(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(D) Julie Gonzales
(R) Janak Joshi
80%
40%
20%
(D) Jena Griswold
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Hetal Doshi
50%
40%↓
30%
(D) Jeff Bridges
(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
50%↑
40%↓
30%
(D) Diana DeGette*
(D) Wanda James
(D) Milat Kiros
80%
20%
10%↓
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Alex Kelloff
(R) H. Scheppelman
60%↓
40%↓
30%↑
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) E. Laubacher
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
30%↑
20%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Jessica Killin
55%↓
45%↑
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(D) B. Pettersen*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Shannon Bird
(D) Manny Rutinel
45%↓
30%
30%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
(The never-ending CBMS nightmare – promoted by Colorado Pols) from the Denver Post Two years after the state promised to solve the long delays in its food- stamp and Medicaid programs, lawyers say there has not been enough improvement and are weighing whether to take the state back to court. Doing the same thing and […]
The Sunlight Foundation, a top nonpartisan open government watchdog based in Washington DC, has among its many responsibilities something called the "Open States Project," which attempts to compile and organize legislative information for all fifty states into a unified searchable index. Each state's information portal for legislative proceedings is different, of course, and some states […]
Jobs, jobs, jobs! Every politician in Colorado is claiming that they are totally focused on jobs. But then in so many (not all) cases, they fall back on the same tired proposals they present for any problem. So let’s look as what’s really needed. First off, increasing the number of jobs in this state comes […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) I got the chance to interview Beverly Ingle, president of the Colorado Education Association today. The interview occurred because of SB-191 but actually discussed a lot more. She is a really nice person and was very gracious with her time. And so on to the interview. My first question […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Note: This is different from my previous interviews. Rather than interviewing on the issues central to Paul’s efforts, I put together a set of questions about how the state is fundamentally run – where the government is trying to go and how it’s trying to get there. As this […]
America is now competing on a pretty level playing field with the rest of the world. I see this every day at my company. And the most critical part of remaining competitive is our educational system. While quality K-12 education alone will not make us competitive, piss-poor K-12 will insure we fall to the wayside. […]
Something has hit me as I’ve looked at a number of different things the state has done. And I think one large thing we are missing is that the state does not measure the cost and result of each program. Equally critical, it does not list out projected results and then compare that to actual […]
I want to believe we Democrats do a better job running the government. I want to believe the government, while imperfect like the rest of us, does a good job delivering services. But then I get this. I sent an email in to DoR asking for guidance on how we need to apply the sales […]
Interesting letter from Glen B. Gainer III, NASACT President to Mr. Daniel Werfel, Controller The United States Office of Management and Budget The state of Colorado has submitted and received approval of its ARRA S-SWCAP from the Federal Division of Cost Allocation (DCA). Additionally, many of the Colorado state agencies have submitted an Indirect Cost […]
Interesting news from the state – was bored browsing tonight and saw this tidbit: “Announcing PEAK – a new on-line feature of the Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS)! The Colorado Program Eligibility and Application Kit (PEAK) is now available to provide clients and community partners with a modern and easily accessible tool allowing CBMS clients […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Trying something new – you can listen to the first 45 minutes of the interview here. (It was a 90 minute tape but apparently that’s at the slow speed and I used the high speed so it ended at 45 minutes.) Nothing major in the last 15 minutes, that […]
We all talk about Ritter’s political decisions sticking it to labor in favor of large companies with unionized workers. Most of us find his veto of unemployment for locked out workers anti-fairness. But at the end of the day it is a political decision and if he wants to make his political decisions as a […]
The problem child’s treatment plan:
Jefferson County Human Services has had problems with their Medicaid and food stamps office for at least 5 years. This office had files lost, “misplaced” and caseworkers not follow up. Technicians were basically doing their own thing. Programs and procedures were not being followed. Jefferson County Human Services has untrained people not utilizing programming that would catch any kind of error regarding eligibility,determination and case worker error. Even County Management AGREED with many of the findings in this audit.
From the December 31 2004 Audit:
The link to the audit report is now fixed
As The Denver Post reports: Gov. Bill Ritter announced a plan Thursday to revamp the state’s splintered process for buying and installing new computer systems – a move that is intended to prevent another round of costly meltdowns. Over the past four years, the state has spent up to $300 million on failed computer systems, […]
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