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Looks Like the Colorado Solar Battle is Heating Up

We’ve all been hearing a lot of Xcel’s “Responsible by Nature” and “doing solar right” (I wrote about why I thought this was, well, wrong, at the time) ads over the past few months, and now we know why. Over the last year, Xcel has been quietly pushing to try and kill net-metering policies in […]

Mike Kopp Boldly Bikes BFE

FOX 31's Eli Stokols reports–it's a beautiful ride, so why not? Spandex generally isn’t a good look for politicians–for anyone, really–but that’s not inhibiting Mike Kopp, who launching a statewide bike tour this Friday in an effort to connect with voters in every corner of Colorado ahead of next month’s GOP gubernatorial primary. Kopp, a […]

DCCC Commits $1.4 Million To CD-6

​As reported by the AP via ABC News: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Thursday began reserving advertising time with television stations across the country. Where and when the House Democrats' campaign arm is looking to spend money… —$1.4 million on Denver broadcast and cable ads from Oct. 21 to Nov. 4 to challenge Rep. […]

BREAKING: Udall First Democratic Senator to Call for Shinseki to Resign

Senator Mark Udall today called for the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. From the Associated Press: Udall becomes the first Democratic senator to make such a demand in the ongoing scandal over VA medical care. He made his statement Wednesday on Twitter after the release of an internal report that found the VA […]

Shirtless Sheriff Maketa Digs In, Refuses Calls to Resign

El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, who is facing all kinds of accusations of sexual misconduct, ethical violations, and general dumbassery, is refusing calls for his resignation and promising to remain in office through the end of his term (which expires this year). On Monday, the Denver Post joined the Colorado Springs Gazette in calling […]

Draft-Dodging Bob Beauprez Scores Big Name Veteran Support

FOX 31's Eli Stokols reports, the Bob Beauprez endorsement train continues to pick up improbable speed: A former Veterans Administration Secretary heads a list of Colorado veterans who are supporting GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez, the candidate’s campaign plans to announce Wednesday morning. Jim Nicholson, a Vietnam veteran and former RNC Chairman who served as V.A. Secretary […]

Battle Over New Jeffco Schools Superintendent Escalates

WEDNESDAY UPDATE: The Denver Post reports today, Douglas County's Dan McMinimee hired by the new conservative Jefferson County school board majority on a split 3-2 vote: A badly divided Jefferson County Schools board on Tuesday night hired Daniel McMinimee as the next superintendent of the state's second-largest school district, as audience members howled in protest and […]

Pro-Fracking Hardliners Badly Misplaying their Hand

With Memorial Day weekend right around the corner, you may have missed the news late Friday that supporters of "Initiative 75," one of several potential fracking-related ballot measures, have received judicial approval to begin the signature-gathering process. As the Denver Post reported: The measure, backed by Colorado Community Rights Network, would give local governments "the […]

Double-speak becoming part of the required context for reporting on Gardner

(Promoted by Colorado Pols) In her "Reality Check" spots about political ads, CBS4's Shaun Boyd doesn't just render verdicts on the truthiness of political advertisements but also offers contextual information for viewers, telling us, "Here's What You Need to Know." Evaluating the veracity of an ad stating that Gardner sides with big oil because, as […]

Mitt Romney Endorses Mike Coffman

As the Denver Post's Kurtis Lee reports, 2012 GOP presidential loser Mitt Romney is endorsing another Colorado Republican–after giving his blessing to Bob Beauprez last week, Romney lends his affections to embattled Rep. Mike Coffman: “I am proud to endorse Mike Coffman for Congress. Mike has proven himself to be a voice of common sense for Colorado. […]

“Lose By Winning”–The Colorado GOP’s Long-Term Dilemma

A great analytical piece from Politico's Todd Purdum this weekend makes points that observers of Colorado politics should keep in mind, and have been borne out by Colorado's recent political history as we'll explain: It’s the predominant paradox of contemporary American politics: If Republicans prevail in this year’s midterm congressional elections, it will be because […]

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Colorado PERA Executive Director Greg Smith’s “Shared Sacrifice” Sham.

Using the force of government to take a person's property, and then attempting to justify the taking with an empty slogan is immoral. In a recent article, Peter Marcus, a journalist for the weekly political periodical, The Colorado Statesman, propagates the enduring delusions of Colorado PERA Executive Director Greg Smith concerning "shared sacrifice" and the […]

Happy Fracking Graduation, Greeley!

