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MISSED THE STORY: Colorado Drops Five Slots in Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Survey
The Denver Business Journal cheered that Colorado made the top 15 in this year's Small Business Policy Index, which rates the small businesses climates across all fifty states. Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter pointed to the ranking on his Facebook page. ...
BACKFIRE: Governor’s New Media Adviser Compares Gun Rights to Ham Sandwiches?
UPDATE: Noting that Alan Salazar, Hick's strategery chief, retweeted the bizarre proclamation, Colorado's gubernatorial candidates weighed in via The Colorado Observer. Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo said that the tweet "seem[ed] to claim that 'there is no Second...
#PRAYFORCLAIRE: Arapahoe High School Victim “Not Doing Very Well”
Yesterday, a teenage gunman walked into Arapahoe High School in Centennial in search of a teacher with whom he had a disagreement and shot an innocent 17-year old girl before killing himself. This senseless act is intolerable in our society and he is a coward. His...
PeakFeed: Teachers Can Get Refunds on Union Dues Through 12/15
A little known fact is that Colorado teachers who don't want their automatically-collected union dues spent on nasty politicking are eligible to receive a refund, which could amount to up to $63 per year. But, the deadline is this Sunday, December 15th. Independent...
IT’S OFFICIAL: Rachel Zenzinger Replaces Sen. Evie Hudak
In case you couldn't take the morning off work to attend the swearing-in of now-state Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, we've done you solid by recreating the event as told by Twitter via Storify for you. While we're sure there will be plenty of time for policy disagreements,...
LIE OF THE YEAR: Udall Told Coloradans They Could Keep Their Health Plans
In a scathing review yesterday, the nonpartisan PolitiFact named President Obama and Sen. Mark Udall's frequent claim that "if you like your plan, you can keep your plan" the "Lie of the Year". "So this fall, as cancellation letters were going out to approximately 4...
SIX DEGREES OF LOUIS BACON: Salazar PAC Benefactor Has Bloomberg Ties
Surprise, surprise. Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and former U.S. Senator Ken Salazar has teamed up with billionaire conservationist Louis Bacon to form America’s Conservation PAC. And, wouldn’t you know it, but Louis Bacon is BFF with another billionaire...
PeakFeed: Great Ads Don’t Undermine Product Messaging
We already wrote a piece on ProgressNow's admission that their (Westword titled) "hosurance" ads were terrible. But, we thought it was worth highlighting how messaging used in another new ProgressNow/CCHI ad undermines Obamacare - the program it's meant to support. ...
HARD LOOK IN THE MIRROR: Giron “Went Denver”, Precipitated Her Own Recall
After former Democratic Senator Angela Giron's crushing defeat in a recall election, she made every excuse in the book for her loss in a district that President Obama won by 19 points - the NRA, voter suppression, sexism, racism, and any other conceivable -ism. But,...
ABUSE OF GENEROSITY: Colorado Gives…to Political Organizations?
Yesterday was Colorado Gives Day. It's a great opportunity to give to charities that help the neediest of Coloradans - and for those charities to receive matching funds. In fact, the event raised over $20 million dollars for Colorado nonprofits, according to The...
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