DENVER (August 6, 2015) – Hillary Clinton’s Presidential campaign forced Colorado taxpayers to foot the bill for security to a $2700-a-plate private fundraiser, according to the Post Independent’s Jason Auslander. The Secret Service contacted the Pitkin and Garfield County Sheriffs requesting assistance escorting Clinton and her staff from the airport in Rifle to the private event
DENVER (July 29, 2015) – It’s only been two months since Governor Hickenlooper admitted to looking for new ways to keep more of the taxpayers' money in Colorado's state coffers. Yet, an initiative from the Governor’s office is already proposing new and expanded government programs to spend state funds. This week, Hickenlooper unveiled a new initiative, Space to
DENVER (July 20, 2015) – In response to President Obama’s disastrous potential deal with Iran, Sen. Cory Gardner has shown decisive leadership. Gardner strongly opposed not just the deal itself, but the Obama administration’s attempted end-run around Congress by taking the deal straight to the U.N. prior to congressional approval. In sharp contrast to Sen.
DENVER (July 16, 2015) – Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is making a rare appearance in Colorado this weekend for the dedication of Brown’s Canyon as part of a lobbying junket to keep federal lands in the hands of an absentee landlord, the federal government. Sen. Bennet will dedicate the park along with Governor John Hickenlooper and Secretary of
Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) likes to play football. Tell him to go long, really long, like out of the Senate long. Disclaimer: Picture posted to Flickr by Senator Mike Warner, used under Creative Commons license, edited by Compass Colorado, obviously.
DENVER (June 8, 2015) – U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) is part of an ever-growing group of Colorado elected officials urging the federal government do whatever necessary to keep the Colowyo coal mine open despite a lawsuit, designed to shutter the operation, filed by the radical environmental group WildEarth Guardians. Sen. Bennet now has a
DENVER (June 3, 2015) – This afternoon, Governor John Hickenlooper vetoed two bipartisan bills outlawing the use of red light cameras. These vetoes where hinted at by the Governor late last month.“I’m disappointed that the Governor has once again completely ignored the best interests of the people of Colorado,” said Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado. “These bills
DENVER (May 21, 2015) – Yesterday, Complete Colorado uncovered a fact-sheet on striking distributed by the Jefferson County Education Association (JCEA) to association representative teachers. The JCEA is currently in the midst of contract negotiations with the district. “It’s clear that the JCEA is negotiating in bad faith if they’re distributing ‘fact sheets’ about striking
Compass Colorado calls on Governor Hickenlooper to stop looking for ways to take taxpayer’s moneyDENVER (May 14, 2015) – Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper told Colorado Public Radio earlier this week that although his proposal to take money out of the refund checks of Colorado taxpayers was rejected by the legislature, he will still try to figure out how to allow the state to keep a
