Politics & Government

#22 of the 22 Major Arcana: Bill Ritter, the World…..

Fort Collins Coloradoan editor Bob Moore’s blog is a must-read for anyone interested in Northern Colorado politics — and his post about congressional wannabe Cory Gardner’s latest attack on incumbent Betsy Markey shows why. This morning, Gardner’s campaign sent out an e-mail blast touting the launch of ebetsy.com, which purports…

Yesterday, we told you about gubernatorial hopeful Jason R. Clark’s quixotic search for a running mate via a Craigslist ad. He’s exploring this option because, as an independent, he must find a Lieutenant Governor candidate registered as unaffiliated prior to June 15, 2009 — and that’s proven to be more…

Over the weekend, the New York Times ran a piece about local disenchantment with our current crop of sad-sack incumbents, headlined “Democrats See Hopes for West Dim in Colorado.” GOP Senate candidate Jane Norton was so delighted with the article that she linked to it on her Facebook page, introducing…

The controversial Arizona immigration bill hasn’t stopped any folks from coming into this country illegally yet. After all, it won’t take effect until July. But it’s certainly led to a bumper crop of proclamations, including denunciations by Denver Public Schools and the City of Boulder — with the latter prompting…

Looking for a fun new board game to while away these lovely spring afternoons? Anti-immigration firebrand Tom Tancredo has the perfect suggestion. As the Colorado Independent first reported, Tancredo fired up his Twitter account last week and tweeted to his followers, “Check out the new illegal immigration game at http://www.illegalimmigrationgame.com/default.aspx…”…

As we all know, the economy remains tough these days. But there are still jobs out there. Like, for instance, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado — a position currently being advertised on Craigslist. No, it’s not a joke. Jason R. Clark, an independent gubernatorial hopeful, needs to find a running mate…

A bill to legalize syringe exchange programs in Colorado has passed the state legislature and is now headed to Governor Bill Ritter’s desk. Ritter was a vocal supporter of needle exchanges when he was Denver’s district attorney in the 1990s, and we’ve asked his spokesman if the governor plans to…

Senator Dave Schultheis can be a wonderfully entertaining ball of crazy. Okay, maybe his comments about how pregnant women with HIV should be allowed to pass the virus to their babies cuz that would teach them a big ol’ lesson about promiscuity wasn’t all that funny — and neither was…

In January, Alan Prendergast argued that herding sheep may be Colorado’s worst job. He cited research from Colorado Legal Services showing that the vast majority of herders, many of them brought to the U.S. by industry types from Peru, Bolivia or Mexico, “don’t get time off, don’t have access to…

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 an issues committee, which can accept unlimited contributions. But CEW director Luis…

Protests against Arizona’s controversial immigration bill have been escalating in Colorado. A student walkout last Friday. A series of rallies over the weekend, with more events likely to be announced soon. And now, in the wake of Denver Public Schools’ ban of work-related travel to Arizona, the City of Boulder…

John Hickenlooper: “Stripes” from Republican Governors Association on Vimeo. Colorado Republican Party boss Dick Wadhams told us on Monday that he’d heard about impending attack ads aimed at John Hickenlooper potentially dealing with the gubernatorial hopeful’s disinterest in spelling out where his $2.8 million in charitable donations went. But while…

#21 of the 22 Major Arcana: Ken Buck, Rejuvenation…..

In January, we profiled former FEMA director Michael Brown — the man about whom President George W. Bush said, “Heckuva job, Brownie” circa the Hurricane Katrina response — after he was named a fulltime KOA talk-show host. But Brown doesn’t think Barack Obama has done a heckuva job dealing with…

Unlike Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis, whose most prominent charitable donation appears to be elk meat, Democratic candidate John Hickenlooper has released tax returns showing that he’s doled out $2.8 million over the years. He’s just not saying to whom, which set off KHOW’s Dan Caplis during Hick’s appearance on…

Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…

It’s too soon to start putting a figure on the damage — to marine life, tourism, fishing industries and more — from the 600-square-mile oil slick oozing onto the Gulf Coast today. And it’s too early in the investigation to know anything conclusive about the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon…

Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…

It’s a critical time for Andrew Romanoff’s senatorial candidacy. There are no more caucus straw polls to win or county assemblies to ring up. And rival Michael Bennet’s decision to petition his way onto the primary ballot (one Republican Jane Norton soon mimicked) makes the May 22 convention mighty anticlimactic…

Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…

Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…