ETHICS INVESTIGATION: Hick’s Political Ambitions on the Rocks

The good news for John Hickenlooper is the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission has shortened the list of ethical complaints it will investigate. The bad news: There’s an actual list of potential law breaking by the former governor — secret gifts and favors that...

NON-ESSENTIAL: Remind Us Why We Pay These Park Workers

We reported earlier that non-essential government workers will still get paid for not working once the government reopens. It’s like a paid vacation, only their paycheck will be a little late — four days and counting. As it turns out, many park service employees — the...

PAID VACATION: Government Shutdown’s Dirty Little Secret

Five minutes after federal employees didn’t get their first paycheck Friday from the shutdown, the media meltdown about starving workers went full blast along with moaning and the gnashing of teeth over tax returns, food stamps and closed parks. There’s been hardly...

DEMOCRATIC APPOINTEE OUT: Judge Resigns After Racial Slurs

Judge Laurie Booras showed herself the door after a panel recommended her removal for calling some folks nasty names, and revealing a decision four weeks before she issued a ruling. We deem it necessary to point out, since the Denver Post did not, the Colorado Appeals...