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Posts by Scot Kersgaard

Scot Kersgaard has been managing editor of a political newspaper, editor and co-owner of a ski town newspaper, executive editor of eight high-tech magazines (where he worked with current Apple CEO Tim Cook), deputy press secretary to a U.S. Senator, and an outdoors columnist at the Rocky Mountain News. He has an English degree from the University of Washington. He was awarded a fellowship to study internet journalism at the University of Maryland's Knight Center for Specialized Journalism. He was student body president in college. He spends his free time hiking and skiing.

Attorneys, Scholars Raise Questions about Constitutionality of Colorado Death Penalty

By | 02.27.13 | 6:55 am

Colorado’s death penalty is not only massively expensive, critics say it is also unconstitutional because it is so randomly sought.

As Salazar Heads Back to Colorado, Friends and Foes Reflect on His Time at Interior

By | 02.17.13 | 8:45 am

Like any good — or bad — Secretary of the Interior, Colorado’s Ken Salazar will leave Washington in a few weeks with a long list of both friends and enemies. Thing is though, they’re pretty much the same friends and enemies he had when he got there.

Colorado’s Death Penalty: Spending Millions to Execute Almost No One

By | 02.07.13 | 12:33 pm

With a bill to repeal the death penalty likely to be introduced in the 2013 Colorado Legislature, there are bound to be philosophical arguments about the merits of capital punishment. One thing that seems beyond debate, though, is that ending the death penalty could save Colorado taxpayers a lot of money.

Patrick Kennedy Looking to Restart Colorado Dialog on Legalizing Weed

By | 01.14.13 | 12:39 pm

You might think the issue of marijuana legalization had been settled, at least as far as Coloradans were concerned. Turns out some people aren’t so sure, and one of them is former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy.

Boulder Rep. Levy Drafting Bill to Repeal Death Penalty

By | 12.21.12 | 1:47 pm

State Rep. Claire Levy this week told The Colorado Independent she is writing a bill to eliminate the death penalty in Colorado. Levy, D-Boulder, said she will introduce the bill if she is satisfied it will have a strong chance of passing.

Coffman backs move to force feds to respect states’ rights on marijuana

By | 11.16.12 | 3:06 pm

Colorado U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette introduced legislation today that would exempt states from federal laws banning the sale, possession and use of small amounts of marijuana by adults. The bill so far is being co-sponsored by Colorado Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Mike Coffman.

Boulder County prosecutor dropping marijuana cases

By | 11.14.12 | 3:00 pm

Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett announced today via Twitter that his office would drop all pending prosecutions of adults for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and/or possession of marijuana paraphernalia.

Colorado reps seek state exemption from federal pot prohibition laws

By | 11.10.12 | 12:49 pm

In the wake of this week’s historic vote to legalize marijuana in Colorado, the state’s three Democratic U.S. House members are drafting legislation aimed at easing the tension between the new state law and longstanding federal prohibition of the drug.

Pot advocates expect Hickenlooper, Suthers to lead on legalization implementation

By | 11.09.12 | 4:47 pm

As Governor John Hickenlooper prepares to speak today with United States Attorney General Eric Holder about how to proceed with implementing Amendment 64, which legalizes marijuana in Colorado, the measure’s supporters say they want to see the governor stand up for the measure that passed by a 10-point margin.

With pot legalized, Colorado enters drug-policy brave new world

By | 11.08.12 | 1:22 pm

America’s war on drugs got a lot more interesting Tuesday night as Colorado and Washington each voted to legalize marijuana use and possession by adults. Marijuana advocates promptly called the two measures “the beginning of the end” of marijuana prohibition in the United States.

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