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GOT YOUR GOAT: Dinosaur Monument Plans to Rid Park of Mountain Goats
The National Park Service is making plans to manage Rocky Mountain goats in the Dinosaur National Monument. And by manage, they mean relocate or kill. The non-native goats, that are kind of native to the Rockies but not enough to matter, carry diseases that are...
BBQ, CROW COMING RIGHT UP: Colorado Politicians’ SB50 Bronco Bets Will Pay Off
The Denver Broncos' big Super Bowl 50 win yesterday will pay off for Colorado's federal politicians who bet their North Carolina counterparts that the Broncos would bring home the Lombardi trophy. In the Fourth Congressional District, Ken Buck will enjoy some tasty...
A RIVER MOST FOUL: EPA Changes Mind Over Animas Spill, in Private
Back in August when folks were screaming that the EPA spill in the Animas River had polluted the waters with all sorts of nasty metals, the federal agency assured us no harm was done, nothing to see here, nothing bad got into the river, no need to speed up payments...
DIE ALREADY: House Panel Passes Legislation to Kill Us
Some things need killing and the so-called “right-to-die” bill is one of them, but the damn thing refuses to flatline. Despite the proper death dealt to it by a Republican-led Senate panel this week, the House Judiciary Committee passed a similar bill Thursday despite...
BUILDING A LIBERAL COLORADO: Lefty Organization Hopes to Restrict Access to Ballot
Building a Better Colorado submitted five ballot initiatives that would make it harder for citizens to place subsequent initiatives on the ballot. Sure, Colorado has become a petri dish for some bizarre ideas over the years. A prime example is the creation of Denver's...
OLD DOG, NEW DIRTY TRICKS: Hancock Using Taxpayer Money to Fund Super Bowl Weekend Boondoggle
Two years ago Denver Mayor Michael Hancock found himself in the middle of a PR nightmare after accepting a luxurious $40,000 Super Bowl trip that was paid for by the Metro Denver Sports Commission, which drew on donations from Comcast, CH2M and the law firm Brownstein...
DOA: Lawmakers Pull the Plug on Assisted Suicide
The assisted suicide bill was Dead on Arrival at the state Senate this week where Republicans then buried the measure on a party-line vote. But like a bad B-Movie about zombies or vampires, the thing just won’t stay dead. House Democrats are trying to resurrect the...
BRONCOS BET: We’re Not Impressed with DeGette’s Team Spirit
The wimpiest bet so far among members of Congress standing up for their home teams for the big game on Sunday has to be the one made by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette. Coin tossed, hands shaken, wager made, bring on #SB50. #GoBroncos #UnitedinOrangehttps://t.co/JDOQuroQ7w —...
UPPING THE ANTE: Colorado U.S. Senators Bet with Embarrassing Consequences over #SB50
Earlier this week, we reported that Rep. Ken Buck bet a CD-4 cow that the Broncos would win and his North Carolina counterpart bet Carolina BBQ. Now, Colorado U.S. Senators Gardner and Bennet are betting personal pride that Denver's beloved Broncos will eke it out on...
HAUNTED BY HISTORY: 2007 Mill Levy Freeze Creates Problems for Morgan Carroll, Mary Hodge
Ever since the day the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights passed, Democrats have been working to dismantle it. But of all their dirty tricks to bypass the Colorado constitution and get more of your money, the 2007 mill levy freeze takes the cake. By freezing the mill levy,...
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