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Phillips May Fight Lopez on Residency
Paul Lopez won the race for City Council in District 3 on Tuesday, despite questions about his residency. Blogger Dear Denver raised these concerns to a new level with a post “The damning voter registration docs“, which Denver…
Colorado to Hold February 5th Presidential Caucus
On Friday, Governor Bill Ritter signed HB 1376, which allows Colorado’s political parties to move the date of their precinct caucuses from the third Tuesday in March to the first Tuesday in February. Colorado will be joined by at least…
Poll Finds Strong Support for Colorado Wilderness
According to a poll released today by a coalition of Colorado conservation groups, there is strong and broad support for protecting additional public lands as wilderness. Dean of the Colorado Congressional delegation, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Denver) joined representatives of The…
Global Warming: Adaptation vs Mitigation
Reports issued this year by the Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change find greater and growing evidence of a human impact on the global average temperature and climate. According to a summary of one of these reports, however, even…
Denver Council Perks – Part 5
During one of ColoradoConfidential.com’s recent interviews with candidates for the Denver City Council, one candidate joked that he must have a mental illness to want to get into politics and run for city council. A review of the 2005 gift…
Denver Council Perks – Part 4
Next up as part of Colorado Confidential’s series on perks members of the Denver City Council have received, this story takes a look at the reports of Councilwomen Jeanne Faatz (Dist. 2) and Kathleen MacKanzie (Dist. 7), as well as…
CO Springs Area Transit Contractor Agrees to $450,000 Discrimination Settlement
Professional Transit Management, which ran the Spring Transit service in Colorado Springs, settled a racial discrimination lawsuit with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) last week. The EEOC had alleged Professional Transit Management maintained a racially hostile work environment.…
Change in Gov’s Office Leads to Change in CDOT Approach
A common refrain among non-voters in America is that elections don’t matter. This past November, Colorado voters switched from having a Republican in control of the state’s executive branch to a Democrat. While some in labor may still be feeling…
Colorado Gas Prices Surpass National Inflation Adjusted Record
Congratulations, Colorado, you did it! According to the Automobile Association of America’s fuel gauge report, gasoline is now more expensive in Colorado than it has ever been in America, even adjusting for inflation.
Battle of the Think Tanks over Taxes and Deficit Spending
Last week, Republican Members of Congress, including Colorado’s very own Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colorado Springs), started circulating a claim that the Democratic majority in the House had passed a budget plan that would lead to the largest…
