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WEAPON OF SELF-DESTRUCTION: State Rep. Joe Salazar’s Mouth (and, Now, His Twitter Feed)
State Representative Joe Salazar, who earlier this year gained national attention for his shameful remarks from the House floor questioning the judgement of women to carry firearms, is at it again. This time, the lawmaker's weapon of choice is his Twitter feed....
TICK TOCK: Senate President Running Out of Options
The Secretary of State's rejection of a motion to disallow all of the Morse recall signatures based on a language technicality, brought about by lawyers for John Morse supporters, has had a sobering effect on A Whole Lot of People for John Morse and their...
DELAYED: Obama Postpones Implementation of Obamacare
Late on Tuesday, just before the Fourth of July holiday break, President Obama announced a one-year delay in the implementation of the Obamacare employer mandate. But, some politicians, including Colorado's U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman believe that the employer mandate is...
HAPPY FOURTH: Legislators Share Their Holiday Plans
This Independence Day, we asked Colorado's legislators to share what they're planning with friends and family. Below are a few of their responses. Sen. Kevin Grantham, Canon City Republican Sen. Kevin Grantham will be spending the holiday in a new part of District 2,...
THOUGHTS & PRAYERS: Sen. Udall’s Brother Died on Hiking Trip
The search for Colorado's U.S. Senator Mark Udall's missing brother has come to a sad end. James "Randy" Udall, 61, was found dead in a remote area of the Wind River Range in Wyoming today by rescue teams. According to a statement from Sen. Udall's office, Randy...
PROPERTY RIGHTS BE DAMNED: Electric Cars No Greener
One of the dumbest laws that came out of the 2013 legislative session was one that would require property owners and landlords to allow tenants to install electric car charging stations on their properties. You know, to enable green transportation and all. Turns...
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: Conservative Group Compass Colorado Joins Forces With Teachers Union President
Governor Hickenlooper's silence on the billion dollar tax increase campaign has created some rather strange bedfellows. Last month, Kerrie Dallman, the president of the Colorado Education Association (CEA), took to Twitter to trash Hickenlooper for hiding on the tax...
OUT OF STATE EFFORTS: Tax Hike Campaign Hires DC Firm To Gather Signatures
Democrats in Colorado have made a big deal about the state government giving preference to in-state firms, but a review of the expenditures by the tax hike campaign shows that they are using two out-of-state firms to run their ballot initiative. According to the first...
RULES & REGS: Department of Revenue Issues Recreational Pot Rules
Only the State Government can make pot this boring. Yesterday, the Colorado Department of Revenue released its suggestions on how pot should be regulated in Colorado. The document to control legal weed is nearly 70 pages long, and includes such scintillating topics...
MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS: Largest Colorado Teachers Union Ponies Up $250,000 For Tax Hike Campaign
When the president of the largest teachers union in Colorado, Kerrie Dallman, took to Twitter to call out Governor Hickenlooper for hiding on the tax increase campaign, it wasn't just because she had put her organization's reputation on the line. It was because she...