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Denver’s violent crime rose in 2024, but mayor doesn’t like to talk about that
Violent crimes overall rose in Denver by 5% in 2024 over the previous year, but Mayor Johnston doesn’t like to talk about that. Instead, Johnston nit-picks at a couple of numbers to try and paint a rosy picture. Like when he declared in his annual report last week...
Colorado has this strong Republican bench considering a run to replace Polis
How likely is Colorado to flip from a Democrat to GOP governor when Jared Polis is mercifully term-limited and can’t run for reelection this cycle? According to political prognosticators of such things over at RRH Elections, Colorado ranks 19 out of 38 races likely to...
Peak Politics fact checks Polis’ State of State address cause no one else will
Gov. Polis delivered a disturbingly disingenuous State of the State address Thursday when it came to immigration including, some flat-out whoppers. Like his opening line claiming that “In Colorado, we have zero tolerance for those who commit violent crimes whether...
Oh look, another vacancy committee has replaced an elected Colorado lawmaker
Yet another vacancy committee of political party insiders has replaced Coloradans's votes and selected the third new state senator to serve in the legislative session that began (checks calendar) this week. For those keeping score, that brings the total number of...
Colorado Democrats vote in lockstep against Laken Riley Act
Colorado Democrats voted in lockstep against the Laken Riley Act to detain illegal aliens who commit theft-related crimes and allow states to sue the feds on behalf of their citizens for not enforcing border laws. The bill passed the House on a 264-159 vote, with 48...
Republicans push bill to repeal Polis’s cage-free environment egg law
Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to dismantle the new law requiring all eggs sold in Colorado to come from cage-free environments. The bill is sponsored by state Rep. Ryan Gonzalez of Greeley and state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer of Brighton. Polis...
Dems try bogus tactic to stall Trump’s energy nominee from Colorado, but fail
Democrats are using bogus stall tactics to try and slow walk President-elect Trump’s top cabinet nominees through the confirmation process, but Republican Senators aren’t falling for it. The Energy and Natural Resources Committee is set to begin hearings on Wednesday...
Stop the presses! Biden signs Boebert bill into law for Mesa County
President Biden signed a bill into law this week sponsored by Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert ordering the sale of 31 acres of federal land in Clifton to Mesa County for economic development purposes. Not to take anything away from Boebert's accomplishment, but...
Coffman demands Johnston ‘tell the truth’ about migrant dumping on Denver’s neighbors
The mayors of Aurora and Denver are in a fascinating public feud over the Sanctuary City’s dumping of illegal migrants on its neighbor without warning that welfare and emergency services might be warranted. And in this case, both certainly have been in great demand....
Far left Democrat replaces beloved Colo state Senator through vacancy committee racket
Radical progressives succeeded in getting one of their own chosen to fill the term of a popular Arapahoe County state senator who resigned right after she was reelected in November. That’s how Democracy is practiced nowadays by Colorado Democrats; through the bait and...