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OPENING DAY: The Legislative Session Begins, What to Watch for
Hang on to your wallets, PeakNation™, the Colorado State Legislature gaveled in to session today. Noticeably absent from some leadership speeches was the anti-oil and gas rhetoric that was so popular during the campaign session. That said there are 28 new...
SHAMELESS: How Crow Handled His First Major Vote
Democrats demanded change when they voted Republicans out of the U.S. House, and that’s exactly what they didn’t get Thursday by reelecting 15-term Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi as speaker. The only Colorado Democrat to cast a token vote against Pelosi was U.S. Rep....
BLUE ON BLUE VIOLENCE: Joe Salazar Doing His Damnedest to Acid Rain on the Polis Parade
What a delightful start for the new regime. As the state legislature kicks off this morning, former State Representative-turned-eco-lunatic Joe Salazar wasted no time embarrassing incoming Democrat Governor Jared Polis. Salazar, who earlier this week was named...
END THE SHUTDOWN: Gardner is Right, Go to Battle Plan B
What has suddenly changed that would prompt U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner to come forward, the first Republican to do so, and urge the end of the government shutdown? The answer is simple — Democrats are now in charge of the U.S. House, and the Constitution requires all...
A WALL WE CAN ALL USE: Help This Guy Seal Colorado Away from the Rest of the World
Much has been been made of the ridiculous/hilarious/"holy-crap-they've-raised-HOW-MUCH?!" GoFundMe account that seeks to raise $1 billion to erect a wall on the border of our Mexican neighbors. Nothing screams patriotism like rolling up your sleeves and taking...
BENNET’S BLUNDER: This Man Wants to be President?
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet tried his hand at blasting President Trump on Twitter because of the government shutdown, and failed, miserably. Here’s the tweet: Today marks up to $24 MILLION in lost revenue due to closed national parks in Colorado. @realDonaldTrump's...
FRESH START: Republican Rep. Bob Rankin Chosen to Replace Sen. Baumgardner
Tonight, Carbondale's state Rep. Bob Rankin was selected to replace embattled Republican state Sen. Randy Baumgardner, who will step down effective January 21. According to the Craig Daily Press, it took four ballots to secure Rankin's nomination when he won six votes...
WATCH WHERE YOU STEP: Not Everyone is Gaga for Geese
The folks over at public radio are ever so excited about the droves of Canadian geese invading downtown Denver, thanking global warming in part, and efforts during the 1950s to repopulate numbers that had dropped into the hundreds. They make the annual invasion of...
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