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• City council wants a raise

  December 28, 2012 9:05 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Members of the Colorado City Council may ask voters next April for a substantial raise. News 5 obtained a copy of a draft ballot issued that would amend the City Charter to increase the pay of council members by the equivalent of 44 percent of the mayor's... more »

• Mayor Bach and city council butt heads over budget

  November 18, 2012 12:15 AM

  It's your money at the center of a battle between the Colorado Springs city council and Mayor Steve Bach. Bach says city council amended his proposed budget, which he submitted back in October. The problem lies in a deficit their amendments created. In the past if a council member... more »

• Rosaries in school: religious freedom or gang-related?

  February 21, 2011 8:21 PM

  Religious freedom versus school safety. It's a hot topic right now at Pueblo County High School. The principal says students cannot wear rosaries to school, because they're considered a gang symbol. However, some believe this may be violating the students' constitutional rights. For Catholics the rosary is a string... more »

• Douglas Bruce says complaint against him is "frivolous"

  October 19, 2010 7:09 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce says a complaint filed with the secretary of state's office that ties him to three anti-tax measures is frivolous and meant to scare people into voting against them. The Denver Post reports the complaint filed Monday by a coalition opposed to Amendments... more »

• Voters in Colorado face 9 constitutional amendments

  October 12, 2010 6:12 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado voters are seeing it again: Nine constitutional amendments on the November ballot that would transform state policy on everything from bail practices to limits on government borrowing. To help voters wade through the issues, the state has issued a 100-page-plus voter pamphlet. Early voting starts... more »

• Challenge to Colorado voter guide dismissed

  September 30, 2010 12:55 PM

  Abortion opponents hoping Colorado officials would revise language about a ballot measure to outlaw abortion on a state voters' guide have lost their fight in court, for now. Denver District Court Judge Robert Hyatt took less than an hour Thursday to reject the attempt by abortion opponents to change... more »

• Democrats and Republicans don't like 60, 61 and 101

  September 27, 2010 7:24 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Bankers and union members, Democrats and Republicans are teaming up to oppose three tax-slashing measures on November's ballot. Opponents met in front of empty seats at the Invesco Field football stadium Monday to illustrate 73,000 jobs they say will be lost if the measures pass. Supporters... more »

• Abortion foes sue over Colorado voter guide

  September 22, 2010 8:29 AM

  Abortion opponents in Colorado are suing to force the state to change how it describes an abortion-related amendment before voters this fall. The state-approved description of the so-called Personhood Amendment includes a summary of opponents' positions on the measure to change the state constitution to say that citizenship rights... more »

• New effort for Colorado personhood amendment

  July 26, 2010 9:38 AM

  Backers of Colorado's personhood amendment plan to announce their campaign strategy on Monday. The group pushing for voter approval also plans to discuss their campaign message and to release their first radio ad. The proposal would give unborn fetuses human rights in the state constitution, setting up a... more »

• Douglas Bruce due in court today

  July 26, 2010 9:15 AM

  The father of Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights is headed to a Denver court to answer questions about new tax-cutting proposals. Douglas Bruce of Colorado Springs was scheduled to appear Monday for a deposition in a lawsuit over three tax-cutting ballot measures headed to Colorado voters this fall. ... more »

• Sen. Udall gets consumer rights passed

  May 21, 2010 12:15 PM

  Sen. Mark Udall's office announced that he voted for the Wall Street overhaul bill meant to prevent future financial meltdowns. The bill included Sen. Udall's amendment to give consumers free access to their credit score if they are denied a loan, or insurance, or are given a higher interest rate... more »

• Bill aims to untie schools from TABOR

  March 30, 2010 7:32 PM

  State lawmakers will soon take up the issue of whether to ask voters for more power to raise taxes specifically for schools and colleges. The proposed DECIDE amendment is being pushed by the group Great Education Colorado . Policy Director Lisa Weil says, if passed, the amendment would give... more »

• AG Suthers weighs in on marijuana legislation

  February 5, 2010 4:19 PM

  Colorado Attorney General John Suthers went on record Friday, "vehemently opposing" any legislation that embraces a medical marijuana system that uses clinics or dispensaries to distribute medical marijuana. Suthers says Amendment 20, passed by the voters of Colorado in 2000 allowed patients to grow and possess small amounts of... more »