Matt Arnold

Stephen Ludwig is paying for his position in shoe leather...or at least tire tread

Stapleton HOA draws the shmucky line on sidewalk chalk art

It takes a village to raise a child, but it only takes one meddling homeowners association to tear that child down. Earlier this month, CBS4 reported that a private HOA within the Stapleton neighborhood had decided to ban a three-year-old girl from drawing with colored chalk on the sidewalks in a sh ... More >>

Matt Arnold: CU Regent candidate has your number -- and your address

The nasty race for CU Board of Regents got nastier when Matt Arnold posted the address and phone number for his opponent online. Arnold was angry that supporters of his rival, Brian Davidson, "were calling his backers and urging them to drop their endorsement," the Denver Post said. "Arnold decided ... More >>

Political ads: "Magic words" ruling that boosts 527s disappoints Colorado Ethics Watch

The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that political organizations dubbed 527s can spend unlimited funds for state candidates as long as the ads they're financing don't include so-called "magic words" such as "vote for" or "defeat." The decision is a disappointment for Colorado Ethics Watch, which b ... More >>

Matt Arnold on losing Colorado Bar Association suit, his bid to chair state Republican party

Matt Arnold.​Matt Arnold, the man behind Clear the Bench, which aimed to throw the bums off the Colorado Supreme Court, has been on a losing streak. Colorado Ethics Watch came out on top in a dispute over whether Clear the Bench should have filed as an issues committee (although CEW was assess ... More >>

Matt Arnold for Republican Party chair: Will he succeed Dick Wadhams with Army of Darkness?

GOP role model?​Matt Arnold, the man behind Clear the Bench Colorado, has announced his intention to succeed Dick Wadhams as Colorado Republican Party boss -- and it promises to be a take-no-prisoners bid. The profile photo on his campaign Facebook page showcases a chainsaw-wielding Bruce Camp ... More >>

Colorado Ethics Watch told to pay Clear the Bench Colorado $13,000 in legal fees

Matt Arnold.​The election may be over, but the political pissing match between Colorado Ethics Watch and Clear the Bench Colorado continues. The latest? An administrative law judge has ruled that CEW must pay CTBC around $13,000 in legal fees related to a complaint determined to have been fil ... More >>

Colorado Ethics Watch case about political ads' "magic words" heads to state supreme court

Luis Toro.​Colorado Ethics Watch is on a roll. Back in September, the organization successfully argued that Clear the Bench Colorado, which wanted to throw the bums off the Colorado Supreme Court, should have registered as a political committee subject to donation limits rather than an issues ... More >>

Clear the Bench Colorado's Matt Arnold on campaign complaint about KnowYourJudge.com

Matt Arnold.​Matt Arnold of Clear the Bench Colorado, which aims to throw the bums off Colorado's Supreme Court, calls himself an "Army of one" -- and appropriately, he's been in plenty of battles lately. After losing a round to Colorado Ethics Watch and being forced to identify as a political ... More >>

Clear the Bench Colorado's Matt Arnold in catch-22 over orders from elections division

Matt Arnold.​Clear the Bench Colorado, which aims to throw the bums off the Colorado Supreme Court, recently lost a court challenge from Colorado Ethics Watch and now must file with the Secretary of State's office as a political committee, not an issues committee. And while that may sound like ... More >>

Broncos did better than Bears in Jay Cutler for Kyle Orton swap, says ESPN's Adam Schefter

Jay Cutler.​These three Denver blog posts have the "it" factor. Mile High Report fan poster Wobble notes that ESPN's Adam Schefter and Ross Tucker agree that Denver got the better QB in the Kyle Orton-Jay Cutler deal -- although Schefter thinks the Broncos wasted the two draft picks they also ... More >>

Clear the Bench's Matt Arnold: Court win for CO Ethics Watch a victory for big $ over little guy

Matt Arnold.​The political pissing match between Colorado Ethics Watch and Clear the Bench Colorado, which wants to throw the bums off the state's supreme court, was resolved on Friday in CEW's favor. Granted, CEW will have to pay some court costs from a July hearing -- but Clear the Bench's M ... More >>

Colorado Ethics Watch wins Clear the Bench case, but still may have to pay some legal fees

