Sep 17, 2013
Two days after Senator Angela Giron was recalled from office, Senate Democrat women sent out a fundraising solicitation to lobbyists that had a noticeable absence. The picture appears to show all 12 Senate Democrat women, until you look a little closer. Standing in...
Sep 17, 2013
So, it turns out that cheap fossil fuels lead to more disposable income for middle class families. Go figure. Last week IHS, an Englewood-based market research company, published a study that affirmed what we knew all along: fracking and horizontal drilling will...
Sep 16, 2013
Last Friday, former Senate President John Morse took to the airwaves of CNN’s Crossfire in a strangely smug performance to spin away his historic loss in the recall election. He followed in the footsteps of his fellow recalled Senator, Angela Giron, who melted...
Sep 16, 2013
Our state has faced flood disaster before. Leaders in 1965 solved their problem expeditiously. A special session raised taxes – for a 13-month period – to pay for highway restoration projects. Local projects shared in the revenues. They suggested legislation to handle...
Sep 16, 2013
In Colorado, all of our teachers are above average. Or at least that’s the take away from the new teacher evaluation pilot program, where 87 to 92 percent of teachers scored proficient across five different evaluation criteria. Recent public school grads in the...
