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DAY IN COURT: Frazier and Blaha Argue That They Should Be on June Primary Ballot
Today was the day that Republican U.S. Senate candidates Ryan Frazier and Robert Blaha argued that the mistakes made on their signatures submitted to get on the ballot were minor and that they should be placed on the ballot, similar to fellow GOP U.S. Senate candidate...
PRINT IS DEADISH? Post Laying off Staff Cause Company is Rich
Good news for the folks over at the Denver Post. It turns out that the company is laying off 20 percent of its newsroom staff because the company is making tons of money every year and is flush with cash. According to bitter staffers sources, Westword reports, the...
UP TO NO GOOD: Interior Eyes Roan Plateau to Kill Energy Development
Remember that deal the Interior Department struck a few years ago to allow natural energy development on the Western Slope’s Roan Plateau? Interior Secretary Sally Jewell doesn’t. According to the Daily Sentinel, Jewell needs to resolve the resolved issue before Obama...
MR. HICK GOES TO WASHINGTON? Lamborn challenges Gov. to Testify Against Gitmo
It’s one thing for Gov. Hickenlooper to bow to public opinion after months of pressure and announce that maybe it’s a bad thing if Guantanamo Bay is closed and detainees shipped to Colorado. But now U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn is asking Hick to put his money where his...
U.S. SENATE DRAMA, PART 43: Hearings Set for Blaha and Frazier; ProgressNow Jumps In
According to Twitter, Republican U.S. Senate candidates Robert Blaha and Ryan Frazier will have their day in court tomorrow morning. The two campaigns are joining forces and have filed appeals to dispute the Secretary of State's disqualification that is keeping both...
KEYSTONE REPORTER: Channel 7 Congratulates John Keystone for Making the Ballot
In today's Profiles in Courageous Journalism, Denver's Channel 7 (an ABC affiliate) congratulates John Keystone for getting back on the ballot. Ooops, the U.S. Senate candidate they meant was Jon Keyser. If this Monday seems tough, just remember that you didn't call a...
THWACK: Dan Haley Thumps Cliff Willmeng, Frack Banners Before Colorado High Court
The Colorado Supreme Court has finally put frackivists in their place - by handing down a unanimous verdict that local control of the oil and gas industry is a no-go. This is a huge smackdown of fractivists' irrational demands on the oil and gas industry, an industry...
WINNER! Trapper Mine Defeats WildEarth Guardians, Coal Operations Continue
WildEarth Guardians lost another battle in their war on Coal in Colorado as Interior Department officials gave the thumbs up for Trapper Mine to expand operations near Craig. To recap, the national environmental group in federal court challenged the Trapper Mine’s...
MORE TIME PLEASE: Team Frazier and Team Blaha Check Signatures, Prepare for Legal Battle
UPDATE: A judge has granted the stay until Wednesday to allow a determination about whether Blaha and Frazier's signatures are valid. Team Frazier and Team Blaha have joined together to ask that the Secretary of State not finalize the ballot and allow ample time for...
PHONING IT IN: Eagle County DA Takes Exorbitant Time Off, Says He Doesn’t Answer to Anyone
Eagle County District Attorney Bruce Brown has some explaining to do. First, the arrogant elected took six and a half weeks of vacation in 2015. And it's not just 2015, he's also taken excessive vacation time in other years as well. As if that weren't bad enough,...