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COVER UP (AGAIN)? Did House Democratic Leadership Conceal Jovan Melton’s Violent Past?
Right before the Thanksgiving holiday (so you might have missed it), the Aurora Sentinel shared a very revealing article detailing Rep. Jovan Melton's efforts to push through his #metoo baggage. But the article also revealed something else - again, cover-up attempts...
LORENA GARCIA: A Liberal Cliché Seeks to Unseat a Senator
Lorena Garcia wants to be a U.S. senator and Democrats should be very excited about her. She’s not a stateswoman or budget geek, she has no actual legislative experience or policy expertise. In other words, she’s not at all qualified to be a U.S. Senator. But, she can...
NOTHING TO SEE HERE? Crow Doesn’t Want Us to Watch Him Vote for Pelosi
Jason Crow is having a tough time adjusting to life as a congressman-elect. It’s been less than a month since he was elected, but already he’s telling us to stop focusing on what he has to do right now, and instead dream about the many things he would like to see...
FUELING THE FLAMES: Half of Coloradans at Risk of Wildfire, Now What?
Nearly three million Coloradans — that’s almost half of the state’s population— were warned this week they live in areas at risk of wildfire. How did this happen? Mostly because climate change people keep moving into fire prone areas, which are fire prone because...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHOWDOWN: Will Bennet or Hickenlooper Finish 10th in Iowa?
Last week, we learned that Colorado's relatively anonymous Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet was considering a run against Donald Trump in 2020, according to attempts to hire staff in Iowa. Bennet joins the ranks of another Centennial State no-hoper, Governor John...
SQUATTING RIGHTS? Bennet Goes Overboard to Stop Evictions
Raise the private property rights warning flags, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is on the prowl for a federal government takeover solution to the issue of evictions. You know, that process that happens when you don’t pay your rent and the property owner declines to let you...
HEROIN HOUSES: The New Tourist Destination for Denver
Thank you Denver Councilman Kevin Flynn for being the lone vote against legalized opium dens in the Mile Higher than a Kite City — the measure overwhelmingly passed 12-1 Monday night. The city’s plan is for taxpayers to pay for the site and staff, somewhere, so...
REVERSE COURSE: Democrats Reinstate Fired Nonpartisan Staffer after Backlash
After we broke the story that the Colorado State Senate Democrats fired nonpartisan staffer, Effie Ameen, because she was recorded reporting Democratic State Sen. Dan Kagan's bathroom hi-jinks, Democrats apparently have changed their tune. Of course, that came after...
WORST IDEA EVER: Denver Council Votes on Backdoor Legalization of Heroin
Most people avoid behavior that could kill them in a split second. But what if you could try something new and deadly, in a safe environment with medical staff on standby to save you from death? Thanks to the Denver City Council, heroin may soon become the safe and...
RETALIATION? Senate Democrats Fire Nonpartisan Employee Who Called Capitol Police on Ladies Room Loiterer Kagan
Colorado Democrats never get to claim that they're the party that protects women or workers after this escapade. Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, the newly-minted Senate Majority (for those of you not keeping score at home, that's the Democrats) fired the woman,...