Colorado House Speaker Terrance Carroll, D-Denver, appeared uncharacteristically off-balance and back on his heels this morning, reeling from the firestorm of conservative criticism that erupted in the face of his draft plan to cut the costs of and up participation…
Barack Obama is “firmly ahead” in the hard-fought contest for Colorado’s nine electoral votes, polling 53 percent to John McCain’s 45 percent, according to a Politico/Insider Advantage poll released Tuesday night. Obama and McCain, however, are statistically tied in bellwether Jefferson County — unchanged since two weeks ago — the poll found.
For Colorado residents living on the Western Slope, being an outdoors enthusiast is not something they do on the weekends, it’s a way of life.
Mesa County, home to 120,000 people in 15 communities including Grand Junction, is home to hunters, fisherman and general nature lovers who see the environment as a part of their identity and their culture. It’s no surprise the oil and natural gas boom that has enveloped the county in recent years is coming with mixed reviews and subtle shifts in the political climate.
Home to the state’s only agricultural university, Rocky Mountain National Park and many ranches, Larimer County has traditionally been a Republican stronghold in Colorado. But, as President George W. Bush’s approval ratings play gutterball, the unpopular war in Iraq continues and the economy continues to rock and roll, Larimer County’s electorate is starting to swing in a moderate direction with upticks in the number of Democrat and unaffiliated voters. That shift is being eyed by strategists and politicos carefully this year as the northern Colorado county could be one of a handful to play a pivotal role in the November election.
Colorado was once known as the square state with lots of farmers and cows and where Republican politics were a way of life. Not anymore. For the first time in decades, the Grand Old Party has lost ground as evidenced by the latest voter registration data provided by the Secretary of State. In fact, as of last weekend, active Democratic voters outnumbered active Republican voters statewide — a reality many experts said seemed unlikely five or 10 years ago.
A report released yesterday by the Latina Initiative underlines the importance of reaching out to Latina women in order to tap the burgeoning potential of the large and growing Latino electorate.
Employee conflicts of interest are only one of eight serious failures outlined in audit report.
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