Author: Megan Schrader

Colorado Springs police are investigating a possible political theft. Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt accused former state Rep. Larry Liston of stealing a stack of political fliers from a table he had set up at a Pikes Peak Firearms Coalition meeting last week. “He’s a thief and a liar,” Klingenschmitt said. Liston said he took five fliers.…

DENVER – Bob Gardner, former state representative and a state Senate candidate, is tied to a $9,700 unpaid fine for a campaign finance violation. But the penalty isn’t his to pay. Gardner, a Colorado Springs attorney, said the Alliance for a Safe and Independent Woodmen Hills was his client. Attorneys don’t pay the fees courts…

DENVER – Southern Colorado Republican lawmakers sent a somewhat snarky letter to Gov. John Hickenlooper about widening Interstate 25 between Castle Rock and Monument saying they were just “checking in to understand your perspective today on your commitment.” Hickenlooper told The Gazette editorial board when he was running for re-election in the fall of 2014…

Trying to create a groundswell of support behind an undetermined number and scope of 2016 ballot initiatives, Building a Better Colorado heard from Colorado Springs civic leaders Wednesday at The Broadmoor. A slew of options were voted on including the idea of repealing the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. That wasn’t initially on the agenda, but…