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HEALTH EXCHANGE SCANDAL! But We Repeat Ourselves …
The revelation that Connect for Health Colorado had numerous weaknesses and inadequate security systems to protect the personal information of its customers is not as surprising as the health exchange’s reaction when the failures were made public. A federal inspector...
BOTH WAYS BENNET: League of Conservation Voters Praises Bennet for Voting to Harm Oil and Gas
Embattled U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is facing the fight of his life in his re-election campaign and, so, he has tried to position himself as a moderate here in Colorado. One way that he's done this is to walk a fine line on oil and natural gas issues. Too bad that the...
MAN OF THE PEOPLE: Sen. Bennet’s Office Had Spikes to Keep Homeless Away
The Colorado Independent yesterday reported on an odd occurrence at embattled Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet's downtown Colorado Springs office. Apparently, the office building had metal spikes installed meant to discourage homeless folks from lounging out front. And,...
PANIC: Sanders Overtakes Clinton in Colorado in New Poll
Yesterday, the entire Clinton family was stumping for Hillary for President up and down the I-25 corridor, and today we know why. A Washington Free Beacon poll shows Hillary trailing her socialist opponent Bernie Sanders in Colorado by six points - 43 to 49 percent,...
ADVICE AND CONSENT: Epic Battle Ahead in Senate for Supreme Court
The Senate’s role in confirming Supreme Court nominees is that of advice and consent, and here it is: They advise that a new nominee should not be put forth just months before a presidential election, because thanks in part to this administration, the selection of...
GOOD NEWS! Taxpayers to See TABOR Refunds
Much to the chagrin of Democrats, Colorado taxpayers will see TABOR refunds this year. According to The Denver Post: Depending on what adjusted gross income they report, single filers can expect to see TABOR refunds from $13 to $41. That lower figures is for a filer...
PRISONER TO HIS VOTES: Bennet’s Votes Against Preventing GITMO to Colorado Transfers Linger
This morning, Foreign Policy magazine published an article on the impact on the 2016 election that President Obama's attempts to relocate GITMO detainees (read: terrorists) to Florence, Colorado. One quote caught our eye as particularly disingenuous. It was from...
LIGHTS ON! Colowyo Gets Go-Ahead for New Mining Expansion
Good news for Colorado mining, and no, this isn’t a joke — the BLM is giving the Colowyo Coal mine the go-ahead for the Collum Area Development Project, which means 220 jobs for folks in the Northwest part of the state. The feds say they will issue a finding of “no...
BIG SPENDERS: Carroll’s Student Loan Bill Would Have Exacerbated Student Loan Debt Crisis
Today, the state Senate postponed a bill sponsored by Sixth Congressional District Democratic candidate state Sen. Morgan Carroll that set out to "make student loans more transparent", but, instead, would have made them more costly for borrowers. See, the regulatory...
FRIENDLY REMINDER: Everyone Still Hates Bennet’s Deal with Iran
The Democrats' nuclear deal with Iran inspired a backlash against Democrats that Party Most Loved by the Media is not accustomed to. A new Gallup poll out today suggests that Americans still hate it. Let's never forget that embattled U.S. Senator voted for this deal...