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GRABBING THE POPCORN: Two Dems Jump into the CO Treasurer’s Race
Yesterday, not one, but two, Democrat politicians jumped into the race for State Treasurer: Pat Stryker henchwoman former U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey and Broomfield Mayor Pat Quinn. But, one of these candidates seems to have learned math from Rep. Lois Court "Math is Not...
BAILING IN DROVES? Hickenlooper Staffers Start To Look For Greener Pastures
It may be a bit too early to start saying that staffers are bailing in droves from the scandal-plagued Hickenlooper administration, but with a recent slew of high profile departures it seems that some of Hick's most trusted advisers aren't counting on a re-elect and...
GRASSROOTS VICTORY: Petition To Recall Anti-Gun Senator Angela Giron Certified
Guess Senator Angela Giron's bag man didn't hand out enough cash to the pro-Giron forces. This afternoon the Secretary of State's office certified that the Giron recall would be going forward, declaring 12,648 signatures valid. Scoops The Denver Post's Kurtis Lee: The...
DISENFRANCHISEMENT: Morse Group Intimidating Petition Signers
The front group for Senate President John Morse has been calling signers of the Morse recall petition, attempting to bully them into taking their name off the petition. With more than 3,000 signatures beyond the threshold certified, it's an uphill task to get the...
YES, IT IS A WASTE: Denver Regional Council of Governments Purchases Blank Page in Denver Business Journal
This weekend the government-funded Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) bought an empty page in the Denver Business Journal as part of their marketing plan to get people to carpool to work. It then had the nerve to ask readers if they thought it was a waste...
THANKS, BUT NO THANKS: New W Line Adds Hour to Commute for Downtown Workers
Colorado 9to5, and advocacy group that focuses issues that women face in the workplace, is spearheading an attempt to restore the bus lines that were eliminated or scaled back in parallel with the opening of the $707 million W Line that even the Denver Post calls a...
ANEMIC: Colorado GDP Lags Nation; State Underperforms Due to Unfriendly Democrat Business Climate
Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released their state-by-state results for 2012 GDP. Colorado clocked in at 2.1 percent, lagging the nation as a whole and only topping Montana and Wyoming in the Rocky Mountain Region. With the state's strong economic...
HICK’S TAX HIKE HEDGE: Will He or Won’t He?
OUR VIEW: Supporting the bill that spends the proceeds of the tax increase without supporting the tax itself is like loving the sin and hating the sinner. In other words, it is too weird even for Hick. A loyal reader pointed out an interesting aspect of this new...
RAMPING UP: Unions Roll In Operatives In Douglas County School Board Fight
OUR VIEW: When you see the raw number of union operatives parachuting into Douglas County every week, the battle lines are clear -- this is a fight between school reformers and the best machine politicians that the union power structure in this state can drum up. A...
WAIL OF THE MANDARINS
Bleat. That sums up the Denver Post editorial about the John Morse recall. Those who rule the world always fret when ordinary people decide to take charge. As is happening in Colorado. “Abuse of political process” Save it for “corruption and incompetence” What hooey....