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GOP Senate candidate Norton goes on the record: ‘I’ve not been a lobbyist’

By | 01.29.10 | 12:10 am

In an interview with a Colorado Springs radio talk show host Tuesday, former lieutenant governor and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Jane Norton said she has never worked as a lobbyist. She was responding to callers looking to feel out her conservative credentials.

“On the lobbyist thing, I’ve not been a lobbyist,” she said.

The Ken Buck interview: Government is good; too bad it costs money

By | 10.05.09 | 9:40 am

Colorado politics blogger David Thielen interviewed Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck last week. Buck is one of the GOP frontrunners in the race to challenge Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet. Thielen is a straight shooter in the world of…

Sen. Schultheis to Gov. Ritter: Let religious groups serve those in need

By | 09.23.09 | 6:19 pm

State Senator Dave Schultheis, R-Colorado Springs, sent a strongly worded letter to Gov. Ritter this afternoon, admonishing him for “soft-pedaling” the state’s fiscal crisis and for leaning on “budgetary gimmicks” to fill gaps. Schultheis suggested the governor make tougher cuts.…

CSU Chancellor Blake, on introductory tour, hits up Pueblo Rotarians

By | 07.21.09 | 9:07 am

Yesterday in Pueblo, new CSU Chancellor Joe Blake stressed again his mission to reengineer state-wide higher-education funding. He said his job over the next few years is to “hang that lamp, light that lantern on the problem.” Blake, appointed for…

Tapia Part III: Winning Hard Hearts With Specifics

By | 04.06.07 | 8:00 am

This is the last in a three-part interview with Colorado’s Joint Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Abel Tapia, who sat down earlier this week to talk with Colorado Confidential about some of the complexities of the state’s proposed $17 billion budget,…

Tapia Part II: Leading The World Costs Money

By | 04.05.07 | 8:00 am

This is the second in a three-part interview with Colorado’s Joint Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Abel Tapia, who sat down earlier this week with Colorado Confidential to talk about some of the complexities of Colorado’s budget, which was unveiled last…

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