Tag: Paul Lundeen
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Colorado legislative leaders vow civility as they seek to solve big problem in 2024 session
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Colorado legislative leaders on Tuesday vowed to work together to tackle some of the biggest issues facing the state, including the lack of affordable housing, changes to the “construction defects” law, sustainability and rising cost of living. Indeed, civility and bipartisan cooperation became the overarching themes on the eve of the legislative session that begins…
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An urgent political message from President Lincoln | Vince Bzdek
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At the end of the Netflix hit movie “Leave the World Behind,” the character of Rose, a preteen girl, sits down alone in a bunker to watch the final episode of “Friends” as the world…
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Republican Jeff Hurd endorsed by Colorado legislators Paul Lundeen, Barb Kirkmeyer in CD 3
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The day after his primary opponent switched to run in another congressional district across the state, Republican Jeff Hurd unveiled new endorsements from two Colorado state lawmakers. The statements of support from state Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, R-Monument, and state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer, R-Brighton,…
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Governor rolls out new legislative initiative to improve math scores | CLASSNOTES
Gov. Jared Polis unveiled proposed legislation Tuesday for a new $28 million initiative to improve student math scores over the next two years. The governor also highlighted the work of 12 schools — including two in Colorado Springs — with a “Math Bright Spot Award” and $50,000 from the federal Governor’s Emergency Education Relief funds.…
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Republican leaders vow to keep fighting as new legislative session begins
Only 31 Republicans filled the seats of the Colorado General Assembly on opening day for the 2023 legislative session — the fewest the state has seen in more than 80 years. Republican leaders, however, remained optimistic. After Democrats flipped seven seats from red to blue in November, Democrats are set to dominate the state Capitol this…
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Colorado Senate Republican put Barbara Kirkmeyer on Joint Budget Committee
Colorado Senate Republicans on Friday unanimously chose Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer to be the caucus’s representative on the Joint Budget Committee. Kirkmeyer, a Brighton Republican who is halfway through her first term, replaces Sen. Bob Rankin. The Carbondale Republican was the committee’s longest-serving member, having been on JBC since 2014. He announced Dec. 1 he would…
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Incumbent Lundeen wins GOP primary for state Senate District 9
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save State Sen. Paul Lundeen, a high-ranking member of the Republican legislative caucus, easily beat his primary challenger, according to the unofficial tally of early ballots. Incumbent Lundeen, R-Monument, maintained a strong lead over political newcomer and retired Air Force Lt. Col. Lynda Zamora Wilson Tuesday…
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Envelope with checks found in Colorado Capitol bathroom creates sticky situation
It’s like something out of a Hollywood movie: a mysterious envelope, stuffed with money, shows up in the most unlikely of places. But it’s not a movie – it actually occurred on Thursday in the Colorado state Capitol. A House staffer went into the men’s public bathroom at the north end of the Capitol basement…
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Interim school finance panel goes another year without formula fix, finds other improvements
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Let’s go back to 2017: that’s when the General Assembly passed House Bill 1340, which set up an interim committee charged with coming up with a new school finance funding formula. That committee has now met five years in a row, but over time the…
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Q&A with Rep. Alec Garnett | Speaker of the House reflects on his time in the legislature
At 38, Speaker of the House Alec Garnett, D-Denver, is in his last of eight years in the Colorado House and among the youngest to serve in that position. Garnett is the third Democrat from the Capitol Hill House District to wield the speaker’s gavel. He follows former speakers Mark Ferrandino, the youngest to ever…