Colorado Politics & News
The Daily Signal examines Colorado’s political shifts, energy debates, and education policy battles with conservative analysis of the state’s evolving political landscape and policy priorities.
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Colorado Supreme Court Rules Companies Can Fire Employees for Using Marijuana
In one of the most highly watched marijuana cases in the country, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday morning that companies can fire employees for smoking pot—even if it’s off-duty and despite the drug being legal in the state. The decision poses a major setback for legalization proponents, as it sets the precedent that state…Kelsey Bolar -
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Colorado Legislation Strikes Right Balance to Protect Pregnant Women and Their Unborn Children
Following the horrific attack on a 7-month pregnant woman in Longmont, Colo., The New York Times ran an opinion piece expressing opposition to a proposed fetal homicide bill, explaining that it would end up dramatically and unjustly restricting the freedom of pregnant women. Dynel Lane, the ex-nurse’s aide who cut an unborn child from her…Elizabeth Slattery -
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In Colorado, Yoga Teachers Fight Big Government
“How can you have people who know nothing about yoga regulating yoga schools?” That was the complaint made to The New York Times by the aptly-named Annie Prasad Freedom, founder of a yoga studio in Denver. In Colorado, yoga teacher instructors like Freedom face a host of regulations and must be certified by the state….Katrina Trinko -
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Colorado Launches $5.7 Million Campaign to Encourage Responsible Pot Use
“Just say no” is a thing of the past for Colorado’s marijuana users. The state is shifting its weed tactics, pouring $5.7 million into a marijuana education program aimed at encouraging responsible use. Larry Wolk, the state’s chief medical officer, told USA Today the new “Good to Know” campaign is not intended to prevent marijuana…Natalie Johnson -
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Gruber Model Errs in Colorado as Vermont Prepares to Rely on Data
Jonathan Gruber’s health-care forecasting is failing in Colorado as Vermont’s Gov. Peter Shumlin prepares to use the economist’s math for single-payer health care. As Vermonters anxiously await a Gruber-modeled financing plan for Green Mountain Care, modeling done for Colorado’s health exchange by Jonathan Gruber Associates has proven wildly erroneous. In 2011, following Colorado’s decision to…Bruce Parker -
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War Over Women: Colorado Senate Candidates Fight for Female Vote
Health care and women’s reproductive rights are stealing the spotlight in Colorado’s 2014 Senate race. The two candidates, incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Udall and Republican Rep. Cory Gardner, are battling over issues of abortion, personhood and birth control pills. As a result, citizens of the Rocky Mountain State are being bombarded with political ads targeting…Kelsey Bolar -
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7 Harmful Side Effects Pot Legalization Has Caused in Colorado
There is more bad news out of Colorado regarding the negative impact of marijuana legalization. As I reported a few weeks ago, some professors published a peer-reviewed article on the negative social costs to outright legalization. I noted that although overall traffic fatalities in Colorado have gone down since 2007, they went up by 100…Cully Stimson -
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Traffic Fatalities of Marijuana-Positive Drivers On Rise In Colorado
On Tuesday, the Washington Post published an op-ed by pro-pot author Radley Balko headlined, “Since Marijuana Legalization, Highway Fatalities in Colorado Are at Near-Historic Lows.” The piece leaves the reader with the impression that legalizing marijuana may have something to do with traffic fatalities going down in Colorado. He does admit that the fatality figures…Cully Stimson -
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Reporter Calls Colorado’s Obamacare Website ‘Clunky, Counterintuitive and Confusing’
Colorado journalist Brandon Rittiman called the state’s Obamacare exchange website “clunky, counterintuitive and confusing” after reviewing the website for a TV news story. Colorado received $179 million in federal grants for the state’s healthcare exchange, a portion of which was dedicated to building the site.Natalie Johnson