate gets heated
GRAND JUNCTION – The debut debate for U.S. Senate began by asking all three candidates how they would address the looming insolvency of America’s Social Security system, a payroll tax-funded program intended to provide retirement income for those over the age of 62. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat who has been in office since…
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Colorado Springs House district race a tough rematch between Exum, Roupe
The race for Colorado House District 17 is headed toward an epic rematch this fall. Two years ago, Republican Rep. Kit Roupe unseated incumbent Democrat Tony Exum by a few hundred votes. Exum is trying to win back the seat that encompasses southeast Colorado Springs. “We had a good month,” Exum said of raising $31,255…
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El Paso County commissioners rail against ballot measure as group in Denver hails viability of Amendment 69
The El Paso County commissioners will have nothing to do with a proposal to create the nation’s first universal health care system. All five members voted at Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting in favor of a resolution to declare themselves against constitutional Amendment 69, which made the Nov. 8 ballot. “This will decimate the…
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Oil and gas measures fail to make Colorado ballot
DENVER – Two ballot measures that would restrict oil and gas extraction in Colorado have failed to turn in enough valid signatures to put the questions on the November ballot, Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced Monday. Williams said his office determined both measures were 18,000 to 20,000 signatures short of the required 98,492 required…
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Gov. Hickenlooper’s call for reduced emissions in Colorado meets criticism
Gov. John Hickenlooper is facing criticism from both the environmental advocates and the oil and gas industry for his proposed strict reductions of carbon emissions from electric power generators. “I should know better than trying to do anything during an election year,” Hickenlooper said Friday, two days after a draft of his executive order. “The…