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CHOICE: Will Hickenlooper Listen To His Chief of Staff, Or Victims Of The Nathan Dunlap Killing Spree?
Coverage of Governor John Hickenlooper's decision on whether to grant life-saving amnesty to Chuck E. Cheese killer Nathan Dunlap is beginning to intensify, and while Hickenlooper has used his bully pulpit to try to shape public opinion in favor of clemency, the...
SHERRY STILL SHILLS: Udall Laughably Called “Privacy Watchdog”
The Denver Post's Allison Sherry has once again shown her true liberal stripes in her most recent missive about Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Udall. In the headline, Sherry labels Udall a "privacy watchdog", and goes on to say the following: "Sen. Mark Udall has...
INSULT TO INJURY: “Jobs Bills” Inside Joke Within CO Democratic Caucus
While Coloradans struggle under unemployment rates of 7% to more than 9% under Governor Hickenlooper and his Democrat predecessor (noteworthy: the state's unemployment rate was a mere 3.7% when Governor Owens left office), behind closed doors Democrat lawmakers joke...
PAGING PEAK NATION: Denver Post Post-Mortem with Republican Leadership
Earlier this week, we posted about the Denver Post's post-mortem with Democratic leadership. We were surprised when the Denver Post Opinion page responded directly to our post with the following: "FYI, we have given Republican leadership four different dates to join...
WORST SESSION EVER: Fallout From Morse’s Fumbling Session Grows
When Senate President John Morse referenced a car wreck in his odd opening day speech, little did any of us know that it would also be a metaphor for his handling of the session ahead. More on this when we list our losers (check back on Monday). But we couldn't wait...
QUINNIPIAC ARRIVES: CO Makes Big Leagues in Polling Data
Colorado Public Radio is right - Colorado Matters. At least, that's the media's takeaway from the news the Quinnipiac pollsters plan to add Colorado to its roster of states in which it conducts regular polling. According to The Denver Post: "The pollsters are among...
HYPOTHETICAL: Would Hick’s Chief of Staff Suggest We Need To Commute Ariel Castro’s Sentence?
Would Governor Hickenlooper's Chief of Staff, Roxanne White, suggest we should spare Ariel Castro's life? Just wondering.
GOLD DOME DECREE: Winners Of The 2013 Legislative Session
Welcome to the third annual Colorado Peak Politics legislative awards where we honor the winners, losers and those that neither won nor lost, sometimes maddeningly so. Or, as we have dubbed them in years past -- sister kissers. The session itself was a stone cold...
DEAR DEMS: LEAVE IT ALONE
That's the message from yesterday's release of voting behavior across the United States in 2012 when it comes to same-day registration for Colorado. Colorado citizens do an admirable job of voting in our elections. We outshine all but a handful of states with very...
WHO THE FRACK: Who Are These Kids and Why Did They Sue Hickenlooper?
Veteran investigative reporter Todd Shepherd posted earlier today on a video making its way through social media featuring two kids rapping about fracking as guests of the Jeffco Public School system. Below is a video from Revealing Politics about this school...