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MONEY (THAT’S WHAT THEY WANT): Political Group Uses Colorado Gives Day to Fatten Bank Accounts
In case you've missed the barrage of people asking you to open your wallets to your their favorite charity, today is Colorado Gives Day, which is meant to raise awareness money for charities across Colorado. We found one "charity" we're definitely not giving to -...
NONE OF OUR BUSINESS: Hick Meddles in Utah Monument
Utah Gov. Hickenlooper issued a statement on the Interior Department’s decision to roll back the size of Bears Ears National Monument in his state. “Preserving and expanding our national monuments is keeping in the best traditions of our country. In Colorado, we value...
PEAK HONORS: These Are Being Renamed to Honor Coloradans
Unnamed mountain peaks would be named for Colorado climbers Charlie Fowler and Christine Boskoff under a bill authored by U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton that passed the House last week. Fowler Peak and Boskoff Peak would be on the border of San Miguel and Dolores Counties....
PANIC BUTTON: Only $600 Million in the Bank?
Gov. Hickenlooper is all over a Denver Post story about a recent Moody’s study that suggests numerous states including Colorado don’t have enough in the rainy-day fund to sustain another recession. Hickenlooper gets credit for “trying” by increasing the fund since he...
MR. PERLMUTTER, WELCOME TO COLORADO: Representative Shows Home State Ignorance in Another Tweet Fail
It kinds of feels like maybe we should be admonishing U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter for his tweets almost as much as the media does President Trump. Granted Perlmutter's tweets are not over the top in tone...just substance. Particularly around this tax reform situation....
RACE FOR CONGRESS: Public Radio Dude Challenges Tipton
Democrat Karl Hanlon of Carbondale is making another run for political office, this time against U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton for the 3rd Congressional District seat. The Wyoming native who also serves as a lawyer for the city of Glenwood Springs has some experience in...
DRASTIC MEASURE: Democrat Seeks to Expel Lebsock from State House
Democrat state Rep. Matt Gray of Broomfield is taking matters into his own hands and writing legislation to kick Rep. Steve Lebsock out of the state house. “At this point I have enough information, and I’ve seen enough information to know that I don’t believe that any...
WTH IS THAT? Half of Governor’s Christmas Tree Covered by Creepy Doll
In the place of honor on a Christmas tree usually reserved for an angel or the Star of Bethlehem, the tree in the Governor's Mansion is topped with a random character out of the Nutcracker ballet. Don't get us wrong, we like the Nutcracker ballet as much as anybody...
PERLMUTTER, MEET REALITY: Congressman Has No Clue about Federal Budget
This afternoon, Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter is showing just how ignorant he is about the federal budget with this tweet he sent: What’s on the chopping block if the #GOPTaxBill passes? Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and other investments in healthcare,...
HICK’S CONTRACT: If It Appears Improper, It Probably Is
Doug Friednash is leaving his job as Gov. Hickenlooper’s chief of staff to rejoin Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, and now comes word that Hickenlooper won’t renew his $200,000 a year contract with the lobbying group. But the Denver Post assures this is all...