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Opponents of educational choice target charter schools

Opponents of educational choice target charter schools By Pam Benigno One of the most, if not the most, reprehensible anti-charter bills ever introduced in Colorado, House Bill 24-1363, was soundly killed in the House Education Committee. Five Democrats and all three Republicans voted against the b…

Dr. Gregory Fowler On How To Meet Today's Students Where They Are - Chief Influencer - Episode # 057

Authentic leadership originates from one's core character and values, which guide their actions and decisions. Embracing this approach enhances leadership effectiveness. It demands deep self-understanding and acceptance, as this authenticity steers our choices and inspires others. In our latest epi…

Threats against TABOR are also threats to our democracy.

Threats against TABOR are also threats to our democracy. By Jon Caldara TABOR simply means voter consent. TABOR is democracy. Weakening TABOR is weakening democracy. Every couple of years the spending lobby orchestrates an assault on our Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. They are testing another onslaught…

Governing Colorado: Former Governors Speak

Four governors, on one stage, in one night: Former Colorado Governors Dick Lamm, Roy Romer, and Bill Owens discuss their common challenges and successes during their terms of office, and provide valuable insights for the next person to fill this leadership role. Colorado College President Dick Cele…

Colorado’s policy laboratory now staffed by mad scientists

Colorado’s policy laboratory now staffed by mad scientists By Jon Caldara For decades, Colorado has served as the nation’s favorite guinea pig — a testing ground for policies so bold, so idealistic and so occasionally boneheaded other states quietly thanked us for jumping in the pool first. What Si…

Colorado’s carefully contained blue on blue violence spilling over

The border skirmishes are increasing, and we could be looking at full-blown combat. The simmering civil unrest inside Colorado’s Democratic ranks is heating up, and during this legislative session it might boil over into all-out civil war. If it does, Colorado news media might actually have to inte…

From Holly to the Capitol: Former Colorado Governor and CSU Alum Roy Romer on a Century of Family Legacy, a Lifetime of Public Service and the Future of Rural Colorado Agriculture

In this special episode of The Next 150, President Parsons and Governor Roy Romer traveled to southeastern Colorado to celebrate 100 years of the Romer family's John Deere legacy.  The trip took them to Holly, the small town where the family opened their first dealership in 1926. That single store …

August 5, 2026: At age 97, Roy Romer says he's humbled as he reflects on Colorado, state of politics today

Colorado just tuned 150. Roy Romer jokes he's been alive for most of that time. The former three-term governor is 97 and just donated his papers to Metropolitan State University of Denver. We ask him to look back, and to look forward, along with MSUD's provost and historian Matt Makley. Then, an Au…

The Perpetual Tax Hike Hidden in Colorado’s Amendment 87

“Youth is wasted on all the wrong people.” That’s one of my favorite lines from “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The older I get, the less it sounds like a joke. Every generation inherits victories it did not win. Young Americans never experienced the Cold War, the draft or stagflation. Double-digit inflat…

Colorado ticket splitters say yes to Dems, but no to their policies

My prediction for this election: Voters will vote against … themselves. Voters will elect Democrats to run virtually everything — and then approve ballot measures telling those Democrats to stop doing virtually everything. Democrats for office. Limited government for policy. Colorado has reinvented…