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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Report: Latino population pressure likely to impact GOP politics
A report released this month by America’s Voice, an immigration reform advocacy group, argues that swiftly growing Latino constituent populations across the country may...
Xcel Energy lops nearly $44 million off rate-increase request
Xcel Energy Thursday filed for state approval of a settlement with consumer groups in its ongoing rate case before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission...
Doh: Fumbled 2005 anti-gay amendment may ban all marriage in Texas
A conservative group wrote a constitutional amendment in Texas in 2005 meant to be so broad that it would ban gay people from any...
Penry, no longer a candidate, still free to dole out bad campaign advice
State Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry in running for governor drew sharp critiques in the media for making unsupported allegations and baldly stretching facts...
Misquoted on bishops and health reform, DeGette draws ire of bloggers
Colorado U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette drew venom from conservative and Catholic bloggers yesterday for comments she made to ABC on the role Catholic bishops...
‘Regular guy’ Madere, riding the Palin wave, set to announce CO4 candidacy
The self described "regular guy" from Loveland, Dean Madere, a member of the Glenn Beck-inspired Loveland 9/12 project, is formally announcing his candidacy tonight...
C-Street Christian house in D.C. loses evasive tax-free church status
The C-Street townhouse that serves as a home away from home to conservative Christian lawmakers and that has been the site of recent high-profile...
Garfield County officials see value in Battlement Mesa health study
Garfield County public health officials believe a relatively untested type of health impact study could be a valuable tool in assessing the risks of natural gas drilling in the heart of the Battlement Mesa retirement community on Colorado’s Western Slope.
Race to the Top fails to redirect stream of bad teachers sent to low-income...
A recent New York Times editorial points out that Race to the Top—U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s $4.3 billion tool for reform—has failed...
Marriage defender spokeswoman expresses bafflement at Prejean attacks
Maggie Gallagher, head of the National Organization for Marriage, responded today to questions from the media on whether NOM dropped its relationship with scandal-plagued...