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Schwartz’s energy bill: What he said
Sen. Gail Schwartz Sen. Gail Schwartz’s energy bill is on its way to the House after an interesting vote among Republicans. Schwartz, of Snowmass Village, is one of the key Democratic incumbents the...
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Name that congressional district
Name that tune. So how do you liven up a redistricting committee hearing without gerrymandering? Well, if you’re Rep. David Balmer you play some tunes and hold a contest. The Centennial Republican...
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Douglas County: center of the GOP universe
Former House Minority Leader Mike May, who often bragged that Parker is the center of the universe, is featured with a picture of actor Parker Stevenson at a roast last year. (Photo by Lynn Bartels/The...
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Senate committee approves bill ending caps for pain and suffering damages
A trail of heartbreak. The mother of a drunken-driving victim told a Senate committee Wednesday that when her daughter finally emerged from a coma she said, “Mommy” and then uttered, “Let me die.”...
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Two bills dealing with “silly, complicated” business tax up this week
UPDATE: Sen. Steve King’s bill died today in committee. “They said if you don’t have a way to replace the revenues you’re causing a hardship for the counties,” King said. Taxed every year. Two bills...
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Education concerns doom “business personal property” tax bill — again
Sen. Cheri Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge Democrat Cheri Jahn can’t recall ever voting against a bill trying to do something about the dreaded business-personal property tax. Until today. The Wheat Ridge senator...
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Population highs and lows in Colorado
[media-credit name="Lindsay Pierce, YourHub" align="alignnone" width="495"][/media-credit]The sun sets over Castle Rock on a July day. In the last decade, Douglas County led all Colorado counties in...
View ArticleColorado lawmakers debate bills ranging from beer to the state’s most hated tax
Two days of gun bills with hundreds of witnesses have overshadowed plenty of other action under the Gold Dome this week, including: I’M TIRED. Colorado has 60 million waste tires piled up around the...
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Shawn Mitchell: Ethics complaint against gun lobbyist should be dismissed
UPDATE: Ethics committee meets, but doesn’t get to talk to all witnesses. Will meet again next week. The story. [media-credit name="CGA" align="alignright" width="144"][/media-credit] Shawn Mitchell...
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Colorado Senate debates Mike Johnston’s bill to overhaul school finance
[media-credit name="CGA" align="alignright" width="141"][/media-credit] Sen. Mike Johnston Another marathon day in the Colorado Senate, this time debating a bill that for the first time in years...
View ArticleColorado Senate Republicans announce committee chairs
Colorado Senate Republicans, in charge for the next two years, today announced committee assignments and chairs.
View ArticleSen. Morgan Carroll: "Today we move forward"
Sen. Morgan Carroll said even though Democrats are in the minority they will continue to fight to move Colorado forward.
View ArticleColorado state senators in the news
Three state senators -- Jessie Ulibarri, Mark Scheffel and Irene Aguilar -- are in the news.
View ArticleColorado Senate recognizes staffer Jesse Mallory's very own karate kid
Jesse Mallory, the chief of staff for the Colorado Senate Republicans, warns folks not to mess with his karate-loving daughter.
View ArticleSen. Mike Johnston's touching tribute to first responders, slain Denver...
Sen. Mike Johnston talked about bears and a scared little boy in a touching tribute to slain Denver police officer Celena Hollis.
View ArticleAfter deregulation, lawmakers still hung up on telephone issues
A year after the Colorado lawmakers deregulated telephone companies, they are still still grappling with telecoms, approving two tax-break bills Tuesday.
View ArticleColoradans analyze Wednesday's Republican debate in Boulder
Republicans liked what they heard about tax policy during the Republican debate in Boulder, while Democrats heard verbal attacks on vulnerable Americans.
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