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Economic Stimulus

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    State spending on children decreasing while child poverty increasing, report shows

    ​ The amount of money Colorado spends on children is shrinking at a time when the number of children -- and the number of children in poverty -- is rising, according to a report released today by the Colorado Children's Campaign. President Chris Watney says it's disheartening to watch the safe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Barack Obama should respond to ET disclosure petition in Denver, says UFOlogist Jeff Peckman

    Watching the sky.​Later this morning, President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak at the Auraria campus, with subjects expected to include student-loan reform. But former mayoral candidate Jeff Peckman, the man behind the failed ET affairs commission initiative, would like him to touch on som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Obama jobs plan in a nutshell: Kenny Be's Nut Graphs

    ​ Will President Obama's new jobs plan save the country from a double-dip recession or burden our sliding economy with another $400 billion of deficit spending? Below, an easy-to-read chart explains the president's entire economic stimulus plan in a nutshell...

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Economy to remain in crapper: CU prof Richard Wobbekind delivers bad news at NABE meeting

    Richard Wobbekind.​Congratulations, CU professor Richard Wobbekind. You're president-elect of the National Association for Business Economics, whose annual meeting wraps up at Denver's Grand Hyatt Hotel today -- so you get to tell America that the ballyhooed economic recovery ain't happening a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Laugh studies: Could Peter McGraw's "funny theory" power a controversial humor project?

    ​CU's Peter McGraw, subject of our feature "The Nutty Professor," has come up with a new general theory of humor -- the "Benign Violation Theory" -- that scholars say could be a major step forward in the field. Maybe it's time for McGraw to team up with a group of Northwestern University resea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    John Hickenlooper and Dennis Gallagher proud of letting us know how feds have stimulated state

    ​In February 2009, Barack Obama showed up at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to sign the $787 billion federal stimulus package. Since then, anyone who has been stuck behind an army of trucks on I-25, delayed by spates of lane closures on I-70 or winced at the infestation of orange cons ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Freeway and Jake One at the Bluebird

    Rachel Romero​ Freeway & Jake One • Mane Rok 07.22.10 | Bluebird Theater The evening began with a soulful performance by longtime LIFE Crew ambassadors, Mane Rok and DJ Tense, who performed tracks off of Mane's first solo effort, The Ugly Truth, as well as a few throwback tracks from his e ... More >>

  • Music

    July 22, 2010

    Freeway and Jake One

    Thursday, July 22, Bluebird Theater, 303-830-8497.

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Bill Clinton loves him some Andrew Romanoff

    A Flickr photo"'V' for 'victory.'"​Update, 2:27 p.m.: New info below the original 1:37 p.m. item. While Republican Ken Buck used the caucus system to transform himself from a senatorial dark horse into a frontrunner (the kind now getting attacked by the likes of Politico), Andrew Romanoff, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Porn, SEC-style: Denver law firm files federal suit for IDs of website peepers

    The economic watchdogs at the SEC are apparently watching the wrong dog.​A Denver law firm is suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange commission for its refusal to release the names of top officials who were caught regularly using government computers to access pornography. Calling the senior ... More >>

  • Music

    November 19, 2009

    The Mighty Eighteen Wheeler

    Stimulus Package
    Fist Music

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    Dick Wadhams on Tom Tancredo's impending run for governor

    Dick Wadhams isn't leading the "Run Tom" parade. But he swears he's not putting up roadblocks, either.​Yesterday, Tom Tancredo confirmed his plans to run for governor now that state senator Josh Penry has dropped out of the race. That throws a kink into frontrunner Scott McInnis' dream of a un ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2009

    Organixx starts November with an economic stimulus deal. Go green

    Organixx Santa Fe chicken salad is part of the November deal ​Jason Sheehan enjoyed the food at Organixx -- and now the natural eatery is making its food even more enjoyable, with an economic stimulus deal starting today and running through November. This month, you can get a salad, sandwich ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    PETA protesters give Canadian-syrup boycott their seal of approval

    Be careful: Bloody syrup will stain white fur.​I'm guessing the Canadian consulate in Denver, at 1625 Broadway, isn't a frequent location for major protests -- but that changed yesterday, when PETA representatives chose it as the place to complain about Canadian seal harvests. Their approach? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Pueblo rally compares Obamacare to Pol Pot, Hitler

    Another fascinating look at the healthcare "debate," this one reportedly from a Patients First rally in Pueblo, in which a speaker claims that proposed legislation would authorize "end-of-life orders" he likens to the atrocities of Pol Pot and Hitler. Does that mean federal stimulus dollars will b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    To defeat the evil health-care legislation, Republicans will target a lawmaker near you

    They're coming for you, Betsy Markey.​Politico reports this morning that the battle over President Obama's health care-reform bill will be waged, and won, during the upcoming August recess. And Republicans is already identifying Colorado Democrats it believes it can persuade to stiff-arm the p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Toothless or not, Michael Bennet will ride or die with Obama's "pay-as-you-go" plan

    "I am Batman Bennet. Get used to the words flashing on your TV screen and bouncing from your radio speakers: "Pay as you go." And we're not talking cell phones or Craigslist escorts (they do that, don't they?) President Obama's proposed "pay-as-you-go" plan -- wherein every expenditure (except ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    New website charts what parts of Colorado are being stimulated

    A photo from the StimulusColorado.org website. StimulusColorado.org, a new website co-sponsored by Associated General Contractors of Colorado, the Colorado Association of Mechanical and Plumbing Contractors, Colorado Contractors Association, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Metro Denver ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Can Mike May shock and awe his way into the governor's office?

