The Colorado Union of Taxpayers’ acronym — CUT — indicates where its members stand on the question of taxation. While the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) has been attacked by plenty of lawmakers, CUT president Marty Neilson credits it with “protecting Colorado from the real budget woes like those being…
Jane Norton’s forthcoming entry into the U.S. Senate campaign is meant to energize Republicans who know appointee Michael Bennet is vulnerable but can’t figure out which of their foot soldiers is capable of taking him down. But at this point, anyhow, there doesn’t seem to be a new face capable…
Last month, the National Republican Senatorial Committee registered a couple of domain names on behalf of former Colorado Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton — and today, Norton’s using one of them, JaneNortonForColorado.com. Up-front: A news item that declares, “Jane Norton officially filed the Jane Norton for Colorado campaign committee with the…
Former Colorado House speaker Andrew Romanoff hasn’t officially announced his intention to challenge Bill Ritter appointee/fellow Democrat Michael Bennet in the 2010 race for the U.S. Senate. But the mere prospect that he may do so has prompted national media coverage — and his activities this weekend will only fuel…
Even after Congresswoman Diana DeGette announced a slew of in-person healthcare town halls to supplement a previously scheduled teleconference, she was still portrayed in some quarters as trying to dodge face-to-face interaction on the subject. Note the accusations leveled by a Ron Paul supporter who posted a video critical of…
The White House has released the text of President Barack Obama’s address to U.S. schoolchildren, scheduled to take place later this morning, and those who peruse its contents will likely understand why even a reporter for the local Fox affiliate deemed it uncontroversial and wholly lacking in socialistic propaganda. The…
After receiving a robo-call on Thursday from Chatfield Senior High about President Barack Obama’s speech to the nation’s schoolchildren, which is scheduled for later this morning, I expected that my twin daughters, who are juniors at Chatfield, would return from school Friday with information about whether or not any of…
Denver-area media has given enormous coverage to the brouhaha over Barack Obama’s speech to America’s schoolchildren, scheduled for later this morning, which makes sense: It’s a national story that demands to be localized. No shock, then, that the two-headed monster known as the Deuce and Channel 31 both aired…
Last month, Congresswoman Diana DeGette was dinged by in-limbo Face the State for announcing just one town hall about healthcare reform — to be conducted over the telephone. DeGette subsequently scheduled a slew of face-to-face get-togethers, but she went ahead with the teleconference yesterday, during which she was immediately hit…
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Former speaker of the Colorado House Andrew Romanoff’s potential primary challenge to senatorial appointee Michael Bennet is earning national notice: In case you missed it, Rachel Maddow’s take on the situation, which she mostly views through a healthcare…
Our daily hunting expedition for local bloggage. The League of Conservation Voters doesn’t like drilling, but it does like drilling John Salazar. (Colorado Independent) Bennet v. Romanoff gets the Rachel Maddow treatment. By the way, Rachel Maddow: Hot or not? Please advise. (Colorado Pols) Hey, older city employees! See that…
At this point, there have been so many rallies about healthcare that they tend to garner relatively little media attention unless they devolve into histrionic scream fests along the lines of one that greeted Congressman Ed Perlmutter a few weeks back. Witness last night’s series of pro-reform get-togethers at locations…
The Denver Post headline “Uranium Mining May Get Buried,” about residents in Nunn, a town near Greeley, who oppose building a uranium mine nearby, hit close to home. I grew up in Grand Junction, and the repercussions of the supposedly safe uranium industry that once dominated the area’s economy sounded…
When reports surfaced that Governor Bill Ritter was considering diverting $1.3 million earmarked for extra drunk-driving patrols to help close the budget gap, I started a mental stopwatch to time how long it would be before he’d have to eat shit regarding this misbegotten plan. And lo and behold, after…
As noted in our blog about a Douglas County school allowing parents to opt out of letting their kids watch President Barack Obama’s speech to children on Tuesday, we pointed out that other Commanders-in-Chief have directly addressed younglings — among them President George W. Bush, who asked America’s kids to…
Our item yesterday about a Douglas County school allowing parents to opt out of letting their kids watch a Tuesday speech to the nation’s schoolchildren by President Barack Obama has been followed by plenty of mainstream coverage on the topic, including a front-page story in today’s Denver Post and an…
Our daily mug of local bloggage. Chug! Chug! Chug! The state’s budget crisis sucks … unless you’re a prisoner! (5280) Does this high-speed rail system have a message car? Why is it so expensive? (Colorado Independent) Why are old crappy motel signs so cool? (Denver Egotist)…
ProgressNow Colorado’s Michael Huttner will go just about anywhere to pimp 50 Ways You Can Help Obama Change America, a new book he co-wrote with former Rocky Mountain News media writer Jason Salzman — including Fox News. He didn’t emerge from his appearance opposite Neil Cavuto unscathed, however. Huttner twice…
City officials get lots of cranky e-mails from residents. How cranky, you ask? Last Friday, the Denver Post reported that Jude O’Connor, a top official in the Denver Parks and Recreation Department, obtained a temporary restraining order against Andrew Wallach for sending e-mails “with a threatening undertone.” But while his…
Our daily tour of the local blogosphere. The Denver Police say “hell no” to raise delays. Brave, I guess, but how will they feel when officers start losing their jobs? (Square State and 5280) Those smokey skies? Those are from the wildfires in California. Although if I told you it…
Back on August 4, the conservative Face the State website (which is currently in limbo as it attempts to restructure), went out of its way to slap Congresswoman Diana DeGette for scheduling only one healthcare town hall — over the phone. At the time, a number of congressional reps on…
For an elected official to try to brush aside term limits might seem a little self-serving. That’s probably why the effort currently underway in Adams County to ask voters to allow county incumbents to seek an additional term, on top of the eight years they’re now allowed, has such a…
