Bipartisanship. Moderation. Compromise.
This week, we celebrate Juneteenth — a time of joy, reunion and community among Black Americans and many of our neighbors for 165 years.
A bill rushed through the Colorado legislature in the closing days of the session will increase automobile insurance rates by hundreds of doll…
Jimmy Sengenberger: "The union’s silence is deafening. One has to wonder why DPS and DCTA would handle this so poorly. Perhaps it’s because …
“The Common Sense Institute issued a study calculating the cost of proposed regulations, taxes and fees from this last legislative session alo…
Miller Hudson: "Colorado runs a very real risk of becoming an inland island for an affluent, technical overclass, much like Silicon Valley."
Bob Loevy: "Colorado Democrats, who won control of both houses of the Colorado legislature in November of 2018, get elected by promising to sp…
Eric Sondermann: "With all that is regained, it is important to remember some of the very different features of this past year through which w…
[Question:] Should people convicted of low-level marijuana crimes be pardoned?
The Colorado General Assembly ended its 2021 session last week, one day before Gov. Jared Polis sat down with The Gazette’s editorial board fo…
Democratic strategist Ted Trimpa is one of the architects of the progressive takeover of this once-tolerant and relatively sane state of Color…
Sometimes, state law and federal law disagree about what should happen in a particular circumstance. The Colorado Court of Appeals, in a decis…
It’s summer, the state is reopening like a wild Columbine, and that means one thing:
Hal Bidlack: "I’ll say nice things about a few Democrats and Republicans, but (spoiler alert) the GOPers are not from around here…"
I don’t know about you, but when I come home with “single-use plastic bags” from Walmart or (ideally) Target, they are never just “single-use”…
Paula Noonan: "With earth facing the most carbon dioxide in its atmosphere in four million years, well before homo sapiens arrived, we have so…
Kelly Sloan: "It was fairly well established going in that this particular General Assembly would take on overtones of the fanatical, and boy,…
Ending the “evil” of income inequality is the centerpiece of the radical left’s crusade to achieve “social justice” in our society through gov…
Jimmy Sengenberger: "Students and parents should not be stuck at an immovable school or school district for their educational opportunity. Th…
Thirty years ago this month, Wellington Webb — once described as the “pit bull of underdogs’’ — won his first election as Denver mayor by beat…
A lot of new folks are moving to our beautiful state, for good reason. The gorgeous landscape, the aerospace, tech and outdoor industries, the…
Miller Hudson: "After 30 years of failed funding attempts, Rube Goldberg acolytes have conjured up another end run around TABOR spending restr…
Eric Sondermann: "In Colorado and the vast majority of other states, the top election officials with the solemn responsibility of fairly and i…
In 2018, Colorado voters approved two ballot initiatives amending the Colorado Constitution regarding how congressional and legislative distri…
Let’s see if you can find a common theme of what the Colorado State legislature thinks of you and the will of the voters.
Here’s a conversation starter for your Sunday morning: Now that we're on the brink of fixing the pandemic, how do we fix America, next?
Homeowners Associations, or HOAs, are based on a concept of you give up something to get something. That which you give up you know before you…
“This is wrong and as a student it makes me feel like I can’t (sic) fully trust anyone at my school.”
I was standing on a desk when I was introduced to U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
Kelly Sloan: "It oughtn’t tie up a great deal of empirical resourcefulness to figure out that the recent policy attacks on the institutions of…
Paula Noonan: "With the state legislature winding up its work, our attention will move to redistricting Colorado’s Congressional and state Hou…
Jimmy Sengenberger: "Make no mistake: While investigations must be completed, these allegations are serious. Anderson isn’t just an 'activist…
Hal Bidlack: Aurora, Colo. "is a delightful place to live. Unless, of course, you are a former felon that wants to serve in city government."
The reason for Memorial Day is to remember the brave men and women who laid down their lives for our country – not barbecues, not appliance an…
Leadership isn’t easy in times of prosperity; leading through an unprecedented pandemic is arguably tough.
Miller Hudson: "After decades of insistence on the value of tests, we should pause and ask why higher education institutions have so quickly c…
Eric Sondermann: "Refugees are clearly immigrants; but not all immigrants are refugees."
Get ready to be railroaded. Again. You’ve been dragooned twice before, and they’re going for the hat trick.
Most people don’t spend a lot of time contemplating the meaning of the word “infrastructure.” But then, most people don’t live and work in Was…
On 9News last week, Kyle Clark took aim at Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman’s proposed citywide camping ban. His argument was strikingly void of substance.
Earlier this month, the Colorado House took the first step toward banning plastic carryout bags and expanded polystyrene foam food service con…
Although I applaud the many significant accomplishments of Donald Trump and Republican legislators during his presidency, I’ve never been a “T…
Hal Bidlack: "While I often differed with Warner on some, but not all, specific policies, I had great respect for him as the kind of honorable…
It’s no secret that Colorado’s transportation system is failing. It was built for a population of three million, Colorado is currently at five…
As vaccination rates climb and COVID-19 case rates fall, hope is building that our lives are getting back to normal. But even as COVID restric…
Kelly Sloan: "In effect, the bill classifies a police officer's words as a physical use of force, equivalent to utilizing physical restraints,…
Paula Noonan: "After the 2022 session, when new districts are in play, it’s unknowable now as to which legislators will return to the Capitol.…
One of the easiest ways to avoid difficult and complex issues is by simply changing the conversation. As parents in the Park Hill neighborhood…