Craigslist ad: Want to run for Lieutenant Governor?

As we all know, the economy remains tough these days. But there are still jobs out there. Like, for instance, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado — a position currently being advertised on Craigslist. No, it’s not a joke. Jason R. Clark, an independent gubernatorial hopeful, needs to find a running mate…

Syringe exchange bill passes Senate, House

A bill to legalize syringe exchange programs in Colorado has passed the state legislature and is now headed to Governor Bill Ritter’s desk. Ritter was a vocal supporter of needle exchanges when he was Denver’s district attorney in the 1990s, and we’ve asked his spokesman if the governor plans to…

Arizona immigration bill fallout: Boulder bans all city travel to AZ

Protests against Arizona’s controversial immigration bill have been escalating in Colorado. A student walkout last Friday. A series of rallies over the weekend, with more events likely to be announced soon. And now, in the wake of Denver Public Schools’ ban of work-related travel to Arizona, the City of Boulder…

John Hickenlooper: Attack ads on the way about his charitable giving?

Unlike Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis, whose most prominent charitable donation appears to be elk meat, Democratic candidate John Hickenlooper has released tax returns showing that he’s doled out $2.8 million over the years. He’s just not saying to whom, which set off KHOW’s Dan Caplis during Hick’s appearance on…

Larry Ambrose: City Council District 1 showdown, part 9

Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…

Ken Salazar: Oil spill gets sludge on his shiny green suit

It’s too soon to start putting a figure on the damage — to marine life, tourism, fishing industries and more — from the 600-square-mile oil slick oozing onto the Gulf Coast today. And it’s too early in the investigation to know anything conclusive about the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon…

Georgia Sigala: City Council District 1 showdown, part 8

Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…

Ken Padilla: City Council District 1 showdown, part 7

Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…

Jerry Frangas: City Council District 1 showdown, part 6

Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…

John Hickenlooper just not that into talking about immigration law

Yesterday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis made a big splash by saying he’d like to bring Arizona’s controversial new immigration law to Colorado. McInnis followed up comments on KHOW morning host Peter Boyles’s talk show with press availabilities aplenty, including one that led to a page-one, above-the-fold story on today’s…

Jon Lehmann: City Council District 1 showdown, part 5

Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…

John Haney: City Council District 1 showdown, part 4

Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…

Scott McInnis: No wonder he likes Arizona immigration law, since he’s endorsed using race in profiling

AM-760 host David Sirota, posting on ColoradoPols.com, shares a timely item that helps contextualize Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis’s assertion that he’d like to bring Arizona’s controversial immigration law to Colorado — an opinion expressed on KHOW this morning and via his spokesman, Sean Duffy, in a just-published Westword interview…