A new report by the Common Sense Institute shows how Colorado’s budgetary spending has changed over the past two decades. The free enterprise think tank’s report analyzed the annual appropriations reports compiled by staff of... Read more »
A pair of emergency bills circulating in the Maryland General Assembly call for tougher penalties on violent crimes while establishing judicial transparency when it comes to sentencing criminals for those offenses. Gov.... Read more »
Five to 11-year-olds are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices recommended Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine... Read more »
Denver-area realtors are expecting next year to be a seller’s market after the latest monthly market report showed a 34% annualized decrease in inventory. According to the November market report, Denver had just... Read more »
The New Jersey Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee has advanced a bill to extend the grace period barring utility shutoffs. In June, Gov. Phil Murphy issued Executive Order No. 246 to give residential customers... Read more »
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is urging West Virginians, especially older residents, to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before the holiday season and to get the booster shot if the person is due... Read more »
Denver Public Schools lost its moral compass with the passing of district Ombudsperson Sharon Bailey on Friday, according to friends and colleagues. A straightforward critic of the institutional racism she saw in... Read more »
The New Jersey Assembly has signed off on legislation to increase pay for poll workers. A-1527/S-598 increases pay to $300 a day. Poll worker pay has been $200 per day since 2001 when... Read more »
After successfully navigating the Ohio House, proponents of a bill that would stop public and private COVID-19 vaccination mandates in the state have begun making their case in the Senate. House Bill... Read more »
Candidates and political committees spent $1.67 million in this year’s Denver school board election, according to final campaign finance reports filed with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office that capture spending through... Read more »