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SWING AND A MISS: Sen. Garcia’s Attempt to Defend TABOR End Run Strikes Out
Laws are pesky things. At a legislative breakfast, liberal Sen. Leroy Garcia offered a sniveling view of the controversial hospital provider fee, as reported in the Pueblo Chieftain. He accused Republican Senate President Bill Cadman of blocking Democrats' attempts to...
LIGHTS OUT: Another Coal Mine Goes Dark, Wildearth Guardians Celebrate
The Western Slope has lost another coal mine and with it, nearly 70 jobs. The announcements in both the Denver Post and Daily Sentinel focused on the impact of market conditions of the coal industry they say forced the closure, which are admittedly poor. But there was...
SET UP FOR DISAPPOINTMENT: Pundits Hope Bennet’s Campaign Less Like Udall’s Campaign
A recent USAToday article had us mentally patting national Democrats on the head in pity. The article was about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's impact on Colorado's U.S. Senate race, but also touched on Bennet's campaign. One line was particularly...
YOU’RE FIRED? Presumptive Moreno Replacement Fired by Hancock Last Month
Democratic Sen. Jesse Ulibarri will not seek re-election and, instead, will expand his role with the Wellstone Foundation. He has endorsed Rep. Dominick Moreno to replace him in the Senate. In turn, Moreno has endorsed Adrienne Benavidez to replace him in the House....
SETBACK FOR SETBACKS: Radical Enviro Group Pulls Ballot Initiatives
A radical anti-energy group in Boulder has withdrawn eight ballot initiatives of the eleven (that's right- eleven) proposals that they submitted to the Colorado Secretary of State's office just a few months ago. Coloradans Resisting Extreme Energy Development (CREED)...
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS: Union Membership in Colorado Declines
Bad news, Democrats, union membership in Colorado is declining. The Denver Business Journal reports: In 2014, union members accounted for 9.5 percent of wage-and-salary workers in the state. In 2015, membership slipped to 8.4 percent. This isn’t new news exactly. The...
DEATH PENALTY: Boulder Changes Policy on Prairie Dog Management
Chalk up a victory for animal rights activists in Boulder County, officials there have changed the way they will “manage” prairie dogs on public property when imposing the death penalty. Instead of poisoning the critters using aluminum phosphide, officials will create...
YET ANOTHER ADMISSION: Teachers Union Educates on How to Trick Voters
The National Education Association (NEA), a union special-interest group that was long thought to back the 2015 Jefferson County recall battle which ousted three conservative school board members, has again admitted to being the mastermind behind the effort. On the...
WORDS MATTER: Occupy Denver Participant Accused of Killing Park County Deputy
Yesterday, Martin Wirth, a former Green Party candidate and Occupy Denver participant shot and killed Park County Sheriff's Deputy, Nate Carrigan, as Carrigan delivered an eviction notice to the man. First, our hearts go out to the loved ones of the 12-year veteran,...
SUPERMAX: The New Symbol for Terrorist Camaraderie?
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is going to great lengths to campaign against President Obama’s plan to close Gitmo and move the detainees to a Colorado prison, venturing behind enemy lines this week to appear on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” Gardner was outnumbered by the usual...