Author: Megan Schrader
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Graphic aims to simplify Colorado’s budget
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s budget is a constitutionally constrained mess. It will be the subject of the most heated debates during the 2016 General Assembly, which began Wednesday. The Gazette created a graphic aimed at simplifying one of the…
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2016 Colorado General Assembly kicks off with tribute to 4 law enforcement officers killed in 2015
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER – In two disparate speeches, one looking forward and one looking back, leaders of the Colorado House and Senate kicked off the 2016 General Assembly on Wednesday with messages of optimism and collaboration. For…
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Colorado Springs-bound national cybersecurity center, light tone highlight Hickenlooper speech
DENVER – Colorado’s lovably eccentric governor had fun with his sixth State of the State address Thursday, interrupting his policy plans and economic development announcements with one-liners about cat videos, Taylor Swift lyrics and a groan-worthy foot-in-mouth moment that brought down the (state) House. He called the Colorado Supreme Court Justices in the audience “The…
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Colorado governor’s wedding the kickoff for what could be testy legislative session
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper will get married Saturday in a small private ceremony, kicking off a 120-day stretch of work where he will try to tackle a bungled budget with lawmakers during the 2016…
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Following State of the Union address, Lamborn blasts Obama for being a ‘polarizing president’
President Barack Obama took some of the blame for the worsening “rancor and suspicion between parties” during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, a point with which an El Paso County Republican Congressman eagerly agreed. “It’s one of the few regrets of my presidency – that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten…
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2016 General Assembly: Early priorities from 11 Colorado Springs-area lawmakers
Here’s a look at what El Paso County lawmakers have planned for 2016: Sen. Bill Cadman President of the Senate Republican Years served in Senate: 2008-16 Years served in House: 2001-07 Priorities in 2016: fetal homicide, school safety, protect funding for K-12, workforce development and regulatory reform. Quote: “This is not a destination. It is…
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Colorado Springs lawmaker joins marijuana social clubs bill
DENVER – Colorado lawmakers will bring bills next session to deal with unregulated social marijuana clubs where pot is both sold and consumed outside of the state’s strict licensing regulations for recreational marijuana. Rep. Jonathan Singer, D-Longmont, confirmed Thursday that he and Rep. Kit Roupe, R-Colorado Springs, are working on a bill to address the…
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Lawmakers struggle with partisan divide ahead of General Assembly session
DENVER – Gridlock may mark the 2016 legislative session. When the speaker of the House, a Democrat, and the president of the Senate, a Republican, kick off the 120-day General Assembly session on Wednesday, the two will likely call for their caucuses to work across party lines. But the past two weeks have indicated that…
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Affidavit: Suspect regrets deaths of dogs in arson at mother’s house
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 21-year-old accused of setting a house fire that killed four dogs told an employee of a Colorado Springs mental health facility he was responsible for the blaze at his mother’s house, according to an…
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Biggest-ever jackpot draws first-timers to Powerball in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In two hours Saturday morning, Angelique Harris had sold $400 in Powerball tickets for the $900 million (and growing) jackpot drawing at 8:59 p.m. And she expected the pace to pick up throughout the day.…