Editorials from The Denver Gazette Editorial Board

Editorials

EDITORIAL: Oblivious to a crisis of their own making

Updated 1 day ago

While Gov. Jared Polis was being warmly applauded by his fellow ruling Democrats amid his eighth and final State of the State speech at the...

EDITORIAL: Celebrate Denver’s record-setting stock show

Updated 2 days ago

Who says “Cowtown’s” best days are behind her? Sure, artificial intelligence might wind up taking more time this legislative session than agriculture. And, yes, all...

EDITORIAL: Don’t confuse protest with obstruction of justice

Updated 3 days ago

Activists opposed to the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration are, predictably, exploiting the shooting death of a former Coloradan by a federal agent during...

EDITORIAL: The toll of Colorado’s ‘santuario’ status

Updated 4 days ago

Our state’s apologists for open borders sanctimoniously dubbed illegal immigrants “newcomers.” Because, y’know, accusing them of entering the country illegally is so judgmental. And not...

EDITORIAL: A needed reprieve for Colorado coal

Updated 5 days ago

EDITORIAL: Holding Colorado lawmakers accountable — live on TV

Updated 6 days ago

EDITORIAL: Don’t backtrack on Aurora’s big strides

Updated 1 week ago

EDITORIAL: Colorado’s wolf experiment has run its course

Updated 1 week ago

EDITORIAL: A needed crackdown on Colorado’s child trafficking

Updated 1 week ago

EDITORIAL: Colorado’s transportation dreamers deny reality

Updated 2 weeks ago

EDITORIAL: Colorado’s criminal suspects game ‘incompetency’

Updated 2 weeks ago

EDITORIAL: Need a job? Ask our state government

Updated 2 weeks ago

EDITORIAL: Denver grows its homelessness-industrial complex

Updated 2 weeks ago

EDITORIAL: Restore Colorado water project ASAP

Updated 2 weeks ago

EDITORIAL: Polis plays games with utility rates

Updated 2 weeks ago

It was only a couple weeks ago when tens of thousands of Coloradans lost power — many for days — because of deliberate, preemptive blackouts...

EDITORIAL: Let Colorado law officers hand criminals to ICE

Updated 3 weeks ago

Even a progressive Democrat like Gov. Jared Polis has acknowledged the need to help federal authorities rein in the criminal element among our state’s substantial...

EDITORIAL: A welcome assist for school choice in Colorado

Updated 3 weeks ago

Jared Polis ranks high among our state’s “education governors,” a list that over the years has included Democrat Roy Romer and Republican Bill Owens. Polis...

PERSPECTIVE: A foot in the door of affordable housing

Updated 3 weeks ago

By Tyrone Adams Housing affordability cannot be addressed overnight. It will take dedicated conversations at local and state levels, targeted regulatory reforms, and close collaboration...

PERSPECTIVE: The Democratic Party’s outdated playbook

Updated 3 weeks ago

EDITORIAL: Another reprieve for Colorado taxpayers

Updated 3 weeks ago

EDITORIAL: Polis’ impaired judgment on pot

Updated 3 weeks ago

EDITORIAL: Let the light of Christmas restore our hope

Updated 3 weeks ago

EDITORIAL: A reprieve for Colorado’s cooks

Updated 4 weeks ago

EDITORIAL: State Supreme Court abets local lawbreakers

Updated 4 weeks ago

EDITORIAL: Colorado’s U.S. senators play favorites

Updated 4 weeks ago

EDITORIAL: Underlying Colorado’s rocky economic terrain — overregulation

Updated 4 weeks ago

EDITORIAL: Polis, too, misses the point on rescheduling pot

Updated 4 weeks ago

EDITORIAL: Colorado’s war on cars is a war on progress

Updated 1 month ago

EDITORIAL: Biting the hand that feeds the workforce

Updated 1 month ago

As if Colorado lawmakers haven’t done enough to hamstring the state’s employers — or scare off those seeking to locate here — one of the...

EDITORIAL: A presidential reprieve from Colorado’s bungled AI law

Updated 1 month ago

Our Democratic governor is in synch with our Republican president on at least one issue: the regulation of artificial intelligence. Both agree any guardrails on...

EDITORIAL: More voices of reason needed for parks and wildlife

Updated 1 month ago

First, our thanks to Murphy Robinson for his service on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission. The former Denver public safety chief has been a...