Tag: Secretary
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announces flyer protection partnership in Denver visit
Alongside Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in Denver International Airport, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a new partnership between 25 states and the Dept. of Transportation to help better protect passengers from airline abuses such as late or partial refunds for cancellation, mistreatment of wheelchairs and other offenses.
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Women in Colorado construction see barriers torn down, as industry reaps benefits
Jacci Bendt never imagined she would be where she is today after working as a bartender at Buffalo Wild Wings for a decade. Bendt, an estimator for Reconstruction Experts of Johns Lyng USA headquartered in Denver, said it feels empowering to be able to do her job. In addition to feeling accomplished in her role…
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Air Force, Space Force leaders: US can’t afford to lose in space
Two top military leaders warned Tuesday that the U.S. can’t afford to lose its dominant position in space since the rest of the nation’s military relies on space capabilities ranging from missile detection and tracking to navigation and communications. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, top commander of the 2-year-old U.S.…
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Unite for Colorado ordered to pay $40,000 in fines tied to campaign finance complaint
Unite for Colorado, a dark money group that spent $4 million on statewide ballot measures in 2020, has been ordered to pay $40,000 and divulge its donors. Scott Wasserman of the Bell Policy Center, and Katherine Dorman, a teacher in the Douglas County School District, filed the first campaign finance complaint with the Secretary of…
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Analysis: Space Symposium solidifies Colorado Springs’ role in orbit | Tom Roeder
It wasn’t the biggest Space Symposium in history, but the weeklong gathering at The Broadmoor was likely the busiest. Hundreds of space companies came back from pandemic-driven isolation with pens ready to ink contracts and money burning a hole in their well-stuffed pockets. While the rest of the economy roiled amid COVID-19, space continued to…
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Redistricting lobbying laws violated, new complaint alleges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A complaint filed today with the Colorado secretary of state accuses a group of secretly funded political operatives of illegally lobbying the state’s redistricting commissioners. The complaint, filed by former Democratic state lawmaker Stanley Matsunaka, accuses former Colorado House Speaker Frank McNulty and former Colorado House…
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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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Analysis: Army vet Kendall well-positioned for Space Command decision | Tom Roeder
The Biden administration’s pick to lead the Air Force is a West Point graduate well-versed in the high-tech demands of the Space Force. Frank Kendall III, nominated last week as Air Force secretary, was one of the first Obama-era officials to warn of China’s growing military prowess. As the Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer, he worked…