Author: By Jimmy Sengenberger
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DPS chases an illegal immigration mirage | Jimmy Sengenberger
Denver Public Schools is waging legal war against a figment of its imagination. The school district has requested a temporary restraining order against the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement — claiming to protect students from classroom raids and reinstate safeguards supposedly stripped by the Trump administration. But court filings reveal…
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Griswold pays six figures on discrimination claim | Jimmy Sengenberger
Amid a storied history of staff turnover long plaguing Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, one story stands out: an employee, alleging discrimination, secured a six-figure settlement. In 2022, Abbas Montoya, a career staffer with a decade-long tenure, formally accused Griswold’s office of unlawful discrimination in the workplace based on race/ethnicity. According to nearly 200…
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Ken Buck throws Colorado a curve | Jimmy Sengenberger
Congressman Ken Buck’s abrupt resignation thrust Colorado’s political landscape into uncharted territory — an electoral odyssey akin to Star Trek’s claim of boldly going where no one has before. Or at least, in over four decades. Tuesday’s mic-drop announcement — revealing Buck’s imminent departure from the U.S. House at the end of next week —…
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COLUMN:Can talk radio adapt to a new era in media? | Jimmy Sengenberger
This Saturday, I did something that would baffle my teenage self of 20 years ago: I purposely bid farewell to my own radio show on 710KNUS, my weekly on-air sanctuary since September 2013. As they say, all good things must come to an end. For me, that time has come, thanks to a mix of…
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COLUMN: Jared Polis has been all talk on tax cuts | Jimmy Sengenberger
Gov. Jared Polis has long pledged fealty to lower income taxes, a position he reiterated in his recent State of the State address. “I know some Democrats in the past have been skeptical of reducing our income tax rate,” Polis said, “but cutting the income tax rate is the most effective way to further our…
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Hashim Coates — from consultant to candidate | Jimmy Sengenberger
After years in the campaign shadows as a political operative, Hashim Coates stepped into the spotlight on Saturday, kicking off his own “People bossed” campaign for Arapahoe County Commissioner in District 5. In a press release last week, the 48-year-old activist committed to “unifying and uplifting our community” to “build a more inclusive and prosperous…
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COLUMN: Back-room board meeting backfires on DPS | Jimmy Sengenberger
The day after a student shot two deans inside East High School on March 22, Denver’s school board chose to hide — retreating behind closed doors for five hours. The board unveiled a memo, illegally crafted in secret, that temporarily reinstated school resource officers (SROs) on high school campuses. It was the only reasonable call…
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Denver’s Fair Elections Fund doesn’t deliver | Jimmy Sengenberger
When progressive political consultant Ian Silverii agrees with Jimmy Sengenberger, you know hell has frozen over — or, at least, the Fair Elections Fund proved to be a raw deal for Denver taxpayers, as easily predicted. “Eight million dollars that could have been used for anything else going into the pockets of schmucks and consultants…
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SENGENBERGER | The year of Colorado’s ‘dark money’ Dems
Jimmy Sengenberger Colorado Democrats claim the mantle as the champions of transparency in campaign finance and thwarters of “dark money.” Secretary of State Jena Griswold has always marketed herself as the lead champion for both. “The problem with dark money in politics is that it adds barriers to keep everyday people from leading and participating…
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SENGENBERGER | Did Bennet and Crow vote for Biden’s scheme?
Jimmy Sengenberger Did Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Jason Crow vote for President Joe Biden’s nearly $500 billion student loan forgiveness scheme? Did they even have the chance? I’m asking because, well, Biden seems to think they did. Or at least, that’s what a reasonable person can take away from his Sunday interview with…