Springs mayor says TABOR timeout response ‘positive’

Colorado Springs Mayor Lionel Rivera Wednesday told the Colorado Independent the response to his call last week for a three-year timeout from the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) has been totally positive.

The term-limited Rivera said last week in his…

Responses to Obama speech underscore lines for and against immigration reform

President Obama’s immigration speech stirred up strong emotions on both sides of the political spectrum.

Colorado Third District Democratic Congressman Jared Polis released a response praising the speech. Polis heads the progressive caucus immigration task force in Washington and has…

Buck and Norton vie for voter trust in first face off

COLORADO SPRINGS– GOP U.S. Senate candidates Ken Buck and Jane Norton went head to head Tuesday night here after weeks of heated and sometimes ugly primary campaigning. The event drew roughly 400 conservative and tea party activists. The crowd hooted and hollered throughout the debate, cheering on the anti-Washington anti-government sentiments expressed by the candidates on stage.

Dueling marriage rights tour not coming west

The New Jersey-based National Organization for Marriage (NOM) will raw groupies on their 2010 summer tour. New York City-based  pro-same sex marriage group “Freedom to Marry” plans to shadow NOM around the country and counter the message of…

Denver judge rules in favor of motion to hold Bruce in contempt of court

District Judge Brian Whitney agreed to Attorney General John Suthers’ motion to hold former state representative and Colorado anti-tax icon Doug Bruce in contempt for dodging 30 attempts to serve him with a court order asking him to explain…

Doug Bruce undergoes something like being served a subpoena

COLORADO SPRINGS– Anti-tax crusader Doug Bruce, who has ducked more than 30 attempts by the state to serve him with a subpoena in the last weeks, seemed surprised Monday at a ballot initiative hearing here when a man approached…

AG Suthers targets Bruce for contempt; Bruce rails against courts, media

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers filed a motion in Denver District Court on Friday indicating he would attempt to hold anti-tax crusader Doug Bruce in contempt of court. Suthers is also seeking attorneys’ fees and other costs from Bruce for…

Springs mayoral candidate Munger promises to increase community involvement

Colorado Springs needs a full-time mayor, Dave Munger said, announcing his candidacy for the position. The election will be held April 2011.

Suthers to file contempt motion against Doug Bruce, ‘Mr X’

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers plans to seek sanctions for contempt of court against elusive Colorado Springs anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce. The news suggests some consequence might be in the offing for Bruce after he spent weeks flouting a court order to produce documents and give testimony as part of a case concerning three tax-slashing ballot initiatives secretly authored and illegally financed by Bruce.