Tag:Colorado Constitution

Ryley Carlock & Applewhite Names New Office Leader

Ryley Carlock & Applewhite announced Tuesday that Sheela Stack has been elected as the firm’s new Denver office managing shareholder.  Stack succeeds long-time leader Brian...

CJI Announces Award Recipients

The Colorado Judicial Institute announced the 2019 Judicial Excellence Awards recipients. The honorees will be recognized at CJI’s 17th Annual Judicial Excellence Awards dinner...

Supreme Court Weighs Scope Of Private Campaign Finance Suits

The Colorado Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday, in a case that will affect how much leeway parties have in suing others for campaign finance...

Some Colorado Employers Modify Employment Policies to Retain and Entice Workers

Many Colorado employers are experiencing labor shortages. For instance, this year the Denver Post reported that 85% of construction contractors had a difficult time...

Campaign Integrity Watchdog Notches Another Appellate Win

An organization that has been taking nonprofits to court for campaign finance violations got another win on appeal. In an unpublished opinion delivered May 30,...

Victory for Home Rule Independence: Court Limits Jurisdiction Over Home Rule Municipalities

In 2006, Colorado voters enacted Amendment 41, a constitutional citizen initiative that created the Independent Ethics Commission, a statewide agency tasked with hearing and...

Will the 2019 Legislative Session Offer Relief to the Gallagher Squeeze?

Many Colorado local governments that are primarily dependent upon property tax revenues continue to be impacted by provisions of a 1982 amendment to the...

Hickenlooper Grants Clemency to 26 Individuals

Gov. John Hickenlooper announced last Thursday that he’d granted clemency to 26 individuals who he said, “have served their sentences and are currently contributing...