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Colorado’s Prop 103 called national barometer on taxes

By | 10.28.11 | 9:56 am

State Senator Rollie Heath’s Proposition 103, which asks Coloradans to approve a tax increase to bolster the state’s cash-strapped schools, will be the most significant tax measure to appear before any U.S. voters this year. The Pew Center on the States calls the vote a test of public attitudes toward tough recession-year fiscal choices and for that reason will draw scrutiny in capitals coast to coast.

Lansing mayor goes on National TV to praise Occupiers

By | 10.16.11 | 9:43 am

Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero appeared on the Ed Show on MSNBC Thursday night to forcefully support the Occupy Wall Street protests across the country, and specifically to support the Lansing protests.

Occupy Denver told to get out of park at night

By | 10.14.11 | 7:54 am

Thursday, Governor John Hickenlooper, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, and Attorney General John Suthers announced that Occupy Denver protesters could no longer camp out on state park land in front of the capitol.

As politicians edge away from Occupy Denver, one state rep. joins the Occupation

By | 10.13.11 | 10:31 am

It is rare that this many politicians agree on anything, but in Colorado most seem to agree that it is wiser not to comment on Occupy Wall Street/Occupy Denver.

Sandoval's Denver restaurant La Casita is the frequent site of high-level political strategy sessions.

Paul Sandoval: The man, the myth

By | 09.29.11 | 5:09 am

Colorado journalism hit its zenith Tuesday with a thud as all across the state the October 5280 hit mailboxes with a big-hearted tribute to Democratic backroom maestro Paul Sandoval.

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Squaw Valley ski deal ups ante in Denver-Tahoe race for 2022 Winter Olympics

By | 09.28.11 | 7:16 am

A Denver 2022 Winter Olympic bid may face a much stiffer challenge than the ongoing squabble between U.S. and international Olympic officials over revenue sharing. The Reno-Lake Tahoe region on the California-Nevada border suddenly became a lot more attractive.

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Desperate Obama hard sells jobs package designed to please

By | 09.09.11 | 8:18 am

President Obama pitched his American Jobs Act before a joint session of Congress Thursday evening, pleading his case with proposals clearly designed to win bipartisan approval and demanding action with tough campaign-style rhetoric. The nature of the talk, a desperate soft and hard sell, underlined the fact that Americans are stuck hoping the most frustratingly partisan government in modern history can summon the wherewithal to finally address the job-killing recession that has plagued the country for years and that shows no sign of letting up anytime soon.

Texas Army National Guard helicopters respond to North Texas fires in April. (Staff Sgt. Malcolm McClendon/Flickr)

As Texas blazes roar, Udall says Colorado not yet out of wildfire woods

By | 09.07.11 | 12:00 pm

Despite the recent round of wet weather in Colorado – including some snow above 12,000 feet – Colorado politicians and fire officials warned fall can be one of the most active seasons for wildfires.

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Bennet and Udall send jobs report to Obama

By | 09.01.11 | 11:54 am

On the heals of Rep. Diana DeGette hosting a women’s business forum with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall and Governor John Hickenlooper, Wednesday sent President Obama a report on innovation and job creation prepared earlier this year by Coloradans for an Innovation Economy, a group representing business and academia.

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Colorado state budget researcher: ‘We’re headed off a cliff’

By | 09.01.11 | 8:53 am

There is nowhere near enough money for Colorado to continue to do the business of the state as things stand, according to an influential team of researchers at the University of Denver. State lawmakers will either have to raise more money or cut away the kind of programs and services most Americans view as measures of the baseline quality of life achieved over centuries in the world’s wealthiest nation.

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