Author: The Gazette Editorial Board
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EDITORIAL: Trampling Colorado’s locals on energy, housing
What’s the common thread between Gov. Jared Polis’ roadmap to green energy and his agenda for affordable housing? That is, aside from the fact each will backfire on the state’s economy in one or more ways. The answer is that both steamroll local laws that are more in tune with the needs of their communities…
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ENDORSEMENT: Keep Lauren Nelson on El Paso County Commission
Voters across a large swath of Colorado Springs will notice a unique electoral situation at the top of their ballots just received in the mail — an interim (not special) election to decide who will represent them as commissioner for District 5 on the El Paso County Board of Commissioners. The district’s voters will decide…
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ENDORSEMENTS: Cole, Johnson, Ruehl in D-11; Payne, Waldrep, Tripp in D-20; Thompson, D’Avola in D-49
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For all the challenges facing public education in our state, the encouraging news for parents and taxpayers in the Pikes Peak region is some of the area’s signature school districts have made great strides. It is critical as this fall’s election approaches to elect school board members who will help reinforce the most pressing priorities…
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ENDORSEMENTS: Cole, Johnson, Ruehl in D-11; Payne, Waldrep, Tripp in D-20; Thompson, D’Avola in D-49
For all the challenges facing public education in our state, the encouraging news for parents and taxpayers in the Pikes Peak Region is some of the area’s signature school districts have made great strides. It is critical as this fall’s election approaches to elect school board members who will help reinforce the most pressing priorities…
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EDITORIAL: NO to 2A’s crippling tax hike on Manitou’s attractions
Combine reckless budgeting with a desperate, last-ditch attempt at a bailout that gouges small business. And hatch the scheme in the dark, away from the public’s prying eyes. The upshot? The Manitou Springs City Council’s galling endorsement this week of its proposal asking voters to nearly triple an already hefty ticket tax on the town’s…
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EDITORIAL: Colorado won’t miss federal energy bloat
Colorado’s senior U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and the administration of Gov. Jared Polis denounced the pending elimination of 34 federal energy grants to Colorado last week, charging the cuts are politically motivated. The $500 million-plus in grants on the chopping block funded assorted projects and studies, many involving green energy, and are among more than…
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EDITORIAL: Colorado won’t miss federal energy bloat
Colorado’s senior U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and the administration of Gov. Jared Polis denounced the pending elimination of 34 federal energy grants to Colorado last week, charging the cuts are politically motivated. The $500 million-plus in grants on the chopping block funded assorted projects and studies, many involving green energy, and are among more than…
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EDITORIAL: Zoom in on Colorado’s criminal element
AI technology’s rapid expansion was bound to intersect with society’s need to collar criminals. Hence, the latest generation of facial-recognition technology now employed by several Colorado law enforcement agencies and soon to be implemented in the state’s No. 3 city. When used within reasonable parameters to safeguard citizens’ civil liberties, facial-recognition technology holds promise in…
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EDITORIAL: Let Aurora’s ‘tough love’ lead the way
Conventional wisdom holds that Colorado’s chronically homeless live on the streets by chance rather than choice; that cruel fate beyond their control upended their lives. But plain old common sense tells us that, for many of them, that’s in fact not the case. Particularly the many who are in the throes of addiction, perhaps on…
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EDITORIAL: Answering the call of Colorado’s mental health crisis
Yet again, there’s troubling news about mental health in our state — and it demands a response. As reported last week in The Gazette, Colorado has endured nearly the worst rate in the nation of mental illness among children and adults for two years in a row. That’s according to the newly released findings of…