Posts by Jason Bane

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You probably know more about the Roan Plateau after the last month than you ever knew before. I know a LOT more, particularly since I didn’t know there was such a thing in Colorado. Anyway, Sen. Ken Salazar is vowing a Roan showdown, as Todd Hartman of the Rocky Mountain News reports:

The NBA Draft is tonight. Here’s hoping that there will be a run of slow white guys at the end of the first round. I am draft-eligible, you know.

Immigration reform is dead. As The Associated Press reports:

The second quarter fundraising period ends on Saturday, and now that Colorado has a larger slate of candidates, it’s worth taking a look at the money expectations (click here for the first part of this series).

So long, Tony Blair.

An Aurora City Council member is hoping to make a name for himself by attacking labor unions. As April Washington of the Rocky Mountain News explains:

There’s an old business axiom that it takes money in order to make money. The same can be true in a political campaign, which is why this will be a stressful week for many Colorado politicians.

Candidates are scrambling this week to bring in those last-minute donations before the second quarter deadline on Saturday, and while [...]

Paris Hilton is scheduled to be released from jail today. At last, all is right with the world.

Michael Moore was in Denver yesterday to discuss his new health care documentary, “Sicko,” as well as attending a rally at the West Steps of the State Capitol. Bianca Pietro of the Rocky Mountain News has more:

Yes, it is hot enough for me.

Republicans who think that Colorado’s government is too big and too expensive can take heart – we actually haven’t hit rock bottom. Yet.

As Ed Sealover of The Colorado Springs Gazette reports:

Hot enough for ya?

President Bush once again vetoed a measure to provide funding for stem cell research, a bill that has become Rep. Diana DeGette’s signature issue. Yesterday, DeGette spoke out about the veto:

You’re not going to believe this, but apparently the troop surge in Iraq isn’t working.

Ranchers in the Pinon Canyon area continue to fight efforts by the military to expand onto their land (hey, that rhymed!). As Steven Saint of the Rocky Mountain News reports:

Quadrillion.

A quadrillion is the number that comes after a trillion. I had to look it up, because you don’t normally see numbers that go beyond a trillion.

The reason I looked it up is because of Rep. Mark Udall, who is apparently taxing the holy hell out of everyone in sight. At least, that’s what an [...]