I have completed posts about four of the six candidates for Mayor of Boulder who will be on your ballot, but haven't gotten to two of them yet. Since this election will be held by ranked-choice voting, it's always possible that people might support any candidate with a first-choice vote, but it's also possible a [...]
This is a small image, but Boulder County's Open Space portfolio is huge, and it takes funding for management and maintenance. At its simplest, Boulder County Issue 1A would extend an existing 0.15% sales and use tax to fund Boulder County Parks and Open Space needs in perpetuity (without a sunset date). [...]
Sometimes, I like writing just to chronicle. Between the fall of 2023 and June 25, 2024, I was not only managing the campaign of Tina Mueh for House District 10, but also following closely four other Boulder-area Democratic primary election campaigns. It was a significant and exciting time in my life, so I wanted to [...]
Look, readers probably shouldn't smoke, but those who do are helping the State of Colorado pay for preschool programs, and today's preschoolers are kids who also shouldn't grow up to smoke. Colorado Proposition II (as in eye-eye), at its simplest, would allow the state to retain tobacco tax revenues collected in excess of [...]
The Colorado State Treasurer is the head of the Colorado Department of the Treasury. This includes managing more than one hundred separate bank accounts and a variety of banking services for dozens of state agencies, managing the state’s investments, and ensuring accurate accounting. The Department of Treasury includes a number of divisions and programs, including: [...]
Paul Cure Paul Cure, co-owner and co-founder of Cure Organic Farms in Boulder County, not surprisingly touched on Boulder’s historical heritage often during a City Council candidate interview in the historic Highlands City Club building near 9th Street and Arapahoe Avenue. At a point on Boulder’s timeline in which change and [...]