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OVER-CRIMINALIZATION: Just Firing a Gun to Be a Crime Now?
It would be if Democratic freshman Representative Tom Foote from Boulder had his way. His new bill, HB1043, would change the language of current Colorado state law to say that firing a firearm is use of a deadly weapon no matter what the intent. Ahhh, to be a...
ODD TIMING: Udall Begged for Campaign Funds as Fiscal Cliff Loomed
From news reports coming out of Washington, D.C. on New Year's Eve, one would have thought that our U.S. Congressmen and Senators were hard at work hammering out a deal that would allow the U.S. government to not topple over the abhorred fiscal cliff. But, Colorado's...
IN DECLINE: Union Membership Falls in Colorado and Nationwide
This morning, Associated Press released an article highlighting the sharp decline in union membership across the country. According to the article, membership fell from 11.8% of the working population to 11.3%, the lowest level since the 1930s, which translates to...
NOT THE ONION: The Big Tancredo Agrees To Burn One Down With Amendment 64 Filmmaker
Call it a sign of the (high) times. Former Congressman and illegal immigration firebrand Tom Tancredo is set to light a different kind of fire with a filmmaker shooting a documentary on the passage of Amendment 64. In a recently released trailer intended to raise...
BLEWD AGAIN: Kraft-Tharp Shows Willful Ignorance of Small Business Issues
Sigh. Lawyer-lobbyist Democratic Representative Tracy Kraft Tharp is showing once again that she simply doesn't understand small business issues. After Democrats again killed a bill introduced by Republican Rep. Clarice Navarro Ratzlaff that would have allowed only...
HICK VS. HUDAK: Firefighter Collective Bargaining Bill Likely To Expose Rift Among Colorado Democrats
It's the moment we've all been waiting for -- the throw down between the Democrats' hard-line liberals and Governor Hickenlooper, who has always tried to personify the picture of cautious moderation. And we're hearing union giveaways are likely to be one of those...
“ECONOMIC COCAINE”: Dick Lamm Slams Mark Udall For Fiscal Cliff Deal
With Lynn Bartels' post this morning on Dick Lamm's comments about government spending crushing today's youth, we were reminded of a more recent, and harsh, commentary by the former Democratic governor about spending restraint, or lack thereof. Earlier this month,...
GOVERNMENT FAIL: Childhood Education Bill’s Faulty Premise
Democrat Millie Hamner has regurgitated her bill from last year and introduced the Early Childhood Education Expansion Bill (aka HB13-1117), which starts by asking legislators to pledge allegiance to the efficacy of government programs. According to the bill summary:...
RICK STRANDLOF’S NEW ACT: Denver’s Notorious Left Wing Fraudster Blogging At BuzzFeed About The “Hotness” of “Ginger” Congressman Kennedy
Just when you thought the zig-zag path of Rick Strandlof's ever-changing personality couldn't get any stranger, you come upon a BuzzFeed post penned by the serial impostor about the "hotness of [Congressman] Joe Kennedy." Denver's Strandlof is most notorious for...
Ray Scott Introduces Important Jobs Bill
Ray Scott, Colorado's State House representative from D55 has introduced a jobs bill that could have a significant impact on both jobs and education in the state. Scott has far-reaching knowledge and experience related to the energy sector in Western Colorado and has...