Olympic Museum Quickly Becoming a Money Pit
Local politicians branded Colorado Springs as “Olympic City USA” back in 2016. The United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum (USOPM) rides the brand […]
Author: Laura Carno and Rebecca Marshall
Broadband Press Release
Photo Credit: Three Girls Media This morning, we sent the following press release to members of the local media, to provide details […]
CSU Broadband—You Asked the CSU Board, Some of Them Answered
Photo Credit: New America In August, we brought you news about the latest Broadband Boondoggle from Colorado Springs Utilities. In that article, we asked […]
Sparks Fly at El Paso County Commissioner Meeting Over TABOR Ballot Issue
At yesterday’s regular meeting of the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, the commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of referring a […]
City Awash in Cash: None of it Goes to Roads.
During last week’s City Council Work Session, Chief Financial Officer, Charae “Cha-Ching” McDaniel presented details about the $76 million in federal taxpayer […]
Olympic Museum Boondoggle: Two Public Servants Respond
Photo Credit: SpringsTaxpayers.com In the week after we published our blog called Olympic Museum Boondoggle, we’ve received email communications from two El […]
SpringsTaxpayers.com Needs You … Before the Government Takes More of Your Freedom Away
Have you ever read about something happening in Colorado Springs or El Paso County and wondered what the real story was? Has […]
Olympic Museum Boondoggle
Last week, the Colorado Springs Independent wrote several revealing stories about the United States Olympic Museum asking the El Paso County Board […]
Response From COS “Public Communication Specialist” Invites Salary and Benefits Scrutiny
Photo Credit: The Daily Hatch A reader recently contacted us with a concern: He had contacted his City Councilman and instead of […]
Taxpayers Fund Fancy Council Upgrades
Taxpayers just paid $465,000 to have Colorado Springs City Council chambers remodeled, and to have the audio-visual systems upgraded. That might sound […]