Posts by Joseph Boven

Attorney General John Suthers would like to see Colorado’s antitrust law changed to allow his office to challenge mergers that may harm Colorado’s citizens and markets, a Suthers’ spokesman recently told the Colorado Independent.

American Constitution Party candidate and former Republican congressman Tom Tancredo’s campaign said in a release today that it has raised more than $200,000 since he announced his candidacy in late July. “I am thrilled and humbled to have the support of so many good people,” Tancredo said. “I can now say with certainty that I [...]

Republican U.S Senate candidate Ken Buck’s campaign says the Weld County DA supports birth control if it does not stop the implantation of a zygote in the uterine wall, while incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet’s campaign this week said the senator believes in choice.

A Republican pollster recently conducted a survey that found Democratic incumbent Rep. Ed Perlmutter and Ryan Frazier roughly even in their contest for Colorado’s 7th Congressional District seat. The Magellan Strategies auto dial poll of 830 likely general election voters in the 7th CD found that Frazier was one point ahead of Perlmutter, 40 percent [...]

On KHOW’s Caplis and Silverman show Monday, host Dan Caplis, asking whether Glenn Beck or Rev. Al Sharpton represents the ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. better, explained that it is the conservative philosophy that serves the interests of people of color. “There is no logical way to refute my point,” Caplis said. “The [...]

Democratic candidate for governor Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper told the Colorado Independent today that colleges, like divisions in corporations, do best when there is competition between programs, but that the overall success of the company is paramount.

DENVER–Speaking Thursday at a small dog-grooming shop, Sen. Michael Bennet said small businesses weathering the recession needed the relief provided by greater access to loans, something he hoped to provide through the Small Business Jobs Act he said was falling victim to partisan gamesmanship.

GOLDEN — Democratic Congressman Ed Perlmutter Wednesday called on his opponents, Republican candidate Ryan Frazier and Libertarian Buck Bailey, to pledge their support for embryonic stem-cell research after a federal judge issued a temporary injunction this week blocking a 2009 executive order that allowed for increased funding for such research. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth [...]

The number of people who say they are part of the tea party movement or know someone who is appears to be increasing, according to a Rasmussen poll released today.

Local community advocates say Monday’s resignation of Denver Manager of Safety Ron Perea does not end their concern about the office in the wake of police excessive force allegations. After the sped-up process of selecting Perea following former Manager of Safety Al LaCabe’s decision to retire, advocates interviewed by the Colorado Independent are calling for more community involvement in both the selection process and Perea’s replacement.