Author: Megan Schrader
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Officer who helped keep peace in Ferguson speaks to Colorado Springs NAACP
Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ronald Johnson said the “Ferguson effect” that swept the country in the wake of mass demonstrations in a Missouri city in 2014 was an “energizing movement of courage.” Most recently students at the University of Missouri, a few hours from the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, have protested over a lack…
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Colorado Springs transgender woman will run for state office
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Shari Zabel was inspired to run for state office after she had both good and bad experiences with El Paso County lawmakers while testifying for a bill that would have made it easier for transgender…
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Peggy Littleton launches website to gauge support for potential senate campaign
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County Commissioner Peggy Littleton said she is exploring a potential bid for U.S. Senate and has launched a website to get feedback for a potential campaign. She is the fourth politician from El…
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Colorado Springs watch party set for GOP debate
El Paso County Republicans will gather to watch the fourth GOP presidential candidate debate Tuesday night starting at 6 p.m. at Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Dr. Executive director of the local party, Daniel Cole, said he expects a stark contrast from the debate that was held Oct. 28 in Boulder. “I expect a sophisticated…
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Investigation finds campaign finance, ethics, open records areas where Colorado needs to improve
Colorado fared better than many states in a measure of how vulnerable to corruptible state government and officials are, but the research compiled by the Center for Public Integrity still found cause for concern – particularly with the state’s laws regulating open records, campaign finance and ethics. The State Integrity Investigation was released Monday by…
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GOP targets CO with anti-Gitmo ads
A day after Congress passed a measure blocking President Barack Obama’s plans to close Gitmo and bring detainees to the United States, the Republican National Committee launched digital ads targeting places like Pueblo and Leavenworth, Kansas, where officials have investigated possibly sending detainees. It’s the first step in a plan to make Gitmo an issue…
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Former Colorado Springs lawmaker wants to make another run to Statehouse
Larry Liston is running for House District 16, again. He held the office from 2004 to 2012 when he reached his term limits. Now Liston, a retired investment executive with Royal Bank of Canada, hopes to unseat an incumbent and serve his district again. “Many of the district constituents have encouraged me to run for…
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Colorado governor files petition challenging attorney general’s ability to sue government
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper filed a petition with the Colorado Supreme Court Wednesday asking the justices to bar the state’s attorney general from continuing three lawsuits against federal agencies. “The attorney general has filed…
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Colorado voters overwhelmingly support letting state keep marijuana tax money
Colorado voters decided to let the state keep $66.1 million in recreational marijuana tax revenue on Tuesday, with 69 percent of ballots counted as of 9:30 p.m. supporting Proposition BB. Colorado was in the unique position of possibly having to refund all of the revenue generated by two voter-approved special taxes on pot because the…
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Governor proposes budget that trims state-government expenditures
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After several years of plenty, Gov. John Hickenlooper released a budget proposal Monday that would shave state-government expenditures by $114.5 million to almost $27 billion in the 2016-17 fiscal year. “We had to make difficult…