Douglas Bruce

Colorado a swing state in 2012 -- and a hate state in 1992

The national newscasts this morning are full of speculation about which way Colorado will swing tomorrow. But whether the color wheel lands on red or blue, Colorado won't look as black as it did the morning after the 1992 election, when this state was labeled "The Hate State."

Douglas Bruce: political prisoner or blustering shmuck?

Yes, as Douglas Bruce told the old the Denver Post this week after he was sentenced for felony tax evasion, "There have been other political prisoners." But, Doug, you are not one of them.

Douglas Bruce: The long, hard fall of a rogue tax crusader

Douglas Bruce.​The conviction of controversy magnet Douglas Bruce on tax evasion charges has touched off some high-pitched gloating on liberal-leaning political websites, as well as the expected musings on the irony of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights godfather getting busted by the tax man. For th ... More >>

Ten most memorable celebrity and notables mug shots of 2011

Photos below.​Our 2011 mug shot showcase rolls on. Yesterday, we shared our picks for the year's ten most intimidating images. Now, cast your eyes on celebrities and notables who earned booking photos of their own, featuring several past and present Denver Broncos (what would Timmy say?), a Ho ... More >>

Despite challenge, Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 keeps its name (for now)

Doug Bruce​As we mentioned earlier this week, Colorado Springs conservative Douglas Bruce had petitioned the Colorado Title Board to change the title of the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 to include TABOR-related tax language. The hearing on that challenge was yesterday morning, b ... More >>

Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act targeted by Douglas Bruce over prominence of word "TAX"

Brian Vicente.​The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 continues to be a target more than a year before the November 2012 election for which it's aiming. First, rival organization Legalize2012 objected to any association with the terms "legalization" and "similar to alcohol." Now, prop ... More >>

Top 46 mug shots of April 2011 (PHOTOS)

Big pics below.​April provided a bumper crop of mug shots. Not only do we have looks at unusual characters like Diaper Fetish Guy, Accused Tax-Cutting Tax Evader and Alleged Semi-Pro Basketball Player/Perv -- click on their names to learn about their stories -- but also the Denver Police Depar ... More >>

Douglas Bruce, father of TABOR and controversy magnet, indicted for tax evasion

Big pic below.​Douglas Bruce has made no shortage of enemies over the years -- and plenty of them are likely grinning at the sight of his mug shot, released in conjunction with word that he's been indicted for failing to pay taxes he earned in 2005-2007. His alleged method of evasion? Funnelin ... More >>

Douglas Bruce preventative measures: Are legislators trying to outlaw him?

Douglas Bruce.​After the uproar over three tax-cutting initiatives on last year's ballot, at least two bills introduced in the 2011 legislative session are designed to head off similarly furtive petition strategies in the future -- and keep anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce from repeating the pe ... More >>

Douglas Bruce, fined and MIA

Douglas Bruce​An administrative law judge has slapped an $11,300 fine on a charity set up by anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce--the latest chapter in the murky maneuvering behind three tax-slashing amendments that opponents spent millions to defeat this fall. Bruce, of course, didn't bother to ... More >>

Denver election guide pictures each amendment in passing: Kenny Be's Great Yespectations

Link to full feature below.​ The Colorado leaders pictured in the UFO above, Gualberto Garcia Jones, Douglas Bruce, Jon Caldara and Jeff Peckman, were all responsible for placing measures on the 2010 ballot and all have great expectations for each Amendment passing. In short, they all have Gre ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony & other CO celebs who should be shot into space: Kenny Be's Fotoshop Friday

Full space flight crews shown below.​Boeing announced on Monday that it would be entering into a partnership with space tourism company Space Adventures to offer tourists rides on its CST-100 spacecraft. The rides will begin in 2015 and Boeing estimates that a passenger ticket on the spacecraf ... More >>

Douglas Bruce story soon to become a kids' lit classic: Kenny Be's Fotochop Friday

Douglas Bruce on a picnic with his lawyer David Lane.​ Douglas Bruce, the California Democrat turned Colorado Republican, is the embodiment of the classic bad boy character of children's literature. Of course, he isn't trying to be bad, it's just something that's natural. Everyone and everythi ... More >>

Amendments 60 & 61, Proposition 101: Is $6 million not enough to defeat them?

Douglas Bruce​Opponents of three tax-slashing ballot initiatives say their polling shows that the measures might actually be approved by voters -- despite a multi-million-dollar ad blitz starting this weekend designed to crush them. Coloradans for Responsible Reform recently spent $250,000 on ... More >>

Douglas Bruce wins 60-61-101 case, but lawyer says order to testify "smacks of Big Brother"

Douglas Bruce.​The resolution of the latest case against tax-hater Douglas Bruce has been portrayed by the press as a mixed bag. True, Bruce wasn't held in contempt for not testifying in a lawsuit involving Amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101 -- but the judge ordered him to testify about ... More >>

Douglas Bruce 60-61-101 court appearance: Is he stonewalling Dr. Evil or political bogeyman?

