Posts Tagged ‘Judy Solano’

In a move sure to send shockwaves throughout Thornton and Adams County political circles, Thornton Mayor Erik Hansen has announced he will seek election in 2010 as Adams County Commissioner.  Hansen will be taking on the Democratic incumbent commissioner for District 3 Larry Pace. The mayor was elected to his present office in 2007 after [...]

The progressive tax policies of Colorado Governor Bill Ritter and the Democrat-led state legislature have now forced a loss of income on hundreds if not thousands of Coloradoans.  Their choice to push for collection of sales tax on out of state sales has caused Amazon.com to shut down its affiliate program for all Colorado residents.  [...]

When the state legislature went into session last month we warned you to hold on to your wallets.  The writing was on the wall even then that rather than make real budget cuts, the Democrat controlled legislature would start hitting taxpayers in the pocketbook.  That unfortunately has come to fruition. Thornton’s elected representatives were unanimous [...]

It’s Election Day across the county today.  Here in Thornton there are city council races in every ward and we also have Adams County Issue 1A on the ballot.  Historically voter turnout in off-year elections is pretty dismal – around 30% or so.  This is truly sad and disappointing.  It is my firm belief that [...]

We recently wrote about how much money had been raised by the people running for the four open Thornton City Council seats.  This was done as an exercise in understanding not only how much it costs to run for local office but also where that money comes from.  In looking at the candidate contribution reports, [...]

Thornton City Council candidates posted their contribution / expenditure reports this week (click here to view them).  In looking at them, they provide some insight into how much it costs to gain one of the eight coveted seats – four of which are up for grabs right now.  It is also interesting to see who [...]

As the legislative session starts to wind down, our state legislators are in a frenzy trying to wrap up the ridiculous state budget and churning out all sorts of asinine measures.  Among the highlights: Colorado House approves measure to eliminate death penalty- Reasoning that it is cheaper to keep a prisoner in prison for life, [...]

What the heck is going on downtown at the Colorado State Capitol these days?  It seems as if our state legislators are absolutely out of control with all sorts of crazy things happening.  First up, we had the School Finance Transparency Act.  This bill was an important measure that would have provided voters and residents important [...]

The local weekly newspaper here – the Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel – is a great source of local news.  However, their editorial policies can be rather bewildering.  This past week was a prime example. 

Published in the Northglenn / Thornton Sentinel.  This was written in regards to a measure in the Colorado state legislature mandating that companies that have a certain number of employees spend a specified percentage on health care.