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CATCH AND RELEASE: Gitmo Detainees Dwindle, Colorado Prison Looms
What if President Obama did not have to relocate the Gitmo terrorist prison camp to Colorado, because he’s pretty much releasing all of the bad guys to other countries? This week he shipped 12 Yemenis and three Afghans to the United Arab Emirates, the largest release...
CLIMB ABOARD, REPUBLICANS: Quinnipiac Poll Shows Big Johnson Effect
The message out of the Quinnipiac Poll on Colorado flashes one big message in neon lights: Republicans, get on board the Trump Train. On the surface, a head-to-head match up between Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Presidential...
NOT ABOUT ABORTION: Sen. Aguilar Asserts Dems’ House Majority Project Behind A69 Smackdown
This morning several Democratic groups, including ProgressNow, came out against Amendment 69, government run healthcare. To say this is a betrayal of their liberal brethren is an understatement. And Democratic state Sen. Irene Aguilar, the initiative's major backer...
STRESS FRACTURE: Colorado Dems Attempt to Distance from Government-Run Healthcare
Today, Democrats will host a press conference to explain why they are coming out against Amendment 69, which would bring Colorado single-payer (read: government-run) health care. Headlining the presser are ProgressNow, NARAL, and Rep. Crisanta Duran, who is viewed as...
HYPOCRISY MUCH? EPA Fines Mining Co. in Colorado
The EPA fined itself $50,000 for spilling millions of gallons of mine waste into the Animas River last year and for failing to alert local officials to the water pollution flowing down river. Just kidding. The EPA filed suit against a private gold and silver mining...
SEE YOU IN COURT: Denver’s Western Energy Alliance Sues Obama Administration
First coal, now oil? While Obama's War on Coal is well documented, his administration has taken a (slightly) softer approach towards the oil and gas industry. Long-term weakness in the price of gas, combined with the dip in oil prices approaching its second...
NO BUENO: Why Clinton’s Energy Policy Doesn’t Make Sense and is Bad for Colorado
Hilary Clinton’s campaign manager, Robby Mook, was in Colorado this week schmoozing donors and, among other things, touting an energy policy that would be very bad for our state. Here is what Mook told Colorado Public Radio his boss wants to do about energy...
SCREWED: Signature Failure Rate Underscores Impossibility for Anti-Fracking Initiatives
Without radical environmentalist Tom Steyer's millions, the anti-fracking forces in Colorado turned in a rumored (and embarrassing) 105,000 signatures per ballot initiative. Each ballot initiative would have essentially banned fracking in Colorado. Fractivists were...
THANKS, BUT NO THANKS: Nearly 30% of Union Members Would Rather Quit Their Unions
A new survey, published in conjunction with National Employee Freedom Week, shows that many union members are simply not getting any value from their membership. In fact, 28.7% of respondents said that they would actually leave their union if they did not fear for...
PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS: Big Solar Wins, Consumers Lose
In an accommodation to the solar industry, Xcel has backed off of its new pricing plan that would have made bills lower for six out of ten Xcel customers. Special interest groups aligned with Big Solar quickly made their complaints known when it became apparent that...