George Brauchler

Brauchler: Skipping the Colorado primary would be a huge mistake for the GOP

August 12, 2021 at 11:16 a.m.

On September 18, the Republican party is poised to make a decision that risks relegating it to permanent minority party status in Colorado politics by limiting its nominating process to...

A photo from the federal complaint against three men charged with gun crimes in Denver's Maven Hotel over the All-Star Game weekend shows a gun allegedly recovered from one of the men's rooms. Under a new law, George Brauchler raises concerns that the men arrested may have been able to legally possess the weapons despite felonies on their records.

Brauchler: Under new law, more felons can legally possess weapons in Colorado

July 26, 2021 at 10:24 a.m.

What was not hailed or investigated or reported was that the most offender-friendly governor in our lifetimes pushed a bill that slipped in a provision carving up a long-existing felony...

LITTLETON, CO - MAY 17: John Castillo and his wife Maria laid to rest their son Kendrick Castillo who was killed during the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting at the Seven Stones - Chatfield cemetery 17, 2019 in Littleton, Colorado. (Photo by Joe Amon/The Denver Post)

Brauchler: Kendrick Castillo wasn’t the only hero in Room 107

June 28, 2021 at 10:45 a.m.

There were real heroes in that classroom. Their names should always be remembered for what they did that day.

WESTMINSTER, CO - MAY 13: Accessible seating during the Northglenn High School graduation ceremony at North Stadium on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Brauchler: One graduating senior found herself in the empty space left by the pandemic

June 1, 2021 at 11:08 a.m.

"For our entire high school career, maybe for the entirety of our academic career, we have always worked towards a goal ... For the first time ever, the things that...

Nearly-empty streets of a residential area ...

Brauchler: A $91 million property tax increase on top of Colorado’s skyrocketing home values

May 18, 2021 at 6:04 a.m.

This year the Coyote intends to float a TNT balloon over TABOR called House Bill 1164. If the bomb explodes, it'll mean a $91.7 million combined total increase in property...

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Brauchler: Colorado lawmakers consider more offender-friendly laws that make us less safe

April 19, 2021 at 6:40 a.m.

There are several other lesser-known bills progressing under the gold dome that appear destined to become law, which also prioritize offenders over victims and public safety. Each bill seeks to...

Brauchler: Gun laws may prevent some crimes, but mass shootings isn’t one of them

April 2, 2021 at 9:14 a.m.

We can only speculate about the impact our gun control laws have had on crime. My professional experience has been that most politically opportunistic, post-mass shooting legislation does not address...

Arvada police recovered two stolen vehicles ...

Brauchler: As Colorado’s crime wave grows, Democrats consider how to keep offenders on the street

March 18, 2021 at 9:45 a.m.

Each year, I argue that this is the Year of the Offender -- the most criminal-friendly legislature we have ever had 鈥� and every succeeding year, our Democratic-controlled legislature proves...

Brauchler: Gov. Jared Polis should lift all restrictions and open Colorado, now

March 8, 2021 at 6:11 a.m.

Gov. Jared Polis' COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and businesses are too much now that we understand the coronavirus and have vaccinations being distributed. It's time to open Colorado.

Ralph Carr Judicial Center, 1300 Broadway, ...

Brauchler: Colorado Democrats refused — three times — to pass judicial records reform. We now know what a mistake that was.

February 17, 2021 at 2:45 p.m.

Elected Democrats in the executive and legislative branches of state government say they are aghast at the ground shaking reporting on the conduct of our state judiciary by Denver Post...

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