State employees are under the microscope in Colorado as lawmakers tackle broad revisions to employee protections that haven’t been changed in decades. But don’t expect the fireworks other states have seen when revising how state employees are hired and fired. The Colorado overhaul has bipartisan support, and the state’s public employee union says it likes [...] [...]
University of Colorado officials say they plan to try again after a plan to raise tuition nearly 16 percent ran into opposition. Republican Regent Sue Sharkey told lawmakers on the House Education Committee on Monday that regents are backing off the increase because of a public outcry over plans to use some of the money [...] [...]
Colorado’s most prominent politicians for and against legalizing marijuana are talking about the question today in Vail. Democratic Rep. Jared Polis and Republican Attorney General John Suthers are among the participants in a discussion at the Vail Symposium. Polis says the federal government should end marijuana prohibition and let states decide whether to allow the [...] [...]
About 500 people turned out to watch the final debate between mayoral candidates Steve Bach and Richard Skorman Monday night at the Pikes Peak Center. Candidates squared off on a myriad of business and social issues during the event, which was sponsored by Colorado Springs Community Forum, a component fund of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation. [...] [...]
Colorado’s Senate candidates are facing off as both face questions about previous jobs. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet meets Republican Ken Buck Thursday in Pueblo for their third debate. The meeting comes as political allies on both sides ramp up attacks about past jobs. A Democratic-leaning group started airing ads this week attacking Buck for a [...] [...]
A second Senate debate between Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet and Republican Ken Buck has been set for Friday. The Gazette newspaper and KOAA-TV are sponsoring the forum in Colorado Springs. Last weekend, Bennet and Buck debated for the first time in Grand Junction. The candidates sparred over government spending. Bennet says the nation needs to [...] [...]
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