OVER-CRIMINALIZATION: Just Firing a Gun to Be a Crime Now?

OVER-CRIMINALIZATION: Just Firing a Gun to Be a Crime Now?

It would be if Democratic freshman Representative Tom Foote from Boulder had his way.  His new bill, HB1043, would change the language of current Colorado state law to say that firing a firearm is use of a deadly weapon no matter what the intent. Ahhh, to be a...

ODD TIMING: Udall Begged for Campaign Funds as Fiscal Cliff Loomed

From news reports coming out of Washington, D.C. on New Year’s Eve, one would have thought that our U.S. Congressmen and Senators were hard at work hammering out a deal that would allow the U.S. government to not topple over the abhorred fiscal cliff. But,...
IN DECLINE: Union Membership Falls in Colorado and Nationwide

IN DECLINE: Union Membership Falls in Colorado and Nationwide

This morning, Associated Press released an article highlighting the sharp decline in union membership across the country.  According to the article, membership fell from 11.8% of the working population to 11.3%, the lowest level since the 1930s, which translates to...