DENVER — Today, a House-passed bill that would have needlessly interfered with working relationships between Colorado employers and employees met its timely demise in the Senate’s State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee.House Bill 16-1002, sponsored by Rep. Janet Buckner, D-Aurora, and Sen. Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood, would have forced private employers to give their employees leave

Senate panel votes to require PERA to only do business with Israel friendly companiesDENVER — The Senate Finance Committee cleared a measure that would require the public employee’s retirement association (PERA) to divest from businesses that have economic prohibitions against Israel. Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado, released the following statement hailing today’s vote: “Most Coloradans would be

DENVER — This afternoon, Democrats on the House State, Senate and Veterans Affairs Committee voted against protecting the integrity of Colorado’s elections. In a 5-4 vote, liberal legislators killed a bill by Rep. Don Coram, R-Montrose, that would simply require those individuals registering to vote on or immediately before Election Day to show photo identification. Kelly

DENVER — Few legislators have gone after small business owners more than state Sen. Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora. Today, the liberal trial lawyer who is running for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, unsuccessfully tried to mandate that all private employers provide employees sick time. The measure failed to pass the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee.

Not a surprise: Bennet still mum on the issueDENVER — Colorado Democrats like U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet are afraid of taking a stance on 'ColoradoCare'.  The ballot measure being championed by state Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, would impose a costly, Soviet-style single payer healthcare system on hardworking Coloradans.  While Bennet is hiding from reporters on this

DENVER — According to a newly released report by the Dept. of Health and Human Services, the Colorado Obamacare exchange — Connect for Health Colorado — did not fully comply with security requirements, risking the security of sensitive information for thousands of Coloradans.  The report by the Inspector General was released as legislators are considering

DENVER — This evening, Democrat presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders spoke before donors in downtown Denver.  Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado, released the following statement regarding the show: “Hillary Clinton is running scared. After only winning Iowa by a few coin-tosses, suffering a blistering defeat in New Hampshire and polls showing her

​DENVER — Two radical environmental groups have asked the Bureau of Land Management to investigate an incident where an agency contractor allegedly hit a protestor with his sports utility vehicle at the BLM’s Colorado headquarters. According to Greenwire, the Center for Biological Diversity and Rainforest Action Network have issued a letter to the BLM demanding an investigation into the incident,

DENVER — The House of Representatives passed House Bill 1004, which would require a lone unaccountable state bureaucrat to create measurable goals and deadlines to combat climate change. The bill as written has no requirements that these goals be created with any say from energy rate payers or job creators. The bill, opposed by Colorado