Colorado’s second-highest court clarified for the first time earlier this month that the same criteria used to extend an adult criminal defendant’s speedy trial deadline also apply to juveniles.
Appeals court clarifies criteria for extending juvenile speedy trial deadline Read More »
Colorado’s growing industry of Bad Ideas is now pursuing jailhouse ballot collection services for inmates who haven’t committed serious enough crimes to lose their right to vote.
Colorado looks to copy Chicago with jailhouse voting assistance Read More »
A bill is making its way through the Colorado legislative session, aiming to make alcohol to-go sales at restaurants a permanent fixture. Originally introduced four years ago as a response to pandemic-related dining restrictions, this legislation seeks to support the struggling restaurant industry by allowing them to continue offering alcohol takeout.
Colorado Legislature Considers Making Alcohol To-Go Sales Permanent for Restaurants Read More »
Colorado is currently ranked sixth in the nation for suicides, a figure that two state lawmakers are looking to decrease through a bill that would require companies to post prevention education posters at workplaces starting next year.
Lawmakers want Colorado employers to display suicide prevention posters at workplaces Read More »
Another attempt to oust Rep. Mike Lynch as minority leader devolved into chaos on Tuesday morning, when his critics within the caucus failed to muster a quorum to hold a vote on his leadership.
Chaos erupts as some Republicans try anew to oust leader Mike Lynch Read More »
Kristi Burton Brown, formerly the chairwoman of the Colorado Republican Party, has announced her candidacy for the Colorado State Board of Education seat in Congressional District 4.
Burton Brown to seek State Board of Education seat Read More »
I worry about those who disparage “the media” without context or specific complaints. Badmouthing journalists can be a way to dodge reporting you don’t like. But there is such a thing as media bias, or at least biases within media. That’s not surprising. Journalists are people, and most people harbor some bias or other. But news publications, I think, have a responsibility to try to counteract rather than feed their reporters’ biases.
Armstrong: Colorado journalists cheerlead government interference Read More »
Colorado’s governor, Jared Polis, champions increasing state revenue by eliminating provisions of the tax code that benefit special interests—what state budgeters call “tax expenditures.”
Evaluating Gov. Polis’s Tax Reform Agenda: Tax Expenditures vs. Broad-Based Tax Relief Read More »
In the pandemic’s aftermath, Colorado’s public PreK-12 school system faces deteriorating enrollment. Contrary to the narrative spun by politicians, educrats and teachers union bosses — that the slump is simply due to demographic shifts, unaffordable housing and COVID-19 — it’s far from the full story.
COLUMN: As school performance slumps, parents opt out | Jimmy Sengenberger Read More »
The only downside to school choice in our state? There isn’t enough of it.
EDITORIAL: The urgent need for more school choice in Colorado Read More »
