Tag: Jena Griswold
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Colorado’s Jena Griswold, officials from 6 states oppose Kroger-Albertsons merger
Jena Griswold, along with other secretaries, sends letter to Federal Trade Commission
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A paradox: Colorado job growth ‘cools,’ even with robust business filings, job openings
“It appears that the economy is continuing to operate at a particularly good level but there are some, I don’t know, warning signs that are out there,” an economist says
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New Colorado business filings soar in Q4 2022
The number of new business filings soared to record levels in the fourth quarter, showing strong state economy heading into 2023. The state also had significant job growth to end 2022, according to the Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators report released Monday by the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds Business Research Division and Colorado Secretary…
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New Colorado Chamber of Commerce report identifies possible business roadblocks
Colorado business leaders expressed concerns about Colorado’s regulatory landscape, increasing “wages and benefit affordability,” and high cost of living for employees due to housing affordability here. That’s according to a report released Thursday by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce. The report, produced with Dietrich Partners, a Colorado-based business consulting firm, focused on the economic landscape…
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Growing job force, less savings for Coloradans in third quarter: Report
Colorado continued to see a growing job force in the third quarter, according to a report released Tuesday by the Leeds Business Research Division at the University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold. Colorado’s employment in September increased by 4.1% year over year, the 16th best percentage increase in the nation.…
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Colorado’s extensive use of confidentiality agreements costs millions, silences whistleblowers
With increasing frequency, Colorado is mandating its employees — some of them whistleblowers calling out misconduct or malfeasance — sign non-disclosure clauses in any financial settlement they make with the state, effectively silencing them from ever letting anyone know what happened in their cases, according to interviews and dozens of records reviewed by The Denver Gazette. In…
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Pueblo man arrested for attempted tampering in primary election
Police arrested a Pueblo man on Thursday for allegedly trying to tamper with a voting machine during Colorado’s primary election in June. Richard Patton, 31, was booked into the Pueblo County Judicial Center on charges of tampering with a voting machine and cybercrimes, according to the Pueblo Police Department. Patton was arrested without incident at…
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Early in-person voting begins in Colorado
Early in-person voting began in Colorado on Monday with the opening of 411 drop boxes and 121 voting centers throughout the state. Voters can find their closest drop box or voting center at GoVoteColorado.gov, in addition to the hours of operation. By Election Day on Nov. 8, there will be over 350 voting centers available to…
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Griswold appoints election supervisor for Elbert County after clerk copied election hard drives
Secretary of State Jena Griswold appointed a supervisor to oversee the upcoming election in Elbert County following breaches of security protocol by the county’s clerk and recorder last year. In January, Republican Clerk Dallas Schroeder admitted that he made copies of two hard drives of the county’s Dominion Voting Systems equipment, received instructions from two…
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RTD to provide free public transportation on Election Day
To encourage voter participation, Colorado’s Regional Transportation District will provide free public transportation on Election Day and National Early Vote Day. RTD announced Tuesday that its services will be available to all users at no cost on Oct. 28 and Nov. 8, as part of a partnership with the Secretary of State’s Office. RTD offers…