About

July 11, 2016

Capitol Editorial Services offers legislative reporting, tracking and analysis plus communications services to public policy consultants, advocacy groups and professional associations. It has been serving an ever-growing list of clients since 2017.

I have more than 40 years of experience in Colorado journalism, including nearly a decade of legislature coverage. That provides the deep background and skills needed to provide Capitol reporting, intelligence and analysis to a wide variety of clients.

After helping found Education News Colorado in 2008, I covered education issues in the General Assembly and the departments of education and higher education for nine years.

As the sole statehouse reporter who focused on a single issue area, I provided the only continuing and comprehensive coverage of landmark legislation such as the Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids, accountability reform, Senate Bill 191 and the READ Act. I have a particular interest in school finance and closely followed the Lobato and Dwyer lawsuits, Amendment 66, development and implementation of the negative factor and the annual struggles over the school finance act.

My time at the Capitol has given me detailed knowledge of the legislative process and of the state budget, skills that can be put to work for you on any issue or policy area. I have particular expertise in education issues and budgeting and in state human services programs.

During a Denver Post career of more than 30 years I covered politics and state government, ran the newsroom as executive city editor, served as assistant editor of the editorial page and launched DenverPost.com.

Nearly 20 years of my Post service were spent in supervising reporters, giving me sophisticated management and editing skills.

My eight years running DenverPost.com and my online experience over the last nine years have given me the new media skills necessary to communicate effectively in a variety of media.

And my reporting and writing skills give me the ability to absorb complex information and issues and summarize it in understandable and accurate ways.

I’m ready to use these abilities for your benefit.

To learn more about services and pricing, contact me at todd@toddengdahl.com.

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