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FLIP FLOP: Polis Leading Effort to Reverse his Syrian Refugee Vote
Looks like Jared Polis couldn’t stand the heat, so he’s getting out of Middle East politics. Polis has taken the lead for Democrats who voted for tougher background checks of Syrian refugees coming to the U.S. but want to weasel out of their position. Now they want...
HONORING OUR HEROES: Officer Garrett Swasey Laid to Rest
With all of the politicization of the Colorado Springs shooting, some Coloradans may have missed the opportunity to learn about a true hero from that day. Officer Garrett Swasey was a father, husband, pastor, and former ice dancer (who knew cops could ice dance?)....
HIGHWAY BILL: What Colorado Gets From Congressional Goodies
Lots of goodies for Colorado roads this Christmas in Santa’s bag. The Senate finally passed a five-year highway bill that will give states confidence money will be there to plan transportation projects, said U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner. “Colorado is growing fast, and it’s...
SO PREDICTABLE: Democrats Call to Ban “Most Guns”
Today, Colorado Democrats began calls to ban "auto-loading" (read: semi-automatic) weapons across the United States to prevent attacks like San Bernardino. Essentially, this is a reinstatement of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban that was in effect from 1994 through...
SLOW JAMMING THE NEWS: Is the EPA Planning a San Juan Land Grab?
After a week of heart-breaking news, we’re giving PeakNation™ a break this morning and bringing to your attention this fluffy story lede submitted by our favorite environmental reporter, Bruce Finley. Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday...
DENIED! Supreme Court Tells Hick to Pound Sand
UPDATE: The Supreme Court has reissued their decision to explain that it will not hear the case because the attorney general provided adequate “alternate remedies” in her response to Hickenlooper’s filing, which was a similar case already decided by the court. In that...
POLITICIZING TRAGEDY: Gun Control Takes Center Stage in Government Shutdown
Hours after Wednesday’s tragic shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., U.S. Sen. Harry Reid was filing a gun control amendment to the omnibus spending bill that will force a debate on the controversial issue while most members of Congress are focused on avoiding a...
WORLD IS ENDING! Words Don’t Matter for Environmental Reporting
In a thinly-disguised endorsement of U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s bill to get reelected raise mining fees, the Denver Post’s Bruce Finely reports writes that the world has been poisoned by shuttered mines and taxpayers will be forced to pay a king's ransom to fix it --...
FORGET THE VIAGRA: Colorado Health Exchange Directs Callers to Phone Sex Line
Everyone makes mistakes (yes, even us), but this one is raising...eyebrows. Due to a typo, the Colorado Health Exchange, or Connect for Health Colorado, sent a letter to 9,763 Coloradans, or all of those still with insurance in the state (we kid), suggesting they call...
TARGET: Bennet on America Rising’s take-down list
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is one of eight Senate candidates and the only incumbent being targeted by American Rising because of their support for Hillary Clinton and her position to move Gitmo terrorists to the U.S. Hillary’s support was exposed in a secret memo...