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Western Tradition attacks 98-year-old corporate campaign spending ban

The conservative Astroturf group that spent thousands to swing the Longmont City Council back to the right last November and keep the Garfield County...

Political group that attacked Dems in GarCo goes after Longmont candidate

An Astroturf group with ties to Colorado Republican political operative Scott Shires has apparently shifted its focus from oil and gas issues on the...

‘Personhood’ amendment likely to fizzle in Montana statehouse

Conservative activists are celebrating the latest antiabortion bill to wind its way through a state legislature — this time in Montana — that seeks to challenge the landmark 1973 Roe vs Wade decision legalizing abortion. Except before they party hearty, a quick check of state law reveals the likelihood of a constitutional "personhood" amendment to give fertilized eggs civil rights is as flat as stale champagne.

Wadhams: Off The Mat And Into The Game

Mitt Romney was the big draw this week at the Lincoln Day Dinner in Colorado Springs, but after the presidential candidate was long gone,...

Wadhams In Montana: Name-Dropping, And Not

Last Friday, June 22, Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dick Wadhams was the special guest speaker to about 350 GOP faithful who were gathered at...

Clean Government Efforts All Around Us

Coloradans aren't the only Westerners to face a good government initiative on the ballot this fall. Our neighbors in Montana will vote on an...

Montana TABOR Update: “Deliberate Assault”

A quick update from the TABOR battle in Montana: In court actions filed Tuesday, Attorney Jonathan Motl accused that state's TABOR proponents of "the most...

TABOR on Trial II: Montana

Montana's version of TABOR, Constitutional Initiative 97 (or CI-97), hasn't officially made the ballot yet. Its signatures still await certification by Sec'y of State...