By Arthur Kane February 26, 2016 10 Comments
Last year, a bipartisan group of lawmakers pushed a bill through the Republican Senate and Democratic House requiring municipalities to obtain voter approval for red-light cameras.
The cameras are overwhelmingly hated by drivers and studies are mixed on whether they increase safety or make intersections more dangerous. But despite the public sentiment, government lobbyists paid with tax dollars helped kill the bill that Gov. John Hickenlooper vetoed after it landed on his desk. “The governor’s lobbyist I know was trying to kill it,” said Rep. Kevin Van Winkle, a Douglas County Republican who co-sponsored House Bill 2015-1098 with Thornton Democrat Rep. Steve Lebsock. “He was talking to members, pulling them off the floor to persuade them to vote against it.”.....
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