Pagosa Daily PostBy Kelly MaherYesterday afternoon, the Colorado Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology rightly allowed Colorado’s Pay Equity Commission to sunset. This action came after hours of testimony from both small and large business-owning women, who called on Senators to not allow for the renewal of the Commission. Proponents of the sunset even
Denver PostDavid MigoyaA Republican-led state Senate committee Wednesday voted to end the work of a commission whose task was to deal with issues of pay equity, prompting an angry response from labor groups.In a party-line 5-4 vote, the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee chose to end the commission's work.Colorado's Pay Equity Commission was created
KDVREli StokolsDENVER — Senate Republicans again reminded their Democratic colleagues what it’s like being in the minority as they voted Wednesday afternoon to do away with the Pay Equity Commission, arguing that it’s a feckless body that hasn’t accomplished much.Democrats, while ostensibly angry about the 5-4 party-line vote by the GOP-controlled Senate Business, Labor and
DENVER (January 21, 2015) – This afternoon the Colorado Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology rightly allowed Colorado’s Pay Equity Commission to sunset. This action came after hours of testimony from both small and large business-owning women, who called on Senators to not allow for the renewal of the Commission. Proponents of the sunset
DENVER (January 21, 2015) – This afternoon the Colorado Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology will consider the sunset of the Colorado Pay Equity Commission. Without reauthorization, the committee will automatically discontinue operations, and Compass Colorado urges the Business, Labor and Technology Committee to allow just that.Since its creation, the Pay Equity Commission has
KDVRBy Eli StokolsDENVER — For all the obsessive punditry about the drop-off in voter turnout during mid-term elections, consider that Colorado saw a major uptick in the number of young voters casting ballots in 2014 compared to 2010 — something Democrats spent millions of dollars to engineer that, ultimately, wasn’t enough to save Sen. Mark
DENVER – Despite Gov. John Hickenlooper’s re-election tonight, Compass Colorado is still committed to holding him accountable for his many failures and shortcomings. “Hickenlooper’s victory was far from a landslide and still reflects a very unhappy electorate,” said Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado. “We have spent the last four years highlighting Gov. Hickenlooper’s
DENVER – The Democrat’s fictitious war on women officially died in Colorado as Congressman Cory Gardner defeated Sen. Mark Udall tonight. “Common sense prevailed tonight as voters rejected Mark Udall’s divisive single-issue campaign in favor of the leadership and vision that Cory Gardner is offering,” said Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado. “Not only will
DENVER (October 24, 2014) - According to the ridiculous logic asserted by Betsy Markey in her desperate attack ad against Treasurer Walker Stapleton, John Hickenlooper hasn't worked a single day since his gubernatorial election. Markey disingenuously asserts that Stapleton only worked on days his keycard to the capitol building was swiped at an entrance. Compass Colorado filed a Colorado
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Kelly MaherExecutive Directorokmaher@gmail.com303-522-4188 Compass Colorado launches petition to urge Mark Udall to agree to televised debates DENVER (September 16, 2014) - Today Compass Colorado launched an online petition to urge U.S. Senator Mark Udall to find the time for televised debates against his opponent, Congressman Cory Gardner. The petition allows Coloradans the ability to express
