Tag: byron pelton
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EDITORIAL: A ray of hope for more highway funding?
Motorists weary of Colorado’s crumbling and congested highways might appreciate at least a glimmer of hope that our starry-eyed legislature someday will come back down to earth and give our beleaguered transportation grid the funding it needs. That glimmer may have arrived last week when a state Senate committee passed an obscure resolution urging more…
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EDITORIAL: Bring down the hammer on Colorado’s child traffickers
Just as Colorado’s legislature is poised for a new crackdown on child trafficking, a report released this week concludes the repugnant crime “remains near historic levels for the state.” “The ranking is among the highest in the nation for both the number and rate of trafficking offenses and with minors making up the majority of…
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EDITORIAL: A needed crackdown on Colorado’s child trafficking
As reported this week by our news affiliate Colorado Politics, lawmakers are promising a new foray against child trafficking when the 2026 legislative session convenes at the Capitol next week. It’s welcome news. Colorado is believe to be in the top 10 states for human trafficking. Proposed, bipartisan legislation will turn up the heat on…
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Town hall to tackle wolf reintroduction, rural economy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Agriculture and outdoor recreation are considered two of Colorado’s most important industries. The outdoor recreation industry contributes over $65.8 billion and 511,000 jobs to Colorado’s economy, while the agriculture industry generates $47 billion and 195,000…
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Town hall to tackle wolf reintroduction, rural economy
Agriculture and outdoor recreation are considered two of Colorado’s most important industries. The outdoor recreation industry contributes over $65.8 billion and 511,000 jobs to Colorado’s economy, while the agriculture industry generates $47 billion and 195,000 jobs annually, according to the most recent data. Yet as Colorado Politics’ recent Rural Reckoning series indicated, these two powerhouses…
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Colorado Senate committee advances scaled-back bill to add judgeships, with more cuts looming
Colorado’s Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill to create roughly two dozen new judgeships by a vote of 5-2 on Friday, in a slightly scaled-back effort to address high judicial workloads in many areas of the state. However, with the legislation now heading to the full Senate, one of its sponsors intends to propose cutting…
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What to expect from Colorado’s special session on property taxes
A deal to further reduce property taxes sits on a razor’s edge as lawmakers prepare to convene into a special session and pass the compromise aimed at heading off two initiatives from the November general election. Some legislators are likely to push for more than a dozen bills — in draft form as of last…