Tag: gov-state
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Colorado politicians strike back on border
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado politicians are weighing in on the Trump administration’s controversial immigration and border enforcement policies. Though Gov. John Hickenlooper downplays his national political ambitions, he once again has stepped into the national political spotlight by calling July 3 for an investigation into family separations at…
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Colorado politicians strike back on border
Colorado politicians are weighing in on the Trump administration’s controversial immigration and border enforcement policies. Though Gov. John Hickenlooper downplays his national political ambitions, he once again has stepped into the national political spotlight by calling July 3 for an investigation into family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border. Hickenlooper sent a letter to the U.S.…
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Forecast for Colorado governor’s race: Hotly contested, highly partisan, probably nasty
Nov. 6 will be national presidential midterm Election Day, and it will also be the day Coloradans elect their next governor. Who will replace John Hickenlooper, our governor? He serves another six months until early January. Democrats have held the governor’s office for 36 years — or nine terms — in the last 56 years.…
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Colorado gets two dozen new laws, new budget Sunday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From squatters to swatters and $29 billion, the Colorado state budget and 25 laws take effect today. They are the products of the 120-day legislative session that ended in May, when lawmakers passed 432 rules and regulations — about 60 percent of those introduced after…
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Colorado gets two dozen new laws, new budget Sunday
From squatters to swatters and $29 billion, the Colorado state budget and 25 laws take effect today. They are the products of the 120-day legislative session that ended in May, when lawmakers passed 432 rules and regulations — about 60 percent of those introduced after the session began in January — and Gov. John Hickenlooper…
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Colorado teachers unions will feel a limited impact from SCOTUS’ Janus decision
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s teachers unions have been living in a post-Janus world for decades. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 is being widely interpreted on the left and the right as a…
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Colorado teachers unions will feel a limited impact from SCOTUS’ Janus decision
Colorado’s teachers unions have been living in a post-Janus world for decades. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 is being widely interpreted on the left and the right as a blow to public sector unions, including teachers unions. The decision means that states and school districts will no longer be…
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PRIMARY 2018: 7 takeaways from Tuesday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado voters have set the stage for the fall election — and we’ve learned a lot in the wake of the primary that ended June 26. Here are some highlights: Governor’s race, back where it…
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PRIMARY 2018: 7 takeaways from Tuesday
Colorado voters have set the stage for the fall election — and we’ve learned a lot in the wake of the primary that ended June 26. Here are some highlights: Governor’s race, back where it started A year or more ago, most insiders expected a general election between Republican Walker Stapleton and Democrat Jared Polis.…
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Hickenlooper calls separating immigrant families ‘immoral and un-American’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday defied the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexican border as part of a “zero-tolerance” policy enacted in April by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.The policy is…