Amidst Hancock mess, Denver airport finance chief Heck decamps for Continuum Partners
NextGen Climate welcomes Rep. Cory Gardner to Grand Junction with attack billboards
Once again, Grand Junction billboards are making political news and this time the target is Republican Congressman Cory Gardner. NextGen Climate Colorado had launched two digital billboards containing three separate messages attacking Gardner in advance of this weekend’s Club 20 debate in Grand Junction. Gardner is trying to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Udall.
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Protestors march against John Boehner outside The Brown Palace
Boehner, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, is in town campaigning for Congressman Mike Coffman, a Republican from Aurora, at a Brown Palace fundraiser Tuesday night. Coffman faces House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, a Democrat, in November’s elections. The protestors held posters and marched in a circle outside of the iconic Denver hotel denouncing Boehner’s support for the congressman and vice-versa.
U.S. Rep. Jared Polis to hold Lyons town hall meeting Wednesday
Republican Governors advertise John Hickenlooper’s news on the death penalty
The Republican Governors Association isn’t about to let Colorado voters forget that Gov. John Hickenlooper granted killer Nathan Dunlap a temporary reprieve on his death sentence last year. The group dedicated to installing GOP leaders over each state released a new video Tuesday taking sharp aim at the issue using local TV news frotage.
With Speaker Mark Ferrandino leaving, the battle to succeed him is on
Colorado Democrats are fiercely working to defend their majority in the state House of Representatives, but a behind-the-scenes battle also is underway to determine who will become the powerful speaker in 2015. Term-limited Speaker Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, is leaving the House after this year. Per tradition, elections for speaker and other leadership positions are held at the state Capitol two days after the general election.
Mitsch Bush seeking second term
For Diane Mitsch Bush, politics is like a mountain-bike race: “You start, you go like hell and don’t look back.” Mitsch Bush is currently in “go like hell” mode, seeking a second term in the Colorado House of Representatives, where she currently represents House District 26, which covers all of Eagle and Routt counties.
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King removed from legislative panel
Embattled state Sen. Steve King was replaced as a member and chairman of the Legislative Audit Committee nearly a month ago, but Senate Republicans didn’t tell anyone about the change despite felony charges facing the Grand Junction Republican. Jesse Mallory, chief of staff for the Senate Republicans, said King and Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, “mutually agreed” that King should be replaced on the eight-member panel that reviews audits of state programs. Mallory said he didn’t know whether King asked Cadman to replace him on the committee, or if the minority leader contacted King about it.
VA hospital changes due after probe
Veterans in the emergency department at the Grand Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center next year will get nurse-call buttons, officials said in response to an inspector general’s report on the facility.
Colorado group brings the return of air, water ballot proposal
The dust hasn’t even settled yet on a deal struck between Gov. John Hickenlooper and Boulder Democrat U.S. Rep. Jared Polis to avoid a massive ballot fight over the future of the state’s oil and gas industry. But already supporters of a “public trust” proposal focused on preserving Colorado’s natural resources are gearing up for 2016.
Colorado struggles to adjust marijuana supply
Colorado’s pot regulators are trying to make sure the state’s marijuana growers aren’t producing more pot than they can legally sell — a hedge against Colorado-grown pot ending up in states where it’s not legal. But a new set of marijuana production standards up for public review Tuesday sparked a lively debate and highlighted growing divisions between deep-pocketed industry veterans and folks trying to get started in the legal weed business.
Greeley City Council discusses continuing dialogue on oil, gas
PUC adds hearing on Black Hills on proposed rate hike
Stormwater issue to go to voters
The El Paso County Commission on Tuesday gave final approval to a stormwater intergovernmental agreement and OK’d a ballot measure that will allow voters to decide on funding for the Pikes Peak Regional Drainage Authority, which will involve five local municipalities.
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CU Denver students offer Lyons advice on its flood-recovery efforts
Wilderness volunteers see greater need as more people use backcountry
Suthers throws hat in the ring to become Colorado Springs mayor
The race for Colorado Springs mayor is on, and two well-known political figures are first out of the gate with intentions of becoming the city’s next CEO. On Tuesday, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers said he is in the race for mayor.
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CDOT office opens to field I-70 questions
Some Littleton residents want public to vote on urban renewal actions
Search for homelessness solutions in Colorado Springs continues, even after some thought they had answers
Manager releases recommended city budget
Boulder city manager, attorney, chief judge get 4 percent raises
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City sees 10% spike in sales tax receipts
Council clashes over tourism loan again
Council fine-tunes ethics code
Backyard beekeeping discussion stalls in Lafayette
Higher enrollment means more pay
Magpul modifies Wyoming move plans
Body-mounted cameras offer benefits, questions for police, residents
RTD bus driver arrested Monday for DUI while on duty