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RETURNING THE FAVOR: Did Hickenlooper Tip Off Enviros He Was Signing SB252?
When Governor Hickenlooper announced he was going to sign the electric rate raising bill SB252, designed as a payback to green energy interests, it was a surprise to Republicans and the press. But it didn't appear to be a surprise to the enviro movement -- they had...
BREAKING: Sources Say Former House Speaker Terrance Carroll To Run For Denver School Board
UPDATE 2: Carroll denies ever deciding to get in the race, but that's not apparently the impression he left with a number of high profile folks: @COpeakpolitics I was never "in"...I was asked to think about it & decided against a run. #copolitics—...
CASINO BAILOUT? Black Hawk Casino & Big Pharma Join Bloomberg To Save Morse’s Hide
A Whole Lot of People For John Morse is quickly being exposed as a Few Special Interests Saving John Morse's Hide. In a report on the financial backing of the Morse front group by Morse's hometown paper, the Colorado Springs Gazette, it is revealed that a Black Hawk...
ME TOO: McLachlan Gets His Bloomberg Bucks
According to the Durango Herald, the race to recall Democratic State Representative Mike McLachlan (Durango) was neck in neck in fundraising until New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg-backed America Votes infused McLachlan's defense fund with $30,000. David Saleh,...
WORLDS APART
Governor Hickenlooper and I are just 7 years apart in age, but our lives have vastly different roots. His are the Philadelphia Main Line culture. Affluent by heritage and Eastern liberal by taste and inclination. Mine are Great American Plains farm families. My...
STAY CLASSY, KEN: Salazar Talks Pay Structure for New Legal Gig: “It’s a Very Good Package”
UPDATE: Salazar's former Chief of Staff, Tom Strickland, who was having a grand time rafting in the Grand Canyon during the BP oil spill, also was picked up by WilmerHale after leaving the Interior Department. We're sure government watchdogs will see nothing wrong...
READY, FIRE, AIM: How Much Thought did Hancock Put into his “Airport City” Project?
Will Denver Mayor Hancock's plan for major development around the Denver International Airport ever take flight? Hancock, who entered office preaching about regional cooperation, is now embroiled in embarrassing public turbulence triggered by his disregard for public...
BOLDER BOULDER: City Expands Ban on Fracking By Also Prohibiting Use of Its Water
Last night, in a unanimous vote, the Boulder City Council did its small part to perpetuate the false narrative that renewables are an affordable and reliable alternative to American fossil fuels to power the state's and the nation's economy. Their one-year extension...
ALL ROADS LEAD TO BLOOMBERG: More Connections To NYC Mayor’s Cash Emerge In Morse Group Financial Report
No matter where you look when it comes to the pro-Morse group A Whole Lot of People For John Morse, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg isn't far. Reviewing the financials of the recall candidates - specifically Colorado Springs Senator John Morse and Pueblo Senator...
PERMANENT MAJORITY? Obama’s Standing With Independents Collapses
File this under things that should worry Democrats facing the electorate in 2014: Obama's standing with independents is collapsing. A new NBC/WSJ poll finds that Obama's scandal-plagued second term has taken a toll among a critical section of the electorate. Reports...