Boulder County's three Commissioner districts Boulder County Commissioners serve as the executive board for Boulder County. The three-person Board casts binding votes on county ordinances and resolutions, and oversees key County departments such as the Sheriff’s Office, County Clerk and Recorder, Treasurer, Housing and Human Services, Transportation, Public Health, Parks and Open Space, [...]
The CU-Boulder campus is beautiful indeed, but what does the future hold for the CU system as an institution? Photo by Aidan M. Grey, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22596611 The University of Colorado Board of Regents oversees the University of Colorado system, which includes the CU-Boulder campus, the CU-Denver campus, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, [...]
The U.S. House of Representatives is one of two chambers in the federal legislative branch. House members propose and vote on legislation, which must pass both the House and the Senate to have a chance of becoming law. The duties of House members differ to a certain extent from Senators in that they have the [...]
The U.S. Senate is one of two chambers in the federal legislative branch. Senators are able to propose and vote on legislation, and bills must pass both the House and the Senate to have a chance of becoming law. Senators have a few specific responsibilities House members don’t, most notably the power of “advice and [...]
Inside the "old" Old Supreme Court in the State Capitol (it's been remodeled). State legislators spend a lot of time in hearings like this, deliberating on bills and resolutions. The Colorado General Assembly is made up of 35 Senators and 65 Representatives. While each legislator represents a geographic district, their primary responsibility is [...]
Joe Biden, former Vice President and U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden and Kamala Harris, Democratic: Joe Biden earned a law degree in 1969, and began his political career in the U.S. Senate as a Senator from Delaware, starting in 1973 and serving through 2009. He became Vice President under President Obama in 2009, [...]