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Bill Ritter Administration: State To Review Governor's Office Lobbying Colorado Lawmakers

AP | STEVEN K. PAULSON | Posted 11.20.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Budget Cuts, Colorado, Department of Public Safety, Taxpayers, Bill Ritter, Colorado Open Records Act, Governor's Energy Office, Denver News

DENVER — At a time of budget cuts, Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter's administration last year paid employees and outside contractors $1.1 million to...

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Tancredo And The Governor's Race: Conservative Stalwart Forcing GOP To The Right

Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver

Read More: Josh Penry, 2010, Mike Rosen, Dick Wadhams, Scott McInnis, Colorado Governor's Race, Bill Ritter, Tom Tancredo, Denver News

Conservative firebrand Tom Tancredo, who last week said he would "probably run" for the GOP nomination for Governor of Colorado, is now saying he will...

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Penry Exposes the Real Republican Agenda

Jason Salzman | Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Republicans, Josh Penry, Scott McInnis, Marc Holtzman, Face the State, Bill Ritter, Denver News
Jason Salzman

How can you believe a Republican candidate's claim that he's bowing out of an election for the good of the Republican Party, but then he refuses to endorse the remaining viable candidate?

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National Governors Association To Meet In Colorado Springs

Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver

Read More: National Governors Association, 2010, Colorado Springs, New Governors, Bill Ritter, Broadmoor, Denver News

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter will host next year's meeting of the National Governors Association at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. The 2010 seminar ...

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Colorado Teachers Union May Sue Bill Ritter Over Budget Cuts

The Denver Post | Jessica Fender | Posted 11.18.2009 | Denver

Read More: Amendment 23, Teachers Sue Governor, Bill Ritter, Teachers Union Suing Governor, Colorado Teachers Union, Bill Ritter Budget Cuts, Denver News

As lawmakers stand poised to cut $260 million in K-12 education funding, the state's teachers union and other school advocates are playing defense and...

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Bill Ritter Marijuana Tax: Governor Moves To Start Taxing Pot After AG's Decision

AP | STEVEN K. PAULSON | Posted 11.18.2009 | Denver

Read More: Medical Marijuana, Colorado Marijuana, Colorado Budget, Bill Ritter, Colorado Medical Marijuana, Colorado Attorney General, John Suthers, Marijuana Taxation, Taxing Marijuana, Governor Ritter Medical Marijuana, Marijuana Tax, Ritter Medical Marijuana, Colorado Taxing Medical Marijuana, Denver News

DENVER — Colorado is gearing up to officially tax and regulate medical marijuana dispensaries, a move lawmakers say amounts to legal recognition...

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Guantanamo Detainees: Colorado Officials Say They Haven't Been Contacted About Housing Inmates

AP | Posted 11.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: Guantanamo Bay, Colorado Supermax, Gitmo, Guantanamo, Al-Qaeda, Evan Dreyer, Justice Department, Bill Ritter, Eric Holder, Denver News

DENVER — Colorado officials say they haven't been contacted by the federal government regarding housing detainees from Guantanamo Bay in the sta...

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Dan Gibbs, State Senator, Decides Not To Run For Reelection

Posted 11.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: Summit County, Colorado State Senate, 2010, Dan Gibbs, Bill Ritter, Denver News

State Senator Dan Gibbs of Breckenridge released a statement Monday announcing he will not seek reelection in Senate District 16, instead opting to ru...

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Alice Madden, Governor Ritter's Climate Advisor, Stops Taking Money From The Center For American Progress

Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: Green Jobs, Alice Madden, Center for American Progress, Bill Ritter, Colorado New Energy, Denver News

The Denver Post reports that Alice Madden, Governor Ritter's climate change coordinator has resigned from here role at the Center for American Progres...

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Jim Carpenter Interview: Governor's Chief Of Staff Answers Your Questions

Posted 11.12.2009 | Denver

Read More: Bill Ritter, Colorado Budget, Jim Carpenter, Colorado Governor, Denver News

Last week, the Huffington Post sat down for a Q and A session with Governor Ritter's Chief of Staff Jim Carpenter. Carpenter addressed some of your q...

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Tom Tancredo Governor's Race: Former Congressman Says "I Think I Will Run"

Posted 11.12.2009 | Denver

Read More: Scott McInnis, Josh Penry, 2010, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Tom Tancredo, Denver News

Former Congressman and and presidential candidate Tom Tancredo told Westword Thursday that he will likely enter the race for Governor of Colorado, cha...

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Josh Penry To Leave Governor's Race And Endorse Rival McInnis: Report

Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver

Read More: Josh Penry News, Josh Penry, John Salazar, 2010, Josh Penry Colorado, Josh Penry Dropping Out of the Governor's Race, Penry, Scott McInnis, Mcinnis, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Chris Cillizza, Colorado, Denver News

In a statement emailed to supporters Josh Penry said he is backing out of his bid for the GOP nomination for Governor because he didn't want to jeopar...

