Author: The Gazette editorial board

A legislature notoriously lax on law and order has rendered Colorado’s justice system a revolving door, letting lawbreakers loose all too soon to prey upon the public. Plenty are set free even before they have to answer for their charges. Sometimes, dangerous suspects who should be held in jail are back on the streets on…

A Gazette news report this week on a sweeping, new survey of Coloradans opens with some helpful context — noting for readers that almost half the state’s registered voters are now unaffiliated. So, it’s probably no surprise a near-majority of the survey’s respondents regard the policies and politicians of both major political parties as off…

The Broncos will move barely a mile from Empower Field at Mile High, just west of I-25, to the old Burnham Yard a little south of Denver’s downtown. Yet, it portends of a whole new, fresh start for Colorado’s beloved football team. On Tuesday, the team ownership announced the historic rail yard is the “preferred…

A Colorado court ruling this week gave new — and unexpected — lift to the taxing and spending limits that have protected our state’s taxpayers for over three decades. In an obscure case pitting telecoms companies against Lakewood City Hall, the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously struck down a couple of tax hikes the city had…

Under Colorado’s Labor Day sunshine last week, hundreds marched in Denver under the banner “Workers Over Billionaires.” They demanded higher taxes on the wealthy and stronger labor protections. Their intentions may be noble, but their understanding of the economic facts appears severely misguided. Organized by progressive groups, the rally outside the Colorado State Capitol featured…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Perennial attempts by ruling Democrats at the legislature to impose rent control on Colorado’s landlords have been unsuccessful, and that’s a good thing. Any policy capping rent by law would be an epic failure. The…

A coalition that has announced plans for an income-tax hike on next year’s statewide ballot cited the findings of its 2023 survey on the subject. Notably, 74% of voters agreed with the statement, “Colorado needs a better tax system that ensures the wealthy pay their fair share and that priorities like schools, transportation, and health…