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CASH FOR CLUNKERS: Post Forgets Role of Union Payout in Increasing Used Car Prices
In a story outlining the supply and demand mismatch for used cars published by the Denver Post over the weekend, the region's leading newspaper goes on to list several factors constraining supply, but amazingly, Cash for Clunkers fails to even make the list. During...
MORE GUN LAWS: Democrats Push for Purchaser-Funded Background Checks
Democrats introduced two new gun control laws pertaining to background checks, as part of the assault weapons ban that wasn't. The first bill, HB1229, would require background checks for the transfer of all firearms and the second bill, HB1228, would require...
HEY LADY, SIT DOWN: Romanoff Pushes Newell Out; Democrat Men’s Club Wins Again
Colorado Democrats talk a good game on "women's rights", but when push comes to shove, it is the Men's Club that usually gets the upper hand when it comes time to decide who is running for high office. It happened again today as State Senator Linda Newell, a popular...
BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX: Republicans Work to Welcome Business to Colorado
UPDATE: Despite efforts by Colorado Republicans to reach across the aisle to pass this important piece of legislation, Democratic Senate leadership has sent this bill to the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee (aka the Democrats' "kill committee") to die a...
HIGH-CAPACITY BAN: First of Eight Promised Pieces of Gun Regulation Legislation Introduced
Yesterday afternoon, Democrats introduced the first bill in their promised gun package, which seeks to "prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of an ammunition feeding device that is capable of accepting, or that can be readily converted to accept, more than 10...
SHAMELESS PLUG: Vote For Colorado Peak Politics As The Fix’s Best State Political Blog
3/5 UPDATE: The list is out and we made it. Thanks so much, loyal readers, for your votes, tips and feedback. What do you call two liberal blogs vs. the Peak? WaPo's list of best Colorado blogs. And a fair fight. Congratulations to Pols and the Post - worthy...
FEEDING AT THE PUBLIC TROUGH: Paul Weissmann Bored With Public Trustee Job, Moonlights As Political Staffer At The Capitol
How many of you wish you could make $72,500 a year and only show up part-time? Sounds nice, right? That's just what former House Majority Leader Paul Weissmann has been able to work out on the back of Colorado taxpayers after getting appointed Boulder County Trustee...
STRATEGIC MERGER: Gill Underwrites PBS Merger, Critics Silent
Can you imagine the uproar from the left and the mainstream media if one of the Koch Brothers decided to purchase a Public Broadcasting System station? But, where is the outrage when uber-rich, politically-motivated Tim Gill opts to fund the merger of Rocky Mountain...
A CHANGING, ENDURING AMERICA
Last year's Super Bowl ads included several Big Business suck ups to Obama. Their cash and their ads worked for him, doggonit. This year's ads point to a changing America. Last year's “We Are Young” song got transformed into Taco Bell-munching geezers having fun,...
8 NEW GUN MEASURES: A Primer on Democrats’ New Gun Regulation
While the liability recommendation that's part of the Democrats' proposed anti-gun legislation is deservedly getting the bulk of the attention in the 2nd Amendment debate at Colorado's State Capitol, the Democrats have offered seven additional points to be included in...