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New Energy Economy -- Next Steps for Colorado and the Nation

Leslie Weise | Posted 11.09.2009 | Denver

Read More: Energy, Wind Power, Governor Ritter, Energy Efficiency, Green Jobs, Fossil Fuels, Xcel, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Green Energy, Bill Ritter, Green Energy Economy, Solar Power, Denver News
Leslie Weise

There are many obstacles to transition our dependency on traditional fossil fuels to cleaner energy solutions, and Ritter has demonstrated the courage to confront those obstacles.

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Bill Ritter Moves To Shorten Waiting Period For Natural Gas Drilling Applications

Posted 11.09.2009 | Denver

Read More: Josh Penry, Don Marostica, Scott McInnis, Natural Gas, Bill Ritter, Colorado Gubernatorial Election, Colorado Governor, Colorado 2010, Denver News

Governor Bill Ritter is moving to shorten the waiting period for oil and gas permits in Colorado after facing criticism from Republican opponents that...

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Scott McInnis Says Life Experiences Have Moved His Position On Abortion To The Right

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 11.08.2009 | Denver

Read More: Josh Penry, Scott McInnis, Right to Life, 2010, Abortion, Dave Shultheis, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Denver News

Gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis said last week he opposes abortion, but in Congress he earned a reputation as a moderate and a maverick on the i...

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For Sale: Top Post in Ritter Administration

Jessica Corry | Posted 11.06.2009 | Denver

Read More: Josh Penry, Colorado Politics, Bill Ritter, Denver News
Jessica Corry

A lesson in political philosophy from Gov. Ritter: When a corporation influences public policy by writing checks, it's evil. When a liberal foundation does the same, the move marks a step forward.

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Colorado Higher Education Budget: Long Term Fiscal Planning Commission Suggests More Independence For Universities

Denver Daily News | Gene Davis | Posted 11.06.2009 | Denver

Read More: Fiscal Planning, Colorado Budget, University of Colorado, Bill Ritter Budget, Bill Ritter, Colorado Higher Education, Denver News

Because higher education has been hit with the burden of state budget cuts, a bi-partisan commission comprised of lawmakers and community leaders want...

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Bill Ritter Announces Cuts To Education, Asks For New Revenue Streams

Posted 11.07.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Fiscal Policy, Colorado Budget, Arra, Budget Cuts, Budget, Colorado Education Cuts, Stimulus, Bill Ritter, Denver News

Governor Ritter announced Friday his budget proposal for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, which includes $260 million in cuts to K-12 education funding, and...

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Fair Taxes/Fair Share

Joel Judd | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Taxes, Tax Loopholes, Mental Health, Colorado Budget, Bill Ritter, Grand Junction, Denver News
Joel Judd

We cannot give away tax dollars for tax credits for large corporations without proof that they work.

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Josh Penry's Examples Of Patronage In New Energy Office Turn Out To Be False

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver

Read More: New Energy, Josh Penry, 2010, Green Energy, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Patronage, Denver News

The director of the Governor's Energy Office recently interviewed 20 people from scores of applicants and hired someone who had worked on Republican B...

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Josh Penry, Mike Coffman Butt Heads Over Pinon Canyon

Posted 11.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Josh Penry, 2010, Mike Coffman, Colorado GOP, Pinon Canyon, Scott McInnis, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Denver News

Long a hot-button political issue in Colorado, the proposed Pinon Canyon Army Base expansion seems now to be dividing Republicans heading into the 201...

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Scott McInnis: Ritter Should Emulate Pennsylvania On Natural Gas

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Gary Harmon | Posted 11.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Scott McInnis, Natural Gas, Ed Rendell, Ed Rendell Natural Gas, Bill Ritter, Colorado Natural Gas, Denver News

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who bypassed an opportunity to levy a tax on natural gas drilled in his state, has the right approach to drilling, Scott...

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Colorado Higher Education Bracing For Tuition Increases, Layoffs Under Governor's New Budget

The Denver Daily News | Peter Marcus | Posted 11.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Bill Ritter, Colorado Budget, Stimulus, Higher Education Funding, Colorado Higher Education, Denver News

The president of the Colorado Community College System says "everything is on the table" as higher education braces for yet more painful cuts. Gov....

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Jim Carpenter Interview: What Would You Ask Bill Ritter's Chief Of Staff?

Posted 11.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Bill Ritter Chief of Staff, Colorado Governor Interview, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Jim Carpenter, Denver News

The Huffington Post Denver will be interviewing Governor Ritter's Chief of Staff Jim Carpenter Wednesday afternoon, and we'd love to ask him some of y...

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Colorado Education Standards Remarkably Low

Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Federal Education Standards, Education Funding, Colorado Public Education, Bill Ritter, Csap, Denver News

Colorado is one of several states that report a large percentage of students who meet state standardized testing requirements, but fall far short of f...

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