The Governor's office and stakeholders continue to discuss a potential legislative alternative to the fracking issue in order to avoid a handful of ballot measures that could show up this fall (more on this later). We've written before in this space that arguing for local control in fracking decisions is actually tough to oppose Hardliners […]

Tancredo threatens not to debate Hick, unless reporters are kept on a short leash

(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Unbiased observers, like ColoradoPols and Mike Littwin of the Colorado Independent, have concluded that Tom Tancredo has been winning the GOP gubernatorial debates by not showing up. But Tancredo is apparently willing to put his winning streak on the line by debating Hick, if Tanc wins the GOP primary. That is, […]

Sheriff Terry Maketa Joins Anthony Weiner Hall of Shame

One of the leading voices among Colorado's elected county sheriffs in the backlash against gun safety legislation passed in 2013 was El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa. You can see Maketa on the cover of the August 2013 issue of NRA Magazine (above), front and center in the gray shirt. More than just a vocal opponent, Maketa […]

Lang Sias Wishes He Was “Tea Party Endorsed” Again

Trying hard to stay ahead of his Rocky Mountain Gun Owners-endorsed opponent, GOP SD-19 candidate Lang Sias is busily knocking doors of Republican households in the district, burnishing his "Tea Party" credentials. Here's a campaign flyer being distributed by his campaign: ​ There is much other evidence of spending on this primary, like fluff billboards going […]

Ross Kaminsky discusses his column about Gardner, Tancredo, and immigration politics

(Promoted by Colorado Pols) American Spectator columnist Ross Kaminsky was the only media figure who reported on a private meeting last month between Republican Senate candidate Cory Gardner and "a small group of Republicans" to discuss immigration policy. "The roughly 10 people in the room," Kaminsky wrote in his much-discussed column about the meeting, "included […]

Throwback Thursday: Coffman’s “Rinse, Repeat” Apology

Walk with us down memory lane: two years ago today, 9NEWS reporter Kyle Clark finally managed to track down Rep. Mike Coffman outside a fundraiser after unsuccessfully trying to reach Coffman for several days. Coffman had been in hiding after an audio recording of remarks made by Coffman a few days earlier as an Elbert County […]

AFSCME Colorado’s Unholy Alliance with Colorado PERA.

Steve Kreisberg, AFSCME (International) on Public Pension Contractual Rights. A few important statements from a former AFSCME Colorado Official: "AFSCME's endorsement of screwing public employees out of their pension COLAs in Colorado is unfortunately quite true." "AFSCME has always placed the interests of the union and the Democratic Party above that of rank and file […]

Scott Renfroe, the RMGO and his “property rights” problem

(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Of the Federal Office primaries in Colorado coming up in June, the primary of most significance is the one to be held in the 4th Congressional District.  Whoever the Republicans select will be a prohibitive favorite to become elected.  There are four candidates who are running, Ken Buck, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Steve […]

Log Cabin Republican Tokenism Gets Kind Of Gross

​We ignored the first round of this–but as the Denver Post's Lynn Bartels reports, the Log Cabin Republicans, which bills itself as "the nation’s original and largest organization representing gay conservatives and allies who support fairness, freedom, and equality," is once again attacking Rep. Jared Polis for his support of Colorado ballot measures to increase local […]

Jeffco Parents Push for Answers in Superintendent “Search”

As John Aguilar of the Denver Post reports: Dozens of community members are demanding to know contract details for the next Jefferson County Schools superintendent before the board convenes for a special meeting Tuesday to decide whether to hire Daniel McMinimee to helm the 85,000-student school district. In a cascade of e-mails sent to school […]

Coffman Disappears “Comprehensive” From Immigration Reform

Here's a fascinating little window into Rep. Mike Coffman's awkward dance around the issue of immigration. On Rep. Coffman's official congressional website, here's the summary text of Coffman's position on immigration reform as it exists today:   But if you check this page against the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, you'll notice that Coffman's immigration issue page […]

Gazette’s conservative “standard bearer” agrees that Obama is a Muslim in disguise

(Oi vey – Promoted by Colorado Pols) The Colorado Springs Gazette tried to make an argument this week that gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo stands further out of the mainstream than his rivals, Bob Beauprez, Mike Kopp, and Scott Gessler. Even if you missed last night's 1950's revival at Colorado Christian University and you haven't read […]

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