    Mike May. Among Governor Bill Ritter's latest politically dubious moves was his decision to create a new chief operating officer gig, with a salary of $146,000, to oversee federal stimulus money. That's red meat for the GOP, and House leader Mike May chomped into it like a starving Rottweiler, decl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    What does Joe Biden like so much about the Denver Museum of Nature and Science?

    Joe the Veep, not Joe the Plumber. Vice President Joe Biden sure must dig the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, where he'll conduct a town-hall meeting today. He was just there in February, standing by as President Barack Obama signed the stimulus package there. Maybe it's because the facility h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Lucy has new menu, new patio

    Lucy, the restaurant that made its debut last fall when Comedy Works South opened at 5345 Landmark Place in Greenwood Village, has made some changes for spring. Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend monsoons, it opened its patio. And also last week, chef Jeff Stoneking introduced a new lunch an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Vesta giving away twenty happy hours

    Vesta Dipping Grill, at 1822 Blake Street, is launching its own "Colorado Stimulus Plan," and giving away a month of happy hours -- a total of twenty in June (one every Monday through Friday through the month). According to Vesta's announcement, the owners (who are also responsible for Steuben's) "f ... More >>

  • News

    March 19, 2009

    Is there pork in Denver's parking operation?

    Vesta Dipping Grill, at 1822 Blake Street, is launching its own "Colorado Stimulus Plan," and giving away a month of happy hours -- a total of twenty in June (one every Monday through Friday through the month). According to Vesta's announcement, the owners (who are also responsible for Steuben's) "f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    Rocky Mountain News' Ed Sealover finds a new home at the Denver Business Journal

    Neil Westergaard. There are lots of former Rocky Mountain News journalists on the job market right now, thanks to the closure of the paper in late February -- and many of them are considering career changes due to the current dearth of available positions in their chosen profession. But Ed Sealover ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    Denver Blogs: It's a good thing Brandon Marshall hits women and not dogs. Otherwise he'd be screwed.

    Our daily peek into the local blogoshere. Send links. The NFL: The only place where a serial abuser catches a break because he catches a football. (Mile High Report) The stimulus money is on its way. But will it make a difference? (Colorado Independent and Colorado Pols) Peter Boyles thinks it wo ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 26, 2009

    Art in the Cabinet

    Our daily peek into the local blogoshere. Send links. The NFL: The only place where a serial abuser catches a break because he catches a football. (Mile High Report) The stimulus money is on its way. But will it make a difference? (Colorado Independent and Colorado Pols) Peter Boyles thinks it wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    Denver Blogs: A green Aspen?

    Photo courtest of Flickr.Can Aspen go green?Our daily slosh through the blogosphere. Send links here. Aspen: Where the beer flows like wine, and where they swear they're going green. (Colorado Independent) The Avs do their best Rockies' impression, shop Ryan Smyth. (Avs Talk) Colorado gets the sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    Denver Blogs: Reading is fundamentally overrated

    Like always, we cruised the local blogosphere for stuff worth a few minutes. Send tips. Senator Bennet, apparently not a speed-reader, did not read entire stimulus bill before voting. The question: Do you care? (Face the State) What the stimulus bill means for Colorado's New Energy Economy. (Color ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Dick Wadhams has a greeting for Barack Obama

    Dick Wadhams. Sweeping defeat in the 2008 elections hasn't made Colorado Republican Party boss Dick Wadhams any less feisty. On behalf of the state GOP, Wadhams purchased enormous advertisements in both the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post featuring the banner headline "COLORADO REPUBLICANS ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Jon Caldara on today's Barack Obama protest

    In addition to buying a full-page ad needling President Barack Obama, who's in town today to sign a $787 billion economic-stimulus bill, Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams is also taking part in a protest at the Colorado State Capitol co-starring a number of big names in local conserv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: The week ahead, February 16-21

    The big news: Barack Obama is coming back to Denver, the town where he accepted the Democratic nomination on August 28, and where now, as president, he will now sign the $787 billion stimulus bill on Tuesday, February 17 at the Museum of Nature & Science (conveniently vetted by the Secret Service ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2009

    The details behind Clear Channel and 9News public-service announcements for car dealers

    An image from a National Automobile Dealers Association public-service announcement. Yesterday morning, during one of his regular updates on KOA/850 AM's morning-news broadcast, Channel 9 business reporter Gregg Moss talked about a new series of public-service announcements for the automobile indus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Stimulate This

    The last time this state's economy went bust, Colorado fought its way back by constructing Denver International Airport. That's not going to be an option this time, Governor Bill Ritter said as he walked along DIA's Concourse B Thursday, off on a fast (less than 24-hour) trip to the East Coast to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Denver Blogs: And you are...?

    Sen. What's His Name (D-Somewhere)This here's the booty from our daily quest for local blogging treasures. Send links here. Yes, Senator Bennet, I have a question: Who the hell are you? (Colorado Pols) When it comes to writing about the stimulus package, Mike Rosen and Chuck Green are not exactly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Frontier's economic stimulus deal's a real cockpit tease

    Those flashy online Frontier ads sure look enticing. Click and you'll find out that the airline has extended it's Economic Stimulus Package deal until today! Flights from Denver starting at $39! "Save big bucks all across the USA," their website says. Big bucks! Across the USA! Why not? But click ... More >>

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