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Ritter: Choosing Romanoff Would Have Been Easy Political Move, Supports Bennet

The Denver Post | Tim Hoover | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Ken Salazar, Michael Bennet, Andrew Romanoff, 2010 Elections, Bill Ritter, Colorado Senate Race, Denver News

Gov. Bill Ritter says he would have been better off politically if he had picked former House Speaker Andrew Romanoff to fill the U.S. Senate seat vac...

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Ritter Prison Plan: Violent Criminals To Be Released Early After Gov. Promised Otherwise

The Denver Post | Kirk Mitchell | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Parole, Prison Release, Colorado Separtment of Corrections, Colorado Budget, Bill Ritter, Denver News

Colorado Department of Corrections officials underreported by thousands the number of prisoners -- including thieves, drug dealers and killers -- who ...

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Where's Our City and State Government?

David Sirota | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: State Budgets, Republic Airlines, Bill Ritter, Tax Breaks, John Hickenlooper, Frontier Airlines, Denver, Denver News
David Sirota

Republic Airways is threatening to take jobs out of the city unless it gets new tax breaks. In response, Denver leaders like Mayor Hickenlooper have agreed to quickly put together a package of such favors.

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Does Ritter Have a Problem With Democrats?

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Michael Bennet, Latinos, Mexico, Colorado Democrats, Andrew Romanoff, Bill Ritter, Progressives, Denver News
Mario Solis-Marich

Ritter is witnessing open party rebellion. Key Latino Democrats have joined with disgruntled progressives and union workers to mount a campaign against the governor's senator.

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Ritter Faces Rude