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May 26, 2022
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No charges in Colorado judiciary scandal investigation
No charges in Colorado judiciary scandal investigation; prosecutors cite delayed report Four former Colorado Judicial Department employees will ...
May 26, 2022
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What We Owe God: Recovering the Virtue of Religion
We are not used to thinking about owing anything to God. In many ways, religion has become focused ...
May 23, 2022
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Survey: Coloradans’ top concern is rising cost of living
A large majority of Coloradans are concerned about the state’s rising cost of living, a new survey released ...
May 17, 2022
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Armstrong: Let’s shorten Colorado’s legislative session
“Just put in in the garage.” Or closet. Or wherever. A good rule of thumb when it comes ...
May 16, 2022
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Rosen: Good riddance to Roe; abortion debate belongs in the states
Amidst the pro-abortion protests in Colorado, the most despicable act was the vandalism of a Catholic church in ...
May 13, 2022
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Colorado legislators agree to compromise, approve fentanyl bill as 2022 session ends
Colorado's legislators, who for months disagreed on a strategy to confront the state's spiraling fentanyl crisis, finally settled ...
May 13, 2022
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Energy codes mandate set to make housing in Colorado more expensive; a look at House Bill 1362
Thanks to a last-minute vote in the Colorado House of Representatives, a statewide green energy codes bill is on ...
May 8, 2022
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PERSPECTIVE: The state giveth and taketh away
Gov. Jared Polis and Democrat leadership in the General Assembly launched the 2022 session with promises to make ...
May 6, 2022
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Sharf: Polis playing fast and loose with PERA funding
When last we left House Bill 22-1029, it had passed the House Finance Committee on a 10-1 vote, ...
May 5, 2022
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EDITORIAL: Collective bargaining — still a train wreck
Pending legislation that paves the way for unionizing Colorado’s county government employees is a train wreck in the ...
May 4, 2022
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Fogleman: Pump the brakes on costly new codes
It’s no secret that the cost of housing is a pressing concern in Colorado. Record-low home inventory, onerous ...
April 26, 2022
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Armstrong: If electric cars are so great we shouldn’t need mandates
The minimum distance between the Earth and the Moon is 225,623 miles. I know this because my ’98 Honda Civic ...
April 25, 2022
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Gorman: House Bill 1269 next step in state control of health care
The next step in closing the escape hatches from Colorado’s government mandate health coverage prison is House Bill 22-1269. ...
April 25, 2022
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Colorado’s 38,000 county employees would be able to collectively bargain — but not strike — under new measure
Colorado’s 38,000 county employees would be able to collectively bargain — but not strike — under a long-awaited, ...
April 22, 2022
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Letting predators roam our schools
Imagine walking down your school hallway, worried the perpetrator of your sexual assault is there, too. You even ...
April 11, 2022
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Gaines: Education funding measures aim for your TABOR refunds
Spring is definitely here.  And, just like the tulips that perennially pop up out of the ground, something ...
March 31, 2022
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Overbeck: Egregious bill criminalizes clerks checking election accuracy
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Democrats at the statehouse–along with lone Republican sponsor, Senator Kevin Priola–have ...
March 20, 2022
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Natelson: First Amendment favors Colorado designer in SCOTUS case
Lorie Smith owns a Colorado web design company called 303 Creative. It isn’t merely her livelihood. She believes ...

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