7+ hour, 45+ min ago   (495+ words) There’s a certain recklessness that comes with raising taxes right now. It’s the government’s way of dipping into your wallet for their own plans. At some point, the wallet becomes empty and, in Colorado, that’s happening faster than around the…...

7+ hour, 45+ min ago   (576+ words) Let’s give due credit to the well-oiled PR machine that is toiling to create enough buzz around the promised Front Range Passenger Rail project to snooker voters in 31 Colorado cities into approving a 0.33% sales tax. Orchestrated by the usual army of…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (735+ words) Was there ever a Colorado city that required racial segregation by law? The answer is “Yes.” The Black Racial Equity Study Commission, led by Colorado Senate President James Coleman, has learned the small city of Fruita had laws forbidding Black…...

18+ hour, 41+ min ago   (707+ words) A coalition of advocacy groups and several district attorneys rallied outside the Colorado Capitol on Thursday to oppose a ballot measure that, if approved by voters in November, would require state and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1195+ words) CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Gov. Gavin Newsom believes it’s time for fellow Democrats to get out of their comfort zone. The California governor has made a point of doing just that — but critics question whether he is breaking out of the…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (476+ words) Ruling Democrats at the state Capitol in Denver have been bending over backward for organized labor for years, most notably when Gov. Jared Polis signed collective bargaining power over to state government employees in 2020. Ever since, tens of thousands of…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (814+ words) “This was obviously not the day to be voting on collective bargaining agreements and raises for the folks that were responsible for the death of Elijah McClain.” So declared Aurora Councilwoman Alison Coombs during discussion of the city’s police and…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (795+ words) The Jewish High Holidays will soon be upon us. The third anniversary of Oct. 7 will follow soon. Three weeks later, Israeli voters will head to the polls to elect all 120 members of its parliament, the Knesset and thereby their next…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (359+ words) The fight against fentanyl overdose in Colorado is failing. After years of declining rates, Common Sense Institute reports Colorado’s overdoses are increasing while the national average is decreasing. Colorado has outpaced all but two states, increasing overdose deaths by 17% over…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (622+ words) The phrase ricocheted around a virtual Denver Public Schools meeting Wednesday as the special meeting called to address allegations of misconduct by two board members devolved into yet another fight over procedure. The back-and-forth included a suggestion that board President…...