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Sunday, May 27th, 2012

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.

Colorado marijuana initiative gets huge cash infusion

By | 04.27.12 | 5:08 pm

The national Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) announced today that it is contributing at least $694,000 to the Initiative to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, also known as Amendment 64.

Women to rally for health care rights at Capitol Saturday

By | 04.27.12 | 5:08 pm

Saturday at 9:30 am, a group of Colorado women and family members will gather at Civic Center Park’s Greek Amphitheater for a rally to protect women’s access to health care, and for the right of each woman to make her own health care decisions.

CD 2 pits Lundberg against upstart Weissmann for chance to run against Polis

By | 04.27.12 | 2:46 pm

On the one hand, you have Jared Polis, an openly gay, socially progressive multimillionaire as the incumbent Democrat in Colorado’s Second Congressional District. On the other hand you have two very different Republicans running for the chance to run against Polis. You have current Colorado State Senator Kevin Lundberg, an arch social conservative who has been among the legislature’s leaders in fighting against civil unions legislation.

Udall goes to bat for veterans discharged under DADT

By | 04.25.12 | 1:00 pm

While the American military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy was rescinded late in 2011, its negative effects linger for some veterans discharged under the policy.

Colorado GOP donors fly below the radar with maze of 527 committees

By | 04.23.12 | 10:27 am

In Colorado, organizing, infrastructure and fundraising within the Democratic Party and progressive organizations are the stuff of legend. The story of how liberal mega-millionaires and single-minded cooperation on the left turned this formerly solid red state to purple and blue have been told and retold for years. The story of coordination among conservatives groups, however, and the way millions of dollars each election cycle slosh to candidates and causes on the right has received relatively scant attention.

Report: Ryan budget would cost Colorado billions in healthcare cuts

By | 04.12.12 | 10:09 am

A report issued Tuesday by healthcare advocacy group Families USA illustrates how the Ryan budget, passed recently in the U.S. House on a mostly partisan vote, could cost Colorado up to $36 billion over the next decade.

Medical marijuana coalition asks U.S. Attorney Walsh to back off

By | 04.11.12 | 10:04 am

A coalition of 11 medical marijuana patient and business advocacy organizations – including the United Food and Commercial Workers Union – today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney John Walsh in response to Walsh’s call for the closure of 25 state-licensed medical marijuana businesses.

Obama opens double-digit lead over Romney in Colorado

By | 04.10.12 | 2:54 pm

A poll released today by Public Policy Polling shows that President Barack Obama has widened his lead over Romney substantially in Colorado.

BYU students release ‘It Gets Better’ video

By | 04.09.12 | 9:48 am

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints holds that homosexuality is wrong, which makes life hard for Mormon Brigham Young University’s roughly 1,800 LGBT students. According to a recent report, 74 percent say they have contemplated suicide and 24 percent have tried to kill themselves.

Polis, Perlmutter among very few who voted for compromise budget plan

By | 04.06.12 | 7:34 am

Colorado Democratic Congressmen Ed Perlmutter and Jared Polis were among only 38 members of the U.S. House of Representatives to vote in favor of a bipartisan compromise budget that would have raised taxes and cut spending.

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