Thus far, Secretary of State Scott Gessler has made news most often when complaining about how little people in his position are paid — gripes that led to a moonlighting scheme he subsequently dumped. But he stepped into the spotlight yesterday for a different reason — his support of HB…
The Larimer County Republican Party has managed to rack up $100,000 in fines for failing to file campaign finance report filings during the 2010 elections. Now, ousted party chairman Larry Carillo is admitting that he never even opened the multiple delinquency notices sent by state officials…
Last week, we reported on the anticipated demand for costly water diversion projects by 2050 — and the conservation strategy proposed in Filling the Gap, a timely report from environmental groups. Unfortunately, most Denver residents won’t read the report; most of them don’t have a clue where their water comes…
With John Hickenlooper serving as Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Ken Simpson. “I believe that one person can make a difference,” says Ken…
With John Hickenlooper serving as Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Vincent Macieyovski. “I haven’t done any fundraising yet,” Vincent Macieyovski says. “I’m relying…
In yesterday’s Colorado Civil Union Act preview, Senator Pat Steadman, SB 172’s co-sponsor, expressed confidence about the proposal’s Senate odds — and the measure did indeed pass the judiciary committee. En route, though, an opponent ID’d by Fox31 as Rosina Kovar offered testimony so crazed that The Daily Show should…
Today at 1:30 p.m., the senate judiciary committee and members of the public will begin discussing Senate Bill 172, the Colorado Civil Union Act, co-sponsored by Senator Pat Steadman: Read it below. Back in 2006, Colorado voters rejected a referendum that would have established many of the same principles upon…
Chuck Zukowski likes to think that his work as an El Paso County reserve deputy sheriff sharpened his skills as an off-duty investigator of cattle mutilations, UFO and Bigfoot sightings and ghostly apparitions — and vice versa. But law enforcement bosses aren’t keen on those who think differently. Last month,…
Denver mayoral candidate Carol Boigon sent out a press release yesterday afternoon that included an announcement that her campaign had launched a new website at www.boigonmeansbusiness.com. But when folks plugged the address into their internet browser, they were instead redirected to the official website of rival candidate Chris Romer…
With John Hickenlooper having taken office as Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Jeff Peckman. “I have spent my whole life trying to find…
Over the next four decades, millions of new residents along the Front Range are expected to boost water demands more than 50 percent above the currently available supply. But that doesn’t mean the state needs a slew of costly water diversion projects that will damage the ecology and economy of…
Roughly four out of every ten prisoners in solitary confinement in Colorado is either developmentally disabled or mentally ill, a figure that’s been rising steadily over the past decade. Senate Bill 176, headed for a statehouse committee review later this week, seeks to drastically reduce that number — and slash…
Colorado Representative Jared Polis is a politician unafraid to do the unconventional — like, for instance, beer bonging with Stephen Colbert. So it’s no surprise he eagerly signed up to compete against IBM supercomputer and Ken Jennings-vanquisher Watson in a special Congressional Jeopardy exhibition. No, it wasn’t televised, doubtless to…
Days after Congress slashed $2 million from the Bureau of Land Management’s budget in response to public outcry over its wild horse roundups, BLM director Robert Abbey announced that the agency was “accelerating” reforms to the program, including reducing the number of mustangs removed from the range and redoubling efforts…
Locals fighting the Army’s plans for increased training on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site — the subject of this week’s cover story, “The War Next Door” — have a basic public relations problem. Unless you grew up in southeastern Colorado, you probably have never seen its stunning views, hidden canyonlands,…
Matt Arnold, the man behind Clear the Bench Colorado, has announced his intention to succeed Dick Wadhams as Colorado Republican Party boss — and it promises to be a take-no-prisoners bid. The profile photo on his campaign Facebook page showcases a chainsaw-wielding Bruce Campbell from the cult fave Army of…
Artillery ranges and tank maneuvers on fragile grasslands. Depopulated farm towns, suitable for urban warfare exercises for thousands of troops. A military installation the size of Massachusetts, sprawling across southern Colorado from Trinidad to the Kansas border. If you’re going to plan, plan big. And the U.S. Army’s plans for…
This Tea Party patriot makes an adorable pet and companion. Almost human with its howling screams and non-stop temper tantrums. Your family will love it. These palm pets will grow about twelve inches wide. Eats the same food as you, even likes government cheese…..
With John Hickenlooper having taken office as Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Theresa Spahn. “I’m not an elected official,” says Theresa Spahn, “but…
Come and knock on our door! Laughter ensues when Governor Hickenlooper’s Cabinet members live as roommates in the Colorado Governor’s Mansion… In the shower shenanigans shown above, Depart of Local Affairs Executive Director Reeves Brown charges Lt. Governor Joe Garcia and Executive Director of the Department of Health Care Policy…
It’s been less than two months since Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar was in Denver unveiling his “Wild Lands” program, a sharp poke in the eye to Bush-era wilderness policy, and the reception since has been passionate — and divided. Among environmentalists, the reviews amount to an enthusiastic thumbs…
A bill to broaden the scope of what Colorado’s home-birth midwives can do passed another hurdle yesterday: The Senate Health & Human Services Committee approved it in an 8-1 vote. Testimony stretched for three hours and included impassioned pleas from both sides, including from Indra Lusero, the home-birth mom and…
