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CHASING DARK MONEY: Dem Bill to Enhance Influence of Dark Money Moves Forward in CO House
Today, Democrat State Rep. Emily Sirota’s bill to set individual campaign contribution limits to candidates for county level office flew through the Democrat-controlled State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee. The measure is wrapped in the age old battle cry...
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...
SUPREMELY GREAT DECISION: CO’s Highest Court Protects Energy Development from Fracktivists’ Overreach
This morning, the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously reversed a split ruling from the state's Court of Appeals regarding the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission's approach to new energy development. To make a five-year story short, in 2013, young Boulder...
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...
EMPTY THE ACCOUNT: In First Policy Speech, Gov. Jared Polis Promises to Spend All of Your Money
Now-Governor Jared Polis spent the 2018 campaign promising loads of "free" stuff for Coloradans. After watching his first State of the State speech at the Capitol yesterday, it appears he wasn't kidding, save for the actual price tag that accompanies all of his "free"...
LAWSUITS GALORE: AG Pledges to Bring Back Obamacare
Our esteemed new Attorney General Phil Weiser waited a hot minute before reasserting his office’s mission “to provide professional, ethical, and independent legal services to the State of Colorado and its citizens, to promote respect for law and access to the justice...
WHO’S IN AND WHO’S OUT: Republican Hopefuls Line Up to Run for State Party Chair
The developing slate of possible GOP candidates for state party chair is as interesting for who is in it, as it is for who's not. Congressman Ken Buck is proposing an innovative change to the way things are currently managed at the state party. If Buck wins, he will...
CRUEL AND CHAOTIC: Democratic Leader Slams Those Who Didn’t Vote for Her
Gov. Jared Polis gave a warm and fuzzy inaugural speech, appearing to set all at ease that our differences will not divide us. Said Polis: "Diversity makes our state healthier and more prosperous. We complement one another, learn from each other, make each other...