Luis Toro.​There's a strange, split resolution in the political pissing match between Colorado Ethics Watch and Clear the Bench Colorado, which aims to throw the bums off the state's supreme court. Administrative Law Judge Robert Spencer has ruled in CEW's favor. But the organization still owe ... More >>

Clear the Bench's Matt Arnold takes on Colorado Ethics Watch over "delayed" legal-fee payment

Matt Arnold.​Today's entertainingly pissy political pissing match pits Clear the Bench Colorado's Matt Arnold, who wants to throw the bums off the state's supreme court, against Colorado Ethics Watch, which filed a campaign-finance complaint against Clear the Bench in May. The issue? Legal bi ... More >>

Monica Marquez Supreme Court selection disappoints Clear the Bench's Matt Arnold

Monica Marquez.​Clear the Bench Colorado's Matt Arnold -- the man behind an effort to vote out three current Supreme Court justices for allegedly unconstitutional rulings -- was far less than thrilled by Governor Bill Ritter's appointment of Monica Marquez to the court. Indeed, he says that i ... More >>

Colorado Supreme Court nominating committee too secretive for Clear the Bench's Matt Arnold

Mary Mullarkey.​Did you know that the Supreme Court Nominating Commission is interviewing candidates today to fill the vacancy on Colorado's top court to be left by retiring chief justice Mary Mullarkey? Even if you did, which is doubtful, you couldn't attend, since the process is closed to th ... More >>

Clear the Bench Colorado poll numbers show voter discontent with Colorado justices

​Clear the Bench's Matt Arnold says an overwhelming majority of Colorado voters will not be reelecting four Colorado Supreme Court Justices this fall, and he has the poll numbers to prove it. A phone survey of roughly 900 Colorado voters -- relatively evenly balanced between age, sex and poli ... More >>

Mary Mullarkey retirement: Clear the Bench's Matt Arnold says pressure's driving her out

Mary Mullarkey will leave the bench in November.​During yesterday's announcement about her intention to retire in November, Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey said a vigorous campaign against her and three other justices had nothing to do with her decision. That's Mullarkey m ... More >>

Josh McDaniels: Is he the most hated man in Denver?

"Seriously, I'm going to grow on you."​Three samples from Denver blogs. At Colorado Sports Desk, David Johnson wonders if Broncos coach Josh McDaniels is the most hated man in Denver. The possible answer can be found on a website called FireJoshMcDanielsNow.com. The Clear the Bench Colorado ... More >>

Mark Grueskin, Matt Arnold tangle over judge retention: Should they stay or should they go?

Mark Grueskin wants judges to be evaluated in a thoughtful way.​Matt Arnold doesn't shy away from a fight. The Arnold-fronted ClearTheBenchColorado.org, an organization lobbying against the retention of four current Supreme Court justices, was recently targeted by a campaign-finance complaint ... More >>

Clear the Bench's Matt Arnold calls Colorado Ethics Watch complaint a "pathetic political ploy"

That gavel's seen better days...​Colorado Ethics Watch has filed a campaign-finance complaint against ClearTheBenchColorado.org, whose founder, Matt Arnold, wants to throw the bums off the Colorado Supreme Court. The gripe? Clear the Bench is registered with the Secretary of State's office as ... More >>

Evil legislators are bumming out Matt Arnold's dog

"Politics sucks..."​Last week, Matt Arnold of ClearTheBenchColorado.org ran afoul of a legislator during his testimony protesting the removal of tax exemptions for bull semen, among other things. Representative Joel Judd all but tossed him out of a committee hearing. But Arnold is fighting ba ... More >>

Bull semen debate gets sticky at Colorado statehouse

An illustration from ClearTheBenchColorado.org's page: Justice is blindfolded but not gagged.​In January, we introduced you to Matt Arnold of ClearTheBenchColorado.org, who thinks four of the state's Supreme Court justices shouldn't be retained because of the way they've twisted the spirit of ... More >>

Throw the bums off the Colorado Supreme Court, says Clear the Bench Colorado -- and John Suthers seems to agree

ClearTheBenchColorado.org's Facebook profile picture gives you a pretty good idea where Matt Arnold's coming from.​It took the better part of a week, but Matt Arnold, the man behind ClearTheBenchColorado.org, has finally gotten the Denver Post to blink. On Tuesday, the paper published, "AG Su ... More >>