THE RICH GET RICHER! Polis Moves Up in Rankings, Rolling in More Dough

The latest rankings on rich dudes in Congress are out, and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis is even richer than before! Polis climbed from number seven to the sixth richest politician on the list, with a net worth of nearly $74 million. Looks like his investments in the oil and...

SNUBDATE: Jewell Will Go Rafting, Still Ignoring Craig

Not only is Interior Secretary Sally Jewell snubbing Craig and traveling to Aspen this week, now she’s planning a rafting trip in Browns Canyon, according to Joshua Sharf at Watchdog.org. She can’t be driven 157 miles to Craig by a government lackey to address her...

SHHHHH: Hickenlooper Quietly Endorses Hillary

According to Politico, Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, typical of his noncommittal style, is quietly backing Hillary, although you would never know it from him. A couple of months ago, we wrote about Democratic U.S. Bennet’s similarly quiet endorsement of...

CATAPULTING COSTS: Health Insurance Rates to Climb 50 Percent

Folks on the Western Slope better get a tighter grip on their wallets, because their high-priced affordable health insurance rates are about to skyrocket to unprecedented heights. Katie Kerwin McCrimmon of Health News Colorado reports that the double-digit increases...