Colorado Border School sounds like an illegal immigration forum. But founder Pam Faraone, a chaplain with the Southwest Border Sheriffs Coalition in Texas, insists that’s not the case. “Border School really isn’t about immigration,” she says. “It is the rest of the story about the issues of border security.”…
This week’s cover story, “Disappearing Act,” examines the difficulties of enforcing Colorado’s anti-human smuggling law, which was passed in 2006. Though the law was well-intentioned, prosecuting the alleged smugglers has proven tough. As such, many smugglers end up taking plea deals that result in little to no jail time before…
The West Highland neighborhood is the home of the (former) Elitch Gardens Amusement park and hotbed of Denver Democratic politics. So it’s only fitting that the icon shown above would include a reference to a historic carousel. The rotating rides may have left the streetcar suburb when Elitch’s was relocated…
Speaker Designee Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, thinks Republican candidates are selling like hot-cakes, so he has jacked the the House and created a huge flap by renaming committees to better represent the priorities of the Republican Party…
Now that John Hickenlooper has been elected Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor next year — and the race promises to be wild and wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re going to offer profiles of official candidates, starting with the first to declare,…
Rep. Doug Lamborn, the grouch in the trash can to the right in the picture above, represents Colorado Congressional District 5. His bill to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and National Public Radio is getting a lot of attention and support over at Fox News, and is leading to…
Soon after Michael Bennet was declared the Senate race winner, we asked Bennet spokesman Trevor Kincaid if he thought the Dem’s victory amid a Republican landslide would enhance his power and profile. Kincaid deferred, but days later, the answer appears to be “yes” — with an extended spotlight segment today…
The joy of living in Denver is that every moment of every day is exciting enough to be a Hollywood movie. Whether it’s politics, sports or the arts, the weird, wonderful and wacky people of Denver — and their pursuits — would make for a fantastic full-slate at the Denver…
Colorado First Lady Jeannie Ritter gives Denver First Lady Helen Thorpe a firsthand tour of the Colorado governor’s mansion…..
Jeff Peckman knew he was facing an uphill battle when it came to Initiative 300, which would have created an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission in Denver. But he feels the ET Commission’s big loss at the polls may have come as a result of misinformation from Denver’s budget office and the…
John Hickenlooper won the governor’s race more easily than anticipated — and Dan Maes also exceeded expectations. A recent poll showed Maes with 5 percent support. But he tallied 11 percent, preventing the GOP from being dubbed a minor party. Campaign spokesman Nate Strauch says the candidate wasn’t surprised…
Update: As of Wednesday at 5 pm, Dobersen’s margin of victory had dropped to under 300 votes. A mandatory recount is expected. And you thought the Buck-Bennett race was a squeaker? It may be days before veteran Arapahoe County Coroner Michael Dobersen finds out if he’s held onto his job,…
He may have finished in third place, but there is no reason to fear for Dan Maes’s future or pity his prospects. If the governor’s race taught us anything, it is that Dan’s greatest strength is résumé writing. From his former jobs to his current campaign, this is a man…
A winner wasn’t declared in the Michael Bennet-Ken Buck senate race until this morning due to a razor-thin margin of victory for Bennet, who’s making his victory announcement at City Park moments from now. In contrast, virtually every major news outlet in the state declared last night that Scott Tipton…
“There was a clear choice between Michael Bennet and Ken Buck,” says Trevor Kincaid, spokesman for the Bennet campaign. “They have two very different visions for our country, and Coloradans overwhelmingly chose common sense over extreme politics.” “Overwhelmingly”? That’s in the eye of the beholder…
Xcel’s evolving proposal to retire several aged coal-fired power plants to comply with a tough new Colorado law has been hailed as bold and innovative. But similar plans may soon be cropping up around the country as utilities face a new round of federal antipollution laws aimed at coal-belching plants…
Down the campaign stretch, Republican Senate hopeful Ken Buck’s been up to his neck in controversy, while incumbent Dem Michael Bennet has mostly avoided big mistakes — until yesterday. That’s when Bennet appeared on Peter Boyles’s KHOW talk show under the illusion that the Tom Tancredo-loving host would let him…
We know that Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes will be honking and waving on election day, and the campaign of Dem John Hickenlooper has announced he’ll be doing the same; look for him at three Denver locations beginning at 11:10 a.m. And American Constitution Party hopeful Tom Tancredo? Cliff Dodge,…
Sick of seeing all those “I Voted” stickers being smugly worn by civic do-gooders? Well, if you didn’t vote — or even if you did — take a stab at our Predictometer 2000, in which we’re asking readers to predict who they think will win (not who you voted for)…
Yesterday, Dan Maes’s campaign sent out a release announcing that he and “supporters” would be waving to passers-by at Eighth Avenue and Speer beginning at 4 p.m. — a pledge he kinda exceeded, kinda didn’t. When I drove past the spot at five minutes before 4, he was already there,…
It may be the closest political contest of any consequence anywhere in the country. It’s certainly one of the most expensive. As the U.S. Senate battle between Ken Buck and incumbent Michael Bennet enters its final hours, expect to be slimed by nasty ads about the spineless Obama stooge and…
Matt Arnold of Clear the Bench Colorado, which aims to throw the bums off Colorado’s Supreme Court, calls himself an “Army of one” — and appropriately, he’s been in plenty of battles lately. After losing a round to Colorado Ethics Watch and being forced to identify as a political committee,…
