It’s a not uncommon phenomena in American politics for left and right to circumnavigate the spectrum and forge periodic and unlikely alliances. This is particularly prone to occur when elements of the right succumb to the temptations of populist ideology. Adopting something of a populist slant isn’t entirely without merit, especially considering our political institutions […]
Two elections recently took place within the Anglosphere — both with rather startling, and quite opposite, results. Despite extensive prognostication to the contrary, Great Britain granted David Cameron’s Conservatives a victory — a majority at that. For American voters accustomed to what’s essentially a two-party system, that might not seem terribly spectacular. But considering that […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times The Colorado Oil and Gas Association has named Dan Haley as the new president and chief executive officer of the energy industry trade organization. Haley comes to COGA from EIS Solutions, a Grand Junction-based public affairs firm where he served as vice president of communications, development and strategy and as […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Economically distressed areas of Colorado will soon see tax-friendly zones established to help attract entrepreneurs and new businesses. Newly enacted state legislation creates zones in which qualifying businesses will be exempt from taxes and fees. The much-anticipated Tax-Free Colorado bill was introduced in the waning days of the 2015 legislative […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times It was neither the best nor the worst of times for Colorado businesses during the latest legislative session in Colorado. With a split Legislature — Democrats controlled the House and Republicans the Senate — business interests in the state didn’t fare particularly badly. But neither did some long sought after […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times The new administrator of an economic development organization in Mesa County expects to take a more aggressive approach in both recruiting new businesses and helping existing businesses. “We have a lot of opportunity here in Western Colorado and in Mesa County in particular. My goal is to be more aggressive […]
President Barack Obama finds himself in unfamiliar — and uncomfortable — territory. In working out a Pacific trade deal, the president is surrounded in general agreement by Republicans even as the Democratic base — among whom he’s more accustomed to being held up in near deistic adulation — is staring at him from across the […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times A Grand Junction ice skating arena will serve as home for a new Junior League hockey team. The Glacier Ice Arena will bring to the area the Glacier Yetis as a part of the newly formed Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League. Junior hockey is a step above AA and geared […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Colorado voters could be asked to extend a transportation financing program to fund $3.5 billion in projects across the state, including two major projects in Mesa County. If enacted by the State Legislature, Senate Bill 272 would authorize a November ballot initiative asking voters to extend the Transportation Revenue Anticipation […]
Indiana enacted a state version of a federal law written by Ted Kennedy and signed by Bill Clinton, and liberals would have you believe it reincarnated a version of apartheid in the Hoosier state. And that’s just one of the conundrums associated with this story. The federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act allows religious liberty as […]