22+ hour, 16+ min ago   (495+ words) There’s a certain recklessness that comes with raising taxes right now. It’s the government’s way of dipping into your wallet for their own plans. At some point, the wallet becomes empty and, in Colorado, that’s happening faster than around the…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (707+ words) A coalition of advocacy groups and several district attorneys rallied outside the Colorado Capitol on Thursday to oppose a ballot measure that, if approved by voters in November, would require state and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (476+ words) Ruling Democrats at the state Capitol in Denver have been bending over backward for organized labor for years, most notably when Gov. Jared Polis signed collective bargaining power over to state government employees in 2020. Ever since, tens of thousands of…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (795+ words) The Jewish High Holidays will soon be upon us. The third anniversary of Oct. 7 will follow soon. Three weeks later, Israeli voters will head to the polls to elect all 120 members of its parliament, the Knesset and thereby their next…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (454+ words) Colorado once more joined a coalition of states challenging the Trump administration — this time on proposed rules regarding the Endangered Species Act. The pair of lawsuits challenge new rules made under Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who earlier said the endangered…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (625+ words) A last-minute proposal has given the Old Colorado City Downtown Development Authority a path to avoid being dissolved. The Colorado Springs City Council voted to delay the final decision on whether to dissolve the DDA until its next meeting on…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (351+ words) If local law enforcement cannot handle the sheer volume of compliance alone, we must change our approach and cut off the enablers. We should hold employers, financing companies and auto insurance carriers legally responsible for enforcing valid vehicle registration. ICE…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (269+ words) Now it’s up to the voters. At its Sept. 3 meeting, the Woodland Park City Council approved a referendum to put a proposed 0.25% sales tax to benefit the Woodland Park School District on the ballot. Unlike the previous school sales tax,…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (540+ words) With South Africa positioning itself as Africa’s main data hub and U.S. technology companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Equinix increasingly setting up digital infrastructure in the country, civil society organizations have raised the alarm about the lack of transparency around…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (464+ words) What goes up, must come down — except when it comes to Colorado’s mushrooming Medicaid spending, it seems. Even as the number of people enrolled in the government health insurance program for the poor and disabled has declined, its cost continues…...