Joey Bunch
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INSIGHTS | Who will educate Colorado’s kids once teachers burn out?
It’s not like teachers had it made before the pandemic. We saw them marching around the Capitol in 2018, then some of them booed the governor, John Hickenlooper, while he → Read More
Former Colorado Gov. Dick Lamm dies at 85
Dick Lamm, the governor known widely for turning a cold shoulder to the 1976 Winter Olympics after the state won the rights and who later mounted a presidential campaign, died → Read More
Flight attendants can press ahead with moms' lawsuit against Frontier
A class-action lawsuit against Frontier Airlines will go forward after a federal court judge denied the motion to dismiss the case filed by four flight attendants who allege the Denver-based → Read More
Colorado River Towns | Estes Park and the Big Thompson are bound by the flow of history
Dennis Johnson squeezed the fob to lock the doors of his gray Ford Escape with Nebraska plates inside the four-story parking garage. → Read More
Biden energy secretary Jennifer Granholm stumps for innovation in Colorado
"This is the largest investment in electric vehicle infrastructure in our nation's history," she told a gaggle of reporters and green energy advocates. "The largest investment in transit in our → Read More
INSIGHTS | What penance does Colorado pay for the sins of a globe?
It was one of the last nights of this year’s busted-up, oddball legislative session, when Sen. Chris Holbert of the greater Parker area laid down some stone-cold truth inside the → Read More
Public lands' promise hinges on dollars
There's no question: Colorado loves the great outdoors. Arguments to the contrary — politically, socially or economically — are out in the cold. → Read More
Former Govs. Owens, Ritter endorse vote on pot tax for after-school learning
Two former governors — one a Republican, the other a Democratic ex-Denver district attorney — favor taxing retail marijuana users $137.6 million a year to expand students' learning opportunities outside → Read More
A session of strife still helped Democrats
A signature piece of legislation for Gov. Jared Polis, a public option health care policy, wasn't nearly what those on the march to single-payer health care would have hoped for. → Read More
9 bills that will likely shape Colorado in years to come from the 73rd General Assembly
Here are some of the bills that will part of Coloradans' everyday lives for the foreseeable future. → Read More
INSIGHTS | Big bucks were the big game at the Colorado General Assembly this year
From doctors to deliveries and the comings and goings of tax rates on property, it was a dizzying session for dollars flowing into and out of the Colorado state Capitol. → Read More
Colorado public option isn’t what you probably think it is
If you thought you saw an unidentified aerial phenomena above the state Capitol, let’s say it was swamp gas over the Colorado public option, which isn't public and not much → Read More
Two new three-digit numbers will connect Coloradans to mental health help
The Colorado House passed two bills this week to try to curb Colorado's suicide rate and help callers get the mental health services they need with two respective three-digit phone → Read More
School Finance Act clears the House, with focus on poverty, literacy and risks
The School Finance Act, Senate Bill 268, exceeds the current year's school budget by $750.8 million, making up for cuts made last year to accommodate the pandemic's expected strain on → Read More
Colorado lawmakers may end run property tax cut
Colorado Politics obtained a draft of the bill to be introduced late Wednesday by Sen. Chris Hansen, a Denver Democrat, and Sen. Bob Rankin, a Carbondale Republican, to turn the → Read More
Press obsession with popularity undermines its integrity
Joey Bunch: "Let me see if I have this straight: Politicians like some more reporters more than others. In other news, birthdays come with cake. Twitter hyperventilated over it for → Read More
$5.2 billion Colorado transportation bill gets initial House OK
As of mid-afternoon, lawmakers had been debating the bill for nearly four hours, as Republicans proposed a string of amendments that were each voted down by the Democratic majority, including → Read More
ACLU of Colorado urges ICE to vaccinate detainees at Aurora facility
The ACLU of Colorado wants the Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensure the 563 detainees in the Aurora ICE Processing Center are vaccinated. → Read More
Houses passes bill removing HOAs ability to regulate political signs, flags
The Colorado House passed a bill Thursday morning that could allow residents of homeowners' associations the "freedom to express themselves," as the title of legislation puts it. → Read More
Fox News claims First Amendment protection in lawsuit by Denver's Dominion Voting Systems
Fox News is hoping to bounce the defamation lawsuit filed by Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems on the grounds of constitutional free speech, the company told the courts Monday. → Read More