TAX TWEAK: It Can Wait Two Months, Special Session’s A Waste Of Time

There is no pressing need for Gov. Hickenlooper to call a special session on Oct. 2 to tweak some language in a marijuana tax law. That’s the message from state Senate President Kevin Grantham to Gov. Hickenlooper when Balance of Power airs Sunday morning on 9NEWS....

PHONY PAC PLEDGE? This Would Explain Polis’s No PAC Money Promise

Jared Polis wants voters to know he will not be “accepting” money from political action committees in his campaign for governor. We found this at the bottom of a story announcing that the Colorado State Conference of Electrical Workers had endorsed Polis. (Editor’s...

CONFIRMATION HEARING: Bennet Undecided on Gorsuch’s Replacement, MIA

The confirmation hearing for Colorado Supreme Court Justice Allison Eid to replace Neil Gorsuch on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit was held Wednesday. U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner was by her side, introducing her to the Judiciary Committee that will...

THINK HARD: Democrats Unwise to Want to Repeal TABOR

Hang on one second, Democrats. Over the past week, Democrats across Colorado have all taken turns railing against TABOR, also known as the taxpayer bill of rights. It is the reason, they pout, that Colorado can’t do anything. Read: spend money recklessly. But,...

MAD POOPER: Get Her a Job at the EPA!

The world is abuzz with news about Colorado Springs’ hometown zero, the Mad Pooper, a female jogger who will not stop pooping in one family’s yard. From the Denver Post to USAToday to BBC, Colorado is now no longer known for its consumption of illegal (in...