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Dan Njegomir: Polemic Without A Resume

By | 04.25.07 | 4:50 pm

Meet Dan Njegomir – as he likes to describe, your friendly neighborhood polemic.

His official title is “Minority Legislative Initiatives Director,” and in plain English that means he works for Senate Minority Leader Andy McElhany. But doing exactly what…

Down To The Wire With 41

By | 04.18.07 | 6:00 pm

A resolution to request the Colorado Supreme Court review the constitutionality of a bill to install Amendment 41 has sailed through a Senate committee. But, with three weeks remaining until the end of the legislative session, it is unclear whether…

Ethics Watchdog Calls for Probe of Senate Minority Office

By | 04.16.07 | 2:17 pm

Colorado Citizens for Ethics in Government (CCEG) submitted letters today to Governor Bill Ritter and District Attorney Mitch Morrissey to launch a full investigation of the Colorado Senate Minority Office for “using a gift of private partisan funds…

Digging Deeper and Deeper

By | 04.12.07 | 10:23 am

Ever since Colorado Confidential first revealed dubious ties between the state employee-operated ColoradoSenateNews.com and the partisan politics of operative Brad Jones, the Senate Minority Office has been scrambling to try to fix the apparent conflicts of interest.…

Grueskin Ups 41 Ante: Sets Wednesday Deadline

By | 03.21.07 | 3:52 pm

The lawyer working to implement Colorado’s new ethics in government law is vowing to take Amendment 41 back to the voters this November if the state Senate refuses to quickly move forward with a bill that clarifies its broad language…

War In Colorado: $7 Billion So Far

By | 03.12.07 | 7:00 am

Colorado legislators are going into battle over war this week, with the scheduled introduction on Wednesday of a Senate Joint Memorial to oppose the escalation of U.S. troops in Iraq.

The resolution comes at the same time that…

GOP on #41: Our Hands Are Tied

By | 02.02.07 | 7:00 pm

As the legislature ponders how to best install Colorado’s new ethics in government law, Republican leaders in the House and Senate gave a very clear indication of the minority party’s stance in the Amendment 41 debate during pointed references…

Immigration Coalition Will Target Special Session Law

By | 01.10.07 | 8:07 pm

A coalition of immigrant rights organizations from around the state will be targeting two laws that were passed by the legislature last year. And one of the laws is a product of a special session called by Democratic leaders.…