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SNUBFEST 2015: Jewell Caves, Will Meet with Local Officials, But Not in Moffat, Rio Blanco Counties
Bowing to public pressure, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has suddenly decided to carve out some time between her busy schedule in Aspen and rafting in Browns Canyon to meet with Moffat and Rio Blanco officials to discuss the possible closure of the Colowyo mine. She...
REGRETS? Former Jeffco Superintendent Stevenson Top Recall Donor
We were half kidding earlier this month when we blogged that perhaps the Jeffco Board of Education recall was an effort by former Jeffco Superintendent Cindy Stevenson to get her job back. But, today's campaign finance report from Jeffco United for Action, the...
SNUBDATE: Jewell Will Go Rafting, Still Ignoring Craig
Not only is Interior Secretary Sally Jewell snubbing Craig and traveling to Aspen this week, now she’s planning a rafting trip in Browns Canyon, according to Joshua Sharf at Watchdog.org. She can’t be driven 157 miles to Craig by a government lackey to address her...
HE’S BAAAACK! Polis Commands State Legislature to Do as He Says
U.S. Rep. Jared Polis is essentially threatening the state legislature, telling the Associated Press that if they don’t pass three proposals to essentially cripple the fracking industry, he might lead his lackeys into a ballot battle once more. Polis said fracking...
JUSTICE DELAYED? Court’s Renewable Energy Standards Decision Not a Done Deal
The court decision this week to uphold Colorado’s renewable energy standards reaffirmed the adage, “be careful what you wish for.” The judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit noted on the first page of their opinion that the standard requiring 30...
PAID VOLUNTEERS: Jeffco Teachers Union Turns to Paid Signature Gatherers
It looks like the thousands of volunteers that the Jefferson County Education Association (JCEA) were counting on to deliver the 50,000 signatures it needs in (now less than) two weeks to place a recall election on the general election ballot aren't quite getting the...
BITCH SLAP: Interior Secretary Jewell to Visit Aspen, Snubs Craig
It’s no surprise that Interior Secretary Sally Jewell would pay a visit to her liberal luminaries in Aspen, but to completely ignore the crisis her agency has created in Craig, and refuse a side-trip there to hear the community’s concerns? We’re gobsmacked. The...
SHHHHH: Hickenlooper Quietly Endorses Hillary
According to Politico, Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, typical of his noncommittal style, is quietly backing Hillary, although you would never know it from him. A couple of months ago, we wrote about Democratic U.S. Bennet's similarly quiet endorsement of Hillary...
CATAPULTING COSTS: Health Insurance Rates to Climb 50 Percent
Folks on the Western Slope better get a tighter grip on their wallets, because their high-priced affordable health insurance rates are about to skyrocket to unprecedented heights. Katie Kerwin McCrimmon of Health News Colorado reports that the double-digit increases...
RUMOR MILL: Joe Salazar Won’t Run for Re-election
Multiple sources have reached out today to give us the heads up that Rep. Joe Salazar (D-Thornton) is not running for re-election. He has allegedly emailed members of his caucus to inform them of his decision and was supposedly talking to reporters about it....
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