Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) likes to play football. Tell him to go long, really long, like out of the Senate long. Disclaimer: Picture posted to Flickr by Senator Mike Warner, used under Creative Commons license, edited by Compass Colorado, obviously.
DENVER (June 8, 2015) – U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) is part of an ever-growing group of Colorado elected officials urging the federal government do whatever necessary to keep the Colowyo coal mine open despite a lawsuit, designed to shutter the operation, filed by the radical environmental group WildEarth Guardians. Sen. Bennet now has a
DENVER (June 3, 2015) – This afternoon, Governor John Hickenlooper vetoed two bipartisan bills outlawing the use of red light cameras. These vetoes where hinted at by the Governor late last month.“I’m disappointed that the Governor has once again completely ignored the best interests of the people of Colorado,” said Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado. “These bills
DENVER (May 21, 2015) – Yesterday, Complete Colorado uncovered a fact-sheet on striking distributed by the Jefferson County Education Association (JCEA) to association representative teachers. The JCEA is currently in the midst of contract negotiations with the district. “It’s clear that the JCEA is negotiating in bad faith if they’re distributing ‘fact sheets’ about striking
Hick’s indecision is showing again: Governor mulls red light camera veto despite bipartisan legislative supportDENVER (May 12, 2015) – Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper told Colorado Public Radio that he’s considering a veto of the bipartisan legislation to outlaw red light cameras in the state. Striking a similar non-committal tone to many statements about controversial issues over the years, the Governor
Compass Colorado calls on Governor Hickenlooper to stop looking for ways to take taxpayer’s moneyDENVER (May 14, 2015) – Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper told Colorado Public Radio earlier this week that although his proposal to take money out of the refund checks of Colorado taxpayers was rejected by the legislature, he will still try to figure out how to allow the state to keep a
Speaker Dickie Lee Hullinghorst and Jenise May violate House rules – May abruptly leaves Capitol when confronted DENVER (April 30, 2015) – Former Representative and State Senate candidate Jenise May abruptly left the Capitol today after Compass Colorado brought her violation of the House employee rules to the attention of Durango Herald reporter Peter Marcus. After May
DENVER (April 21, 2015) – The Denver Business Journal has reported that the finalist for the position of CEO of Colorado’s Obamacare exchange, Robert Malone, has withdrawn his name for consideration for the position. The new CEO of the exchange will have to take the helm in a challenging environment - the exchange is facing audit,
DENVER (April 8, 2015) – This morning, Sharon O’Hara, chairwoman of the board at Connect for Health Colorado Health Colorado - Colorado’s Obamacare exchange, expressed her doubts about the long-term financial viability of the organization. 9 News' Brandon Rittiman was first to report on the comments.The legislative implementation subcommittee met this morning to discuss candidates to fill
