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Republican Kevin Lundberg was sworn-in today as the replacement for Senator Steve Johnson (SD-15), who was elected Larimer County Commissioner in November. As we’ve noted here repeatedly, Lundberg is a disaster waiting to happen every time he opens his mouth (or issues a strange press release). Democrats should be more than pleased that he now […]

The Denver Post reports: Rocky Mountain News owner E.W. Scripps Co. said Wednesday it will accept bids for the struggling newspaper through the close of business Friday. Scripps then will review any offers “as quickly as possible, but there’s no specific timetable for completing that process,” spokesman Tim King said. Wednesday’s announcement, made among increasing […]

As the Grand Junction Sentinel reports: Former state Rep. Bernie Buescher, D-Grand Junction, was sworn in Wednesday as Colorado’s 36th secretary of state on the heels of the state Senate unanimously voting in favor of seating him. “I regard the position of Secretary of State, in many ways, as the guardian of our system of […]

Watchdog group Colorado Ethics Watch posted a set of documents from the ethics proceedings against Rep. Dave Balmer, who is accused of using lobbyists to improperly pressure a freshman legislator in support of his his bid for House minority leader: Two committees of state legislators are investigating allegations that Rep. David Balmer (R-Centennial) and a […]

Seems like we go through this every year, as the Colorado Independent reports: From the Department of Wait, Seriously, Are They Kidding, johne of Square State notices the House District 49 Republican vacancy committee plans to convene at the Allnutt Funeral Home in Fort Collins to pick a successor for Rep. Kevin Lundberg, who was […]

Yet another bill targeting bad manners on Colorado roads, as the Fort Collins Coloradoan reports: If you’ve ever cursed a slow-moving truck or RV as you’re driving into the mountains, House Bill 1042 is for you. If the bill is passed, anyone going under the speed limit and blocking more than five other vehicles in […]

Ahead of Sen.-designee Michael Bennet’s visit to Pueblo tomorrow, the Pueblo Chieftain reported over the weekend: Salazar found himself having to defend Gov. Bill Ritter’s decision to appoint Denver Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet to take Sen. Ken Salazar’s seat in Senate. The senator, John Salazar’s younger brother, has been nominated by Obama to head the […]

Freshman Rep. Betsy Markey hasn’t got a moment to lose establishing her brand ahead of the 2010 elections, when every Republican in CD-4 will be gunning for her–much to the relief of Democrats, she appears to be taking her risk/opportunity seriously. As the Greeley Tribune reports: Markey plans to stay busy, flying home on weekends […]

(They chose poorly – promoted by Colorado Pols) This morning State Rep. Kevin Lundberg was selected by the Republican precinct committeemen and committee women of Senate District 15 to succeed Senator Steve Johnson who was elected a Larimer County Commissioner in November. The vote wasn’t even close. Lundberg defeated Lynch 86 to 42. This is […]

( – promoted by Colorado Pols) The Ritter-Bennet tour came to the northern Front Range yesterday. Republican 36 was at Loveland. Later in the afternoon, Gov. Ritter and US Sen.-designee Bennet spoke to a standing room only crowd at the Aztlan Center in Fort Collins (and more from Rocky). The experience reinforced my suspicion that […]

The Denver Post reported this morning that Rep. Diana DeGette will keep her vice-chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which had been in some doubt: U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette has been reappointed vice chair of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, a position that will give her significant sway over two of the […]

( – promoted by redstateblues) After some major nervousness at the beginning of the week over the future of the progressive blogosphere’s best software platform Soapblox, interested parties are banding together to ensure the system has a stable (and hacker free) future. Got some extra coin? Help keep the lights on at Colorado Pols, Squarestate, […]

Cue the Sopranos music while the Rocky Mountain News reports: All three of the men accused of trying to swing the House minority leader race for Rep. David Balmer have submitted affidavits saying they did not coordinate their actions with the state representative. Balmer’s attorney, in conjunction, asked Thursday that an ethics complaint filed against […]

From Politics West: …there will likely be a sequel for another issue that spilt Democrats last year  –strengthening regulations on payday loans. Senate President Peter Groff, D-Denver, sponsored a bill last year to cap interest rates on the loans, but it failed in the Senate in the face of concerns that short-term lenders would not […]

Governor Bill Ritter’s pick to replace the promoted Senator Ken Salazar, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet, will depart Denver on Friday to head out on a tour of the entire state. Officially announced today, the tour has been in the works for a while now – and it’s good thing, too. Earlier today Colorado […]

We are getting reports that some users are having trouble loading the home page. This is not related to reports of hacking of the Soapblox network discussed earlier. The symptom of this issue–the top banner loads, but not the page itself–appears to be limited to Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers. We are working on this problem. […]

As the Rocky Mountain News reports: Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, praised Bennet’s selection on Tuesday, despite political analysts – both Democratic and Republican – who called Gov. Bill Ritter’s appointment of Bennet risky. Was Bennet the strongest person Ritter could have appointed? Many had expected him to tap […]

The economy may be (way) down from 2007, but not so for your beloved Colorado Pols. In 2008, we continued to increase our traffic and visitors for a 25% jump over 2007 numbers. Page Views: 5,088,224 Unique Visitors: 535,015 That’s right, kids – more than a half-million visitors in 2008, and for the first time, […]

Uh-oh, as the Denver Post reports: Denver political consultant Michael Stratton and state Sen. Chris Romer were reported Tuesday to be tied to the New Mexico bond contracts that have ensnared Gov. Bill Richardson and caused him to withdraw from consideration for U.S. commerce secretary. According to an article by Bloomberg News, Stratton was paid […]

As the Rocky Mountain News dutifully reports: A group of Republican lawmakers concerned that the Colorado Supreme Court has favored Democrats in recent decisions demanded Monday that the chief justice address the issue before the legislature. Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey is scheduled to talk to lawmakers Friday about the state of the judiciary. The lawmakers […]