Tag: public policy
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Why are government jobs growing faster than private jobs? | Vince Bzdek
By Vince Bzdek A couple of numbers keep bugging me. Over the past 12 months, the number of Colorado government jobs has grown by 12,000 while private jobs increased by 10,200 jobs, according to the Common Sense Institute. The government grew faster than the private sector. That’s pretty weird, given the private sector is about…
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A voice trying to pull us back from the brink | Vince Bzdek
By Vince Bzdek Two weeks after Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Utah, it’s worth noting what didn’t happen, especially in Utah. “I want you to look at how Utahans reacted,” Republican Gov. Spencer Cox said after the suspect was caught. “There was no rioting. There was no looting. There were no cars set on fire.…
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10th Circuit directs judge to redo ruling in case of gas station clerk fired for confronting knife-wielding robber
The federal appeals court based in Denver told a trial judge on Tuesday to reconsider her ruling that Circle K lawfully fired a 72-year-old convenience store cashier who attempted to stop a knife-wielding robber from stealing cigarettes. Mary Ann Moreno, a 16-year employee of the company, was behind the register at a Westminster Circle K…
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IRS won’t tax Colorado’s TABOR refunds this year, Michael Bennet confirms
Colorado taxpayers can breathe a sigh of relief after U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet confirmed on Tuesday that the Internal Revenue Service won’t treat refunds issued under the state’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights as taxable income this year. An aide to the Colorado Democrat said the lawmaker secured the commitment in a meeting with the IRS…
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Housing takes center stage anew as lawmakers prepare to convene for new session
The quest for affordable housing consumed policymakers’ energy last year, the source of intense animosity between state and local leaders that ultimately handed Gov. Jared Polis a major political defeat. And it looks like the legislative session that is set to start on Jan. 10 will be a repeat of 2023 – at least in…
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A much-needed town hall on the Israel-Hamas war, 100 days after it started
After the recent protests and counterprotests over the Hamas-Israel war that have swept America’s campuses, as well as the firings of the presidents of Harvard and Penn in part over their handling of those protests, it’s fair to ask whether or not we can even engage in civil discourse on vital topics on our campuses…
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Colorado’s Brittany Pettersen reviews 1st year in Congress, laments ‘historic dysfunction’ | TRAIL MIX
Brittany Pettersen’s first year in Congress didn’t start on time. Like her fellow freshmen House members, the Lakewood Democrat was sworn into office four days late, once the chamber’s majority Republicans finally elected a speaker after days of infighting before Kevin McCarthy won the position. The California Republican, who has since resigned from Congress, lost…