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A HOUSE DIVIDED: Senate Dems Already Alienating Moderates Before Start of Session
The last state legislative session produced unintended consequences for Democrats, to put it mildly. And, this session, despite Gov. Hickenlooper's hollow promises of bipartisanship, may promise more of the same. Lynn Bartels at The Denver Post recently wrote a...
WHEN DOVES (& EAGLES) CRY: Audubon vs. Green Energy
It’s always fun to witness moments when the Democratic Party realizes it cannot have its cake and eat it, too. The New York Times is reporting a new federal rule that grants wind farms 30-year permits allowing them to “lawfully kill bald and golden eagles.” A good...
RIP: Former State Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon Dies
According to his family, former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon's death at 63 last night was a complete surprise. His son, Ben, told The Denver Post that his father had a massive heart attack. "I thought he was going to outlive us all," Ben Gordon said....
HER LIGHT SHINES ON: Arapahoe High School Victim, Claire Davis, Passes Away
Yesterday, Arapahoe High School student Claire Davis, 17, passed away from the injuries she sustained during the attack. Supporting her family and her healing became a rallying point for the Denver community and beyond as students gathered for a prayer vigil,...
GOING ROGUE IN BROOMFIELD: Nailed by the SOS and a Judge for Royaly Flubbing Election, Broomfield Sues Election Watchdogs
The first rule of holes is the same as the first rule of doing damage control when you botch an election - Stop Digging. Apparently, the folks running the City and County of Broomfield could use a reminder. Right before Thanksgiving, the Secretary of State nailed...
AGAINST THEIR NATURE: Dems Tie Small Biz Owners in Knots Trying to Walk Back Tax
Hey small business owners, remember that time you had to be a quant jock to apply for a tax that would later be credited? No? Oh just wait. There is no shortage of examples demonstrating the various ways in which Governor Hickenlooper and his allies in the...
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE: Government Here To Help With Minimum Wage Hike
Despite actual consensus among economists to the contrary (p. 86, Q 27), The Denver Post's Howard Pankratz is reporting today what a boon it will be to the Colorado economy when the minimum wage goes up on New Year’s Day. Even Colorado Speaker of the House Mark...
WHY DOES UDALL HATE THE WESTERN SLOPE? After Fighting for Energy Payments, Udall Sells Rural CO Out
There are plenty of reasons to dislike the budget deal that came out of Washington this week. For starters, it actually increases the deficit in the short and medium term in exchange for faint promises of cuts that are almost certainly never going to materialize. ...
HEIGHT OF ARROGANCE: Angela Giron Wants to Be Secretary of State
We literally laughed when we heard the news that recently-recalled state Sen. Angela Giron had designs on running for Secretary of State. Kelly Maher of Compass Colorado noted: “It’s confounding to think that after being fired from the voters of her district now...
SPIN CYCLE: Hickenlooper Wishy-Washy on Guns; CPR Covers His…Tail
Colorado Public Radio, in a recent interview with Governor Hickenlooper, seemingly made up a quote to give Hick a spine that he has clearly demonstrated he doesn’t have. Here is how CPR wrote up the story: "If someone comes and has some way of improving or changing...