Once boycotted as the “hate state,” Colorado has become a bright spot on the map for the families of transgender children who are seeking care and safety.
Brianna Titone
Posted inPolitics and Government
There’s no guaranteed filibuster in the Colorado legislature. So why do Democrats let Republicans stall lawmaking?
Democrats could use the “nuclear option” to limit debate and prevent their calendar from being overrun as GOP lawmakers in the House stall
Posted inNews, Politics and Government
Leading Colorado LGBTQ lawmakers find Pride — and insight — in Israel
TEL AVIV — State Rep. Brianna Titone was a grand marshal of the Denver Pride Parade in 2019 and has walked in Pride parades in New York and Copenhagen, but she said it was her honor as chair of the Colorado Legislative LGBTQ Caucus to be one of the 170,000 people marching in the Tel […]
Posted inClimate, Environment, News
Colorado wants to reduce plastic waste. Here are all the ways it’s happening.
Advocates of the mantra of reduce, reuse, recycle are piling up small victories in Colorado with a series of consumer fees and opt-in requirements that now reach into your kitchen junk drawer. The latest win for the movement is Denver’s “Skip the Stuff” ordinance, requiring consumers to ask for — or affirmatively accept when asked […]
Posted inEducation, Equity, Health, News
How programs across Colorado aim to end “period poverty” with free tampons and pads
As the new school term begins at Denver Public Schools, students who menstruate may be surprised to find new additions near the paper towels and soap in girls’, all-gender and teacher restrooms: free tampons and menstrual pads. While many private and public schools in the state have tampons and pads available for sale in restrooms, […]
Posted inClimate, Energy, Environment, News
Can anyone keep climate-friendly homes off the gas grid? A community in Arvada is trying.
The engineers and climate science enthusiasts living in Arvada’s Geos homes are famously in control of everything in their 28-home neighborhood. They can tell you that when it’s 20 degrees outside, an efficient exchanger can transfer 90% of the indoor air’s existing heat energy to incoming fresh air. They can tell you how far their […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: It’s time for Colorado to embrace ranked-choice voting
Our elections today are full of divisive candidates, many of them elected without most voters’ support. In Colorado, our present system requires candidates to receive only a simple plurality, which is to say, at least one more vote than the second-place candidate. Unfortunately, this means that a candidate can receive even as little as a […]
Posted inBusiness, COVID, News
Colorado’s unemployment system is so overwhelmed that strangers have resorted to helping each other
Like many Coloradans who’ve been out of work for months during the pandemic, Julie Garcia Lopez saw her unemployment benefits run out on Sept. 26. She learned that she was eligible for an additional 13 weeks of federal emergency benefits. So she applied. That’s when the nightmare began. Her account got stalled and she couldn’t […]
Posted inElection 2020, Politics and Government
How high will the blue wave crest in Colorado? Democrats are predicting big wins once again.
In the final days of the 2020 campaign, Lisa Cutter is not taking anything for granted. The state representative is the first Democrat to win her western Jefferson County district, part of a Democratic wave in 2018 that gave the party control of state government and the lawmaking process. Cutter feels the pressure to win […]
Posted inElection 2020, Politics and Government
Democrats dominate campaign fundraising and spend big to build majority in the Colorado legislature
Democrats are outspending Republicans in state legislative races, and super PACs are pouring in $10 million, as the majority party looks poised to make gains in both chambers. A few of the competitive races are exceeding the $1 million mark with the most expensive contest — a state Senate seat in Adams County — topping […]