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Republican senatorial candidates Ken Buck and Jane Norton are fighting over Sarah Palin in the strangest kind of way. During a Monday radio appearance on KRAI radio in Craig,, Buck seemed to say Palin would be “rude” if she endorsed Norton during a Saturday event at Magness Arena — the…
In the wake of the worst American offshore oil disaster in decades, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is scrambling on several fronts to address the perception that his administration has been more occupied with eco-spin than actual environmental reform. Having announced a plan to split the Minerals Management Service,…
Back in 1977, Scott McInnis was the hottest new act in Colorado. He was the state’s first successful crossover artist, largely due to his ability to sing out of both sides of his mouth. The title of his third album, pictured above, humorously referred to the delicacy of his effort…
For years now, Bobby Clark has been a warrior for the political left via his position as executive director of ProgressNow Colorado, and he’s still on the job. Earlier this week, he shared a list of winners and losers of the 2010 legislative session. If you’re having a hard time…
Matt Arnold doesn’t shy away from a fight. The Arnold-fronted ClearTheBenchColorado.org, an organization lobbying against the retention of four current Supreme Court justices, was recently targeted by a campaign-finance complaint from Colorado Ethics Watch. But rather than backing down, he dismissed the move as a “pathetic political ploy” to Westword…
Two weeks ago, after a nine-hour public hearing on House Bill 10-1364, industry experts thought they’d successfully stomped out an effort to remove the words “no known cure” when referring to sex offenders. Ninety percent of the people who work in the field agree that there’s no cure for extreme…
Back in 2008, when 21-year-old Kristi Burton was pushing her “Personhood Amendment” — an aggressively anti-abortion measure that claimed “person” applies to humans from their biological starting point — even normally anti-choice Republicans couldn’t get on board. But two years and some heavy anti-Dem blow-back later, the Grand Junction Daily…
In the wake of the offshore rig explosion and massive oil spill threatening the Gulf Coast, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced a major shakeup of the Minerals Management Service, the agency responsible for overseeing drilling safety and royalty collection — a move that will add yet more…
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Fort Collins Coloradoan editor Bob Moore’s blog is a must-read for anyone interested in Northern Colorado politics — and his post about congressional wannabe Cory Gardner’s latest attack on incumbent Betsy Markey shows why. This morning, Gardner’s campaign sent out an e-mail blast touting the launch of ebetsy.com, which purports…
Yesterday, we told you about gubernatorial hopeful Jason R. Clark’s quixotic search for a running mate via a Craigslist ad. He’s exploring this option because, as an independent, he must find a Lieutenant Governor candidate registered as unaffiliated prior to June 15, 2009 — and that’s proven to be more…
Over the weekend, the New York Times ran a piece about local disenchantment with our current crop of sad-sack incumbents, headlined “Democrats See Hopes for West Dim in Colorado.” GOP Senate candidate Jane Norton was so delighted with the article that she linked to it on her Facebook page, introducing…
The controversial Arizona immigration bill hasn’t stopped any folks from coming into this country illegally yet. After all, it won’t take effect until July. But it’s certainly led to a bumper crop of proclamations, including denunciations by Denver Public Schools and the City of Boulder — with the latter prompting…
Looking for a fun new board game to while away these lovely spring afternoons? Anti-immigration firebrand Tom Tancredo has the perfect suggestion. As the Colorado Independent first reported, Tancredo fired up his Twitter account last week and tweeted to his followers, “Check out the new illegal immigration game at http://www.illegalimmigrationgame.com/default.aspx…”…
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…
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…
Senator Dave Schultheis can be a wonderfully entertaining ball of crazy. Okay, maybe his comments about how pregnant women with HIV should be allowed to pass the virus to their babies cuz that would teach them a big ol’ lesson about promiscuity wasn’t all that funny — and neither was…
In January, Alan Prendergast argued that herding sheep may be Colorado’s worst job. He cited research from Colorado Legal Services showing that the vast majority of herders, many of them brought to the U.S. by industry types from Peru, Bolivia or Mexico, “don’t get time off, don’t have access to…
Colorado Ethics Watch has filed a campaign-finance complaint against ClearTheBenchColorado.org, whose founder, Matt Arnold, wants to throw the bums off the Colorado Supreme Court. The gripe? Clear the Bench is registered with the Secretary of State’s office as an issues committee, which can accept unlimited contributions. But CEW director Luis…
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: “Stripes” from Republican Governors Association on Vimeo. Colorado Republican Party boss Dick Wadhams told us on Monday that he’d heard about impending attack ads aimed at John Hickenlooper potentially dealing with the gubernatorial hopeful’s disinterest in spelling out where his $2.8 million in charitable donations went. But while…
