by Amanda Miller Published: January 13,2012
Tags: legislative session, legislature, Politics
When the Colorado legislature convened this week, local organizations were already keeping an eye on possible new requirements ... [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 9,2012
Tags: business, federal govenrment, Politics, Romney
Mitt Romney says he likes being able to “fire people” who don’t provide adequate business services. The Republican presidential candidate also is defending his business background as rivals step up their attacks. Romney told a Nashua Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Monday that he wants to allow people to shop for their own health insurance [...] [...]
Do the American people have the courage and clarity to do what’s needed to get government under control? Let’s face facts. Every penny in a federal budget estimated to hit $3.8 trillion this year — along with a deficit of $1.6 trillion and federal debt held by the public reaching $10.9 trillion — has a [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: March 11,2011
Tags: CSBJ View, Politics, strong mayor
Walking away from the mayoral candidates’ forum for business leaders last week, it was easy to feel optimistic about the direction the city will be taking with the new strong mayor. Most of the candidates appeared to be focused on the right things, the city’s image and economic health, and they readily admitted there are [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 18,2011
Tags: Dick Wadhams, Politics, Republicans
Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams is running for re-election. Wadhams sent a letter Tuesday to state party officials announcing that he will run for another term at the party’s central committee meeting in March. The Colorado GOP came close to losing its majority party status in the November elections when gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 11,2011
Tags: Politics, Republicans
Democrats aren’t the only ones headed into office in Colorado. Two Republicans elected to statewide office are taking their oaths, too, tripling the number of statewide Republican officials. Republican Scott Gessler takes the oath Tuesday as secretary of state, which oversees elections. And Walker Stapleton takes the oath as treasurer. They’ll join Republican Attorney General [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 6,2011
Tags: deficit, Democrats, Politics, Repbulicans
Democrats are accusing newly empowered House Republicans of exempting more than $1 trillion in proposed tax cuts and higher spending over the next 10 years from a promise to cut federal deficits. The exemptions include a bill to repeal last year’s health care legislation as well as GOP-backed proposals extending a series of tax cuts [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 9,2010
Tags: Bill Ritter, Politics
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is reflecting on his nearly four years in the governor’s office, saying he’s made some mistakes but also deserves credit for his successes. On his monthly appearance on KOA radio Tuesday, the Democrat said his biggest mistake was not working closer with the business community on a contentious bill which would [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 8,2010
Tags: GOP, Politics, Republicans
Republicans cast themselves as the anti-Obama and scored a blowout at the polls. Now their real work – repairing the party’s still-tattered image and earning voters’ trust – begins. It’s a mammoth job, made more difficult by the very things that propelled the GOP to the House majority and bolstered numbers in the Senate: tea [...] [...]
On the final day of Senate campaigning, both candidates are concentrating where the most votes are – along the Front Range. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet and Republican Ken Buck both were hitting the Denver area Monday on the eve of a close election. Buck was traveling in the opposite direction, starting in Fort Collins and [...] [...]
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