Author: The Gazette Editorial Board
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EDITORIAL: Colorado’s legislative robber barons
The General Assembly wrapped up its work last week, passing roughly 120 bills in 120 days. And if there’s any theme that kept showing up throughout this session, it comes down to one word: robbery. State lawmakers engaged in outright theft when they voted to withhold $306 million in surplus state tax revenue that, under…
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EDITORIAL: Aurora’s template for success on homelessness
With homelessness more or less unchanged over the past year in Colorado’s largest urban centers — numbers released this week show a slight dip in metro Denver and a small uptick in the Colorado Springs area — it’s worth another look at the innovative approach underway in Aurora. Colorado’s No. 3 city has been ramping…
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EDITORIAL: Upholding the rule of law against illegal immigration
We’ll say it again: Colorado U.S. District Court Judge Dan Domenico gets it. He isn’t about to be snookered or cowed by the nationwide lawfare campaign to spring illegal immigrants from federal detention. And he deserves a round of applause. Unlike all too many of his peers on the federal bench, Domenico isn’t bowing before…
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EDITORIAL: If Colorado’s not a sanctuary, veto SB 5
The legislative session is a wrap. Among the surge of bills is another reckless effort to enshrine Colorado’s status as a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants — this time by challenging the feds directly. The legislature pushed through Senate Bill 26-005 with party-line votes, giving anyone “injured” during an immigration enforcement operation the ability to…
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ENDORSEMENT: Kirkmeyer for governor — and for the future of Colorado’s GOP
The Republican nominee for Colorado governor will face either of two well-funded and high-profile Democratic contenders seeking the post in November. It’s a tall task. That should be top of mind for any Coloradan who votes a Republican ballot in the party’s June 30 primary. And the choice will be clear. The GOP’s one true…
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EDITORIAL: Colorado’s hunters, anglers push back
It’s not news to the many who hunt and fish Colorado’s wilds that our state has been at a crossroads on conservation issues. More “progressive” priorities for the outdoors have been advanced under the stewardship of Gov. Jared Polis. Recreation, rooted in hiking, cycling and skiing has continued to enjoy the blessing of the state’s…
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EDITORIAL: Next front in the war on cars? Colorado Blvd.
Colorado Boulevard is almost synonymous with traffic jams. If advocates succeed in putting the road on a diet, the major traffic artery will become curb-to-curb gridlock. The Colorado Department of Transportation is eyeing a bus rapid transit project along the thoroughfare. It’s a model Denver’s own transportation department is pursuing in other parts of the…
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EDITORIAL: A flawed AI bill Polis might have to sign
Well, here’s another fine mess ruling Democrats at the legislature have gotten us into — this time, thanks to their bungled attempts at regulating artificial intelligence. Their latest such effort is now on its way to the governor’s desk. It likely will do more harm than good for Colorado. Indeed, the state would have been…
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EDITORIAL: Attempt to gut TABOR will go to voters
We’ll say it again: The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights — better known as TABOR — is the only safeguard the public has left against a legislature that spends like drunken sailors on leave. Wisely embedded into Colorado’s constitution by the state’s voters in 1992, the landmark restraint on government growth requires tax hikes to be…
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EDITORIAL: A new take on highway robbery
As the legislature wraps up its 120-day session this week, ruling Democrats are working to undermine the will of Colorado voters — before they even vote — on a much-needed ballot proposal to fund the state’s roads. House Bill 26-1430 attempts to preempt a pending ballot initiative that would make lawmakers use transportation dollars on…