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HICK WON’T MEET WITH SHERIFFS: Too Busy Palling Around With Nathan Dunlap’s Lawyers?
Yesterday we reported that Governor John Hickenlooper would not meet with Colorado Sherrifs who opposed gun control when asked late last week. Hickenlooper's staff protested and called it a scheduling snafu. Our sources confirm, it was a snub. And a story from The...
RATINGS BONANZA: New 9News Show ‘Balance of Power’ Hits #2 On Sunday Ratings During First Episode
9News debuted a new political show this Sunday called "Balance of Power" starring our favorite journalist on TV, Kyle Clark, and a few Peak friends, including the big boss of Revealing Politics, Kelly Maher (get it?). Knowing that, it's no wonder the show hit #2 in...
NEXT FIGHT: Democrats Target Jobs in Oil and Gas
While the majority of the the news coming from the Capitol has focused on the Democrat-sponsored gun control package, Democrats quietly will roll out a job-killing and pointless fracking regulation package this week, according to the Denver Business Journal. As...
GIRON DECLARES WAR ON THE CHIEFTAIN: Phony Allegations Of Threats Against Gun-Control Supporters Now Extends To Largest Newspaper In Southern Colorado
UPDATE 3: Jane Rawlings, the Assistant Publisher and Vice President of The Pueblo Chieftain provided this comment to the Peak: Last week, The Chieftain's general manager did send an email to state Sen. Angela Giron, a Pueblo Democrat, in which he expressed his...
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS: Ken Buck Reveals He’s Battling Lymphoma
Weld County DA and former Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck told friends and followers on Facebook this morning that he has received a diagnosis of lymphoma and plans to begin treatment for the blood cancer this Wednesday. From his Facebook announcement: As, some...
ALLEGATION: Hickenlooper Refuses To Meet With Sheriffs After Their Opposition To Gun Grab
UPDATE: A Hickenlooper spokesperson has responded to the allegations that Hickenlooper has refused to meet with Sheriffs. See tweet below. Pending review sounds like the gubernatorial version of postpone indefinitely, but we're glad Hick and his people have changed...
NEW POLL: Gun Control Legislation Could Cost Dems Votes
Despite advancing five new gun control bills in the Senate on Friday, Democrats may be, ahem, shooting themselves in the feet with voters, according to new polling data. Two-thirds of Coloradans (65%) say these new gun control laws won’t reduce crime or make the...
GIRON CAVES ON MAG BAN: Colorado Springs Senate President Says Jump, Pueblo Senator Says How High
The bill banning guns with more than a few rounds passed the Senate on a preliminary vote Friday, and there are two Senators who more than any other deserve the thanks. Senator Andy Kerr. And Senator Angela Giron. For Kerr, falling in line is predictable. Kerr has...
WHERE WE ARE: Gun Legislation Updates
UPDATE: The bright spots of the evening were that two bills, HB1226 (concealed carry on college campuses) and SB196 (liability for gun manufacturers) were killed by their respective sponsors instead of facing a mortifying defeat in the Senate. As of the end of the...
DOUBLING DOWN: The Colorado Observer Now Has A Bigger DC Presence Than The Denver Post
With The Denver Post's DC reporter, Allison Sherry, under fire for her conflict of interest by dating a member of the Green Lobby without disclosing that to readers, it's fascinating to see alternative Colorado publications leading the way on coverage of our nation's...