Douglas Bruce.​Memo to process servers: The best place to find Douglas Bruce over the next few days is the Denver courtroom of Judge Brian Whitney. That's where Bruce sat this morning, listening to process servers explain their attempts to deliver subpoenas to the anti-tax activist -- part of ... More >>

Douglas Bruce linked to Balloon Boy and Ward Churchill by group fighting 60, 61 and 101

Douglas Bruce.​Coloradans for Responsible Reform has tons of money to fight tax-cutting amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101, not to mention some heavy hitters in its corner; for instance, its spokesman, Dan Hopkins, used to do the same job for Governor Bill Owens. So what's one of its key ... More >>

Signed, sealed and rejected: These political activists are rabble with a cause

Douglas Bruce, DA agree not to hold each other in contempt

Hushed: Douglas Bruce.​Tax crusader Douglas Bruce headed into a Colorado Springs grand jury room earlier this week defiant and expansive, determined not to be "bullied" or silenced and half expecting to go to jail for taking a stand -- by not taking the stand. He emerged with a grant of immu ... More >>

Douglas Bruce was behind scenes of tax-relief measures, concludes judge who fines three

Tarred: Douglas Bruce.​After a costly effort to unmask the creators of an anonymous website backing three controversial tax-relief issues, an administrative law judge has fined three of the listed proponents of the measures for violating state campaign finance laws -- and concluded that tax cr ... More >>

Douglas Bruce = Dr. Evil, says ColoradoPols

Douglas Bruce's bark and his bite are both pretty savage.​Blogs about Denver don't suffer from a lack of oxygen, no matter what flatlanders say. Here are three examples. ColoradoPols highlights reporting by Eileen Welsome, a former Westworder turned Colorado Springs Gazette staffer, who detai ... More >>

Top 10 Colorado shmucks of decade

​It ain't easy being a shmuck. Not as mean as an asshole, not as ignorant as a shithead, a shmuck takes idiocy to an epic level, a moron whose fall from grace has far-reaching repercussions. We've been celebrating weekly shmucks for a long, long time -- but to be named one of Colorado's top 10 ... More >>

Revenge of the gadflies: Douglas Bruce and Mike Zinna win free-speech verdicts

Mike Zinna and his editor, Fonzi.​How odd, yet oddly fitting, that this week two of the state's most dogged and outspoken government critics won key victories in separate courtrooms within hours of each other. Call it a blow for... outspokenness. Down in Colorado Springs, the perpetually cran ... More >>

Prosecuting Douglas Bruce, and other exercises in masochism

​Back in 2002 a Westword cover portrayed the ever-irascible Douglas Bruce as a pit bull. The story was about his long-running battle with Denver officials over dilapidated properties, but the image is still apt. Throughout his dueling with tax-and-spenders over the TABOR Amendment, his short b ... More >>

Battle of the titans: Douglas Bruce vs. Costco

Douglas Bruce at a news conference on Monday.​Douglas Bruce is a victim. At least that's the story he told yesterday at a news conference in Colorado Springs, where he complained about the city violating his constitutional rights. The Springs' sin? Handing Bruce and a buddy a trespassing ticke ... More >>

The bigger the nuisance, the tougher the fix

Neighborhood groups hate these kinds of eyesores. On Monday, March 9, shortly after one in the morning, Denver police had a call of shots fired at an apartment house down the block from my home, in an otherwise placid section of west Denver. According to the cops, two Latino males wearing red fired ... More >>

A pro pulls a con game in Jefferson County

We miss you already, Douglas Bruce

We miss you already, Douglas Bruce

Ten Incredibly Stupid Things to Do in Honor of the Fourth of July

Letters to the Editor

From the week of January 31

Huckabee, Stock Show Style, Graffiti and Various Other Treats

Douglas Bruce's Legislative Debut Is a Real Kick

Shmuck of the Week: Douglas Bruce

High Road

An online newspaper takes on the big boys.

Bruce Talk

The father of tax limits offers a radical diet for lean times.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of May 30, 2002

Letters to the Editor

From the week of May 23, 2002

Vendetta

Who's a bigger nuisance -- Douglas Bruce or Denver's property police?

A Perfect Ten

The Colorado Legislature has its Ten Commandments.

The Hundred Days' War

How hard is it to find 90,000 citizens who want a tax cut? Ask Douglas Bruce.

Road Warriors

Boon or boondoggle, Bill Owens's highway plan has to get past Douglas Bruce before it goes anywhere.

Letters

1 for the Money

Interpreting Amendment 1 can be quite a balancing act. On Monday, Fitzhugh Havens took the fall.

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ANOTHER SLUM DUNK FROM DOUG BRUCE

THE NOVEMBER NUMBERS GAME

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