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Local economist says Polis shutdowns ‘killed the economy’
Colorado's economy has officially cratered since Gov. Polis instituted restaurant shutdowns in November. Colorado had one of the best labor markets in the entire country with a staggeringly low sub-3 percent unemployment rate prior to the pandemic. Now it's a...
Pay attention class: Jeffco teachers overrun vaccination event creating chaos
Civilization has surely broken down when our teachers can’t even form an orderly line to get a vaccine without panicking and creating chaos. Here’s what happened on Sunday, according to the Denver Post: A COVID-19 vaccination event in Denver was overrun Saturday when...
Gov. Polis questions sexual orientation of Colorado’s first tagged wolf
From the files of stuff we can’t make up: Here’s how Gov. Polis greeted the news state wildlife officials had tagged the state’s first gray wolf with these responses on Facebook and Twitter: It’s not that we don’t care whether the wolves are confirmed bachelors or...
Bennet flips on Keystone pipeline, turns his back on Colorado energy workers
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has shed his faux bipartisan fur in the new Democrat-controlled Senate and completely turned his back on Coloradans. In a late-night voting session Thursday, the Coloradan flipped his former support of the Keystone pipeline and energy industry...
Secession? Weld County threatens break up with Polis, shows Wyoming a little leg
The romance between Weld County and Wyoming escalated this week when Republican Gov. Gordon reciprocated the energy-rich county’s advances and hinted they go on a date to explore a permanent relationship. Could this mean a divorce from Gov. Polis and the rest of the...
Bennet votes to send COVID stimulus checks to illegal immigrants
The U.S. Senate is in the midst of a "vote-a-rama" as Congress seeks to pass COVID stimulus legislation. Because Democrats elected to use the partisan budget reconciliation process, Senate Republicans have a rare opportunity to get Democrats on the record on a host of...
Polis snubs Ric Grenell, falsely hails Buttigieg as first out LGBT cabinet member
Gov. Polis earlier this week hailed Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as the first openly LGBT cabinet member in American history. https://twitter.com/jaredpolis/status/1356717544896258050?s=20 Others in the press joined in congratulating Buttigieg on his...
Hick dropped the ball to play with his dog instead of getting your $1,400 COVID check
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper should be hard at work with the bipartisan group of senators he was asked to join and compose yet another massive spending bill in the name of COVID-19. But instead, he’s tweeting pictures of his dog. Hickenlooper’s dog lives in Colorado....
Green New Deal supporter Kerry Donovan files to run against Boebert
Republican U.S. Rep. Rep. Lauren Boebert soundly defeated Diane Mitsch Bush for the 3rd Congressional District seat in 2020, largely because of the Democrat's avowed support for the Green New Deal. Now it appears Democrats will try again in 2022 with another Green New...
So much for science. Social distancing doesn’t apply to Polis.
Gov. Polis and the Democrat Party are all about science. They use the word consistently to justify their policies. They just keep forgetting to actually follow the science, and their own policies. Take Gov. Polis, please. His public appearances for nearly a year have...