Posts Tagged ‘Thornton City Council’

Politics are about to become very local as the list of those seeking an office at the Thornton civic center is finalized.  The list has some notable incumbents, fascinating new comers and some old retreads trying for a new office. Here’s a quick look at the candidates in each race: Mayor This is the big [...]

With Election Day just more than four months away the contenders for local political office are starting to go public with their campaigns.  Among the most recent to announce their intentions to run for City of Thornton mayor are current Mayor Pro Tem Mack Goodman and Councilman Val Vigil, both political insiders who seem to [...]

City government is the lowest level of government and one in which citizens can play a key role by having their voices heard and influencing decisions that affect their daily lives.  Recent actions by the acting mayor of Thornton, Mayor Pro Tem Mack Goodman, seem to indicate a concerted effort by the leader of Thornton [...]

Catering to special interests has become the modus operandi for the leftist dominated Thornton City Council over the past two years.  Now the liberal elements sitting on the dais are set to pass a resolution backing benefits for illegal immigrants that even U.S. citizens cannot receive. Senate Bill 11-126 has been passed by the Colorado [...]

I was watching some video of the union and anti-union protests at the state capitol yesterday and in one of them, I noticed something interesting.  State Representatives Judy Solano and John Soper were seen cheering on their union buddies from the balcony of the capitol building. With all the drama in Wisconsin and other states [...]

The race to stop Thornton’s leftward tilt has begun as Heidi Williams will throw her hat in the ring to become the City of Thornton’s next mayor.  The local business owner and Adams 12 school board member appears to have the resume and proper perspective to provide a good alternative to the old guard candidates. [...]

With former mayor Erik Hansen’s election to a new post as Adams County Commissioner, the City of Thornton is without a mayor.  Thornton City Council had a number of options to fill the seat but just like the last time this happened, they are set to leave the seat vacant and the city without its [...]

All it takes is several thousand dollars worth of campaign contributions and you too can further your special interest group with the City of Thornton.  Over the past year and a half unions have found a veritable haven within Thornton and a proposed new ordinance seeks to further push labor groups’ interests while making Thornton [...]

So what does tens of thousands of dollars buy you with Thornton City Council?  Judging by the actions of some on council Tuesday night, it gets you payback in the form of granting unions inroads to city employees. City council members that have received significant campaign contributions from organized labor managed to pass a resolution [...]

 Certainly Adams County is virtually dominated by Democrats so it isn’t always surprising when things tilt to the left.  Despite this, Thornton has managed to always maintain a good balance between the left and the right in matters of city policy.  At last night’s city council meeting however, council shifted the balance by granting benefits to [...]