Tag: gov-state
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6 things for drivers to know as I-25 ‘Gap’ construction begins
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While officials laud the long-awaited work to widen the Interstate 25 “Gap,” the commuters’ celebration might be short-lived. Those traveling between Monument and Castle Rock will face plenty of delays during construction, which began Tuesday and is to end in late 2021. Here’s what drivers…
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6 things for drivers to know as I-25 ‘Gap’ construction begins
While officials laud the long-awaited work to widen the Interstate 25 “Gap,” the commuters’ celebration might be short-lived. Those traveling between Monument and Castle Rock will face plenty of delays during construction, which began Tuesday and is to end in late 2021. Here’s what drivers can expect, says the Colorado Department of Transportation: ◘ Two…
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HUD chief Ben Carson tours Aurora complex, touts partnerships to ease housing crisis
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Ernest Luning Colorado Politics After meeting with an older couple who sang the praises of their new, affordable rental unit, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson surveyed the view from the fourth-floor deck of the Aurora apartment complex — Pikes Peak barely…
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Left won’t take Gardner at his word on support for parks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Environmentalists are hitting U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner where it hurts him most: on Colorado’s great outdoors. Part of the charm and, I’d argue, success of the Republican farm boy from small-town Yuma is his affability and the inability of the left to get his goat.…
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Lion in winter: Denver’s first African-American mayor talks politics
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wellington Webb stands in the shade on the sidewalk at Commons Park along the South Platte River behind Denver Union Station, joggers loping by on the paths, cars nosing their way toward parking, as a young couple at the base of the distinctive Denver Millennium…
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Colorado Springs Mayor Suthers endorses Fix Our Damn Roads
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Joey Bunch Colorado Politics One of a pair of proposed ballot measures that aim to upgrade Colorado’s highways has landed a big-name backer. Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers — a former Colorado attorney general and U.S. attorney — has endorsed a plan to use…
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Colorado legislator compares women marchers with Hitler’s brownshirts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save State Rep. Tim Leonard, R-Evergreen, has compared women marchers with Hitler’s brownshirts, the Nazi militia members who began the violence against Jews in pre-World War II Germany. Leonard has two Facebook pages, one personal and one for his political office and campaign. A post on…
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Walker Stapleton picks former Navy Top Gun pilot as GOP running mate in governor’s race
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With a backdrop of military aircraft and heroic leadership as a setting, Republican gubernatorial nominee Walker Stapleton on Wednesday announced a state legislator and former Navy Top Gun pilot, Rep. Lang Sias, as his running mate. Stapleton announced his choice at the Wings Over the…
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Colorado politicos react predictably to Trump’s pick for high court
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump’s selection of Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court brought swift yet predictable reactions from Colorado politicos Monday night. Kavanaugh would succeed retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, considered a moderate swing vote on the high court. The nominee’s rulings in the lower courts…
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Sexual harassment committee starts work at Colorado Capitol
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A bipartisan committee of the Colorado Legislature began work Monday on policies that could change how sexual harassment complaints are handled at the state Capitol. The committee will meet four more times before making recommendations to legislative leaders, who could adopt new policies or recommend…