The new legislative session hasn't even started yet and TABOR is already under attack: Several people reported to us they were sent a mass text that read "You voted, now learn how Colorado can modernize our upside-down and outdated tax system. Visit https://www.stopdiggingcolorado.com/fair-taxes to learn more! (It's a link to the Bell Policy Center and Colorado
Before the election, Colorado Republicans controlled the state Senate, occupied three of the state’s five statewide offices and held five of the state’s nine seats in Congress. Then nearly 900,000 unaffiliated voters cast their ballots and handed decisive victories to Democrats. ...more at The Denver Post
There's a lot going on this morning, so I may have to go with more than three today, y'all - sorry not sorry. Talk about putting the cart before the horse, Man? Jared Polis registered PolisforPresident.com yesterday. For reals. He says it's not to actually run but to keep the trolls at bay - yeah, sure. Leadership
Three news stories you need to know today: In a post-election interview, Kyle Clark asked Jared Polis about setbacks coming up in this legislative session in the wake of 112's loss. I like Peak's take on this election "it was a Polis wave, not a blue wave" great points. Diana DeGette unironically makes the case
More than 100 women - a record number - have been elected or re-elected to Congress. That number includes the first Muslim women elected, the first Native American woman elected, and the youngest women ever elected to Congress (from New York). The movement has been dubbed the 'women wave' and it's right here in Colorado,
The upcoming days and weeks will be filled with people (I’m sure I will be one of those people) trying to analyze and unpack last night’s results - ultimately, we conservatives lost. Bigly. You don’t need me to link to top stories to tell you what you already know: we lost basically every candidate race
Here’s what I’m watching for today: (These are Kelly's personal thoughts going into election day - like a standard disclaimer - these are all Kelly's 5am coffee-fueled thoughts and are not necessarily representative of anything other than her observations) Governor: We all know this is the banner candidate race today. Ultimately, Jared Polis spent more
Denver, CO - After our revelation last week that Jared Polis’ business platform included plans to criminalize employment law and send business-owners to prison, (his words) Polis’ campaign responded to questions about it from the Denver Business Journal. Instead of walking back the radical position, Polis’ campaign decided to double down: “Asked about the video, Polis’
The Denver Business Journal asked Jared Polis about his idea to jail small businesspeople for employment law violations - and he doubled down. According to the DBJ: "Asked about the video, Polis’ campaign did not shy away from the idea, which has not been a part of his stump speech on the campaign trail and is not mentioned
Rep. Jared Polis, the Democratic nominee for governor of Colorado, suggested that he would support criminal penalties for employers who violate the state's labor laws. The remarks were made at a June 2 candidate forum, according to Compass Colorado, a conservative non-profit in the state that broke video of the candidate's remarks. ...more at The
