Author: Megan Schrader
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Bills that aim to protect indigent defendants await Colorado governor’s signature
Colorado Springs’ $103,000 settlement over debtors’ prison tactics comes as similar practices have come under fire by state lawmakers. Two bills are on the governor’s desk awaiting his veto or signature – one of them regarding a “loophole” to a ban putting people in jail for failing to pay municipal fines and penalties. House Bill…
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Fountain lawmaker insulted her bill to end ‘double taxation’ was killed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER – A hearing on a bill that would have ended “double taxation” on a piece of land in Fountain was interrupted mid-testimony and re-adjourned after all of the proponents had gone home. Rep. Lois…
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Blaha has decision delayed on whether he will make Republican primary ballot
DENVER – Ryan Frazier, a candidate for U.S. Senate has said his campaign will appeal a court ruling that appears to prevent him from getting his name on the Republican primary ballot, while another candidate, Robert Blaha, appears likely to be put back on the ballot by the judge. It’s unclear whether Blaha made the…
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In the race for state Senate District 12, Gardner has raised more money than Klingenschmitt
DENVER – In the race to replace term-limited Senate President Bill Cadman in Senate District 12, former state Rep. Bob Gardner has out-raised his opponent, current state Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt. The two have already exchanged a few barbs in the race and it’ll likely be a rough primary in June. Gardner, a Colorado Springs attorney…
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State official asks judge for quick ruling on Colorado primary candidates Blaha, Frazier
Attorneys for Ryan Frazier and Robert Blaha were in Denver District Court Tuesday morning explaining why the candidates’ names should appear on the primary ballot despite a ruling from the Secretary of State that both fell several hundred signatures short of petitioning onto the ballot. Judge Elizabeth Starrs is expected to rule quickly whether the…
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Gov. Hickenlooper signs Colorado’s largest-ever budget of $25.8 billion
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the state’s $25.8 billion budget Tuesday afternoon praising the Colorado penchant for hammering out bipartisan balanced budgets through a somewhat unique process that puts the 581-page bill in the hands of six lawmakers on the Joint Budget Committee. “We do it better in Colorado,” Hickenlooper said. Faith in that process was…
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Blaha, Frazier try to sue their way into Colorado Senate primary
DENVER – The drama continues as U.S. Senate candidates battle to get on next month’s Republican primary ballot. The field was once more than a dozen candidates and has been winnowed down to three – Darryl Glenn, Jon Keyser and Jack Graham. But legal challenges could change that, despite the Secretary of State’s Office being…
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Amendment puts proposed Colorado primary bill on pause
DENVER – Lawmakers are trying to circumvent the will of the people before they even vote, say backers of proposed ballot initiatives that would create a semiopen presidential preference primary if Colorado voters approve the measure in November. Last week, sponsors of a bill that would create a presidential primary amended the legislation so that…
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Keyser back on the Colorado Republican primary ballot; Blaha, Frazier may challenge disqualifications
DENVER – Jon Keyser will be on the ballot for U.S. Senate, a Denver District Court judge ruled Friday. Keyser challenged his disqualification Tuesday, hours after learning he failed to make the ballot because he was 86 signatures short in one congressional district, in part because a petition gatherer was deemed not to be a…
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Colorado Springs politician once again bucks Republicans
DENVER – State Rep. Kit Roupe, R-Colorado Springs, was one of five Republicans to vote for a bill Friday that would allow the state to retain millions of dollars that otherwise would have to be returned to voters under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. House Bill 1420 passed 39-26 on Friday and is headed to…