DENVER — Earlier this month marked the date for all Colorado candidates and initiatives to submit their financial disclosure forms to the Secretary of State.Advocates of ColoradoCare, the socialized medicine initiative that would increase taxes on Coloradans by a staggering 10 percent, failed to comply with this routine procedure, and were issued a letter of
DENVER — Lawmakers in the Colorado Senate today advanced a resolution calling for term limits on federal politicians.Senate Joint Resolution 16-040, sponsored by Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, and Rep. Jonathan Singer, D-Longmont, would green-light the Colorado General Assembly’s application for an Article V Convention to the United States Congress. In such a convention, the Colorado
Embattled senator risks alienating Sanders supporters DENVER — For months, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has refused to tell Colorado voters where he stands on ColoradoCare. ColoradoCare is a ballot proposal that would create a statewide socialized health care system. The measure would also raise $25 billion a year through a 10 percent payroll tax on hardworking Coloradans
DENVER — This past weekend, Democrat presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton appeared at a New York City black-tie event with Mayor Bill de Blasio. While on stage together, the two participated in a skit in reference to how long it took de Blasio to endorse Clinton. The relevant part of exchange went as follows:Clinton: “Thanks for
DENVER — Today, two Democrats in the Colorado House of Representatives joined Republican colleagues to defeat legislation that would have had a devastating effect on the state’s energy industry.House Bill 1355, sponsored by Rep. Mike Foote, D-Lafayette and Rep. Su Ryden, D-Aurora would have uprooted decades of existing laws regarding governmental authority over Colorado’s energy
DENVER — This morning, the House of Representatives passed the state budget. The measure which passed with bipartisan support, was far from perfect, as Democrats in the Colorado House of Representatives squashed three amendments that would have redirected millions of dollars to the state’s schools and infrastructure. One amendment, sponsored by Rep. Kit Roupe, R-Colorado
DENVER — Today, conservatives in the Colorado Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee put an end to two bills that would have needlessly interfered with how Colorado businesses operate and would have hurt the state’s economy. HB 16-1001, sponsored by Rep. Jessie Danielson, D-Wheat Ridge, and Rep. Janet Buckner, D-Aurora, would have required Colorado employers
DENVER — Today, Colorado Senate conservatives halted climate change legislation that would have cooled the state’s economy, rather than global temperatures.House Bill 16-1004, sponsored by Rep. Faith Winter, D-Westminster, Rep. Jenni Arndt, D-Fort Collins, and Sen. John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins, would have empowered a single state bureaucrat to devise and spend undefined taxpayer resources on implementing
DENVER — Tonight, Republicans in the Colorado legislature passed a practical and timely measure in response to the United States Supreme Court’s stay on President Obama’s Clean Power Plan out of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy.Senate Bill 16-157, sponsored by Sen. John Cooke, R-Greeley, Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, and Rep. Tim
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
