Tag: Matt Soper
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Roasts, get yer roasts, here: Capitol M | Week of March 14, 2026
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The lighter side of the Capitol, especially in the past week Apparently, the pending and eventual switch to daylight stupid time has put people in some pretty funny moods. And thank goodness! On March 4, the Senate approved the appointments of three trustees to the Colorado School of Mines. Two of the appointees were on…
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Colorado Supreme Court’s rules for disability accommodations on bar exam face criticism
‘This rule appears to be adding hurdles to a disabled bar applicant taking the bar exam,’ said Sen. Dylan Roberts
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Lawmakers craft legislation to remedy cellphone gaps
Colorado’s newly formed Cell Phone Connectivity Interim Study Committee has crafted recommendations for legislation to enhance cell phone connectivity, with a particular focus on the state’s rural areas and underserved communities. Four initial bill draft requests were made during a bipartisan committee meeting in August. While the details of each bill still need to be…
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Colorado nonprofit targeted with redistricting lobbying complaint helped draft others’ map proposals
Days after a formal complaint accused a secretly funded nonprofit organization of violating redistricting lobbying disclosure laws, a video recording obtained by The Gazette reveals the same group helped craft maps proposed by the prominent Colorado Farm Bureau, contradicting what the Farm Bureau’s president told the state’s redistricting commissioners. The Farm Bureau president Carlyle Currier…
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Incumbent Colorado lawmaker coached public testimony for redistricting hearings
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A state lawmaker looking to protect the fortunes of his Republican caucus as Colorado’s political maps are redrawn this year held a video training earlier this summer to coach people on how to provide testimony intended to keep the incumbent legislators in power after the…
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Dual controversies hit Polis, Colorado COVID test program
Colorado’s coronavirus testing program pushed what critics contend are flawed tests in nursing homes from a fledgling company run by a 25-year-old college dropout that had the backing of a major Democratic campaign donor with a financial stake in the firm and a tie to Gov. Jared Polis’ administration. Meanwhile, about 1.86 million at-home, self-administered…
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Colorado lawmakers ask state Supreme Court to weigh redistricting shakeup
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado lawmakers have asked the state Supreme Court to evaluate a legislative proposal to change how the first independent redistricting commission will redraw the state’s political maps for the next decade. Lawmakers want the independent redistricting commissions to start their work without delay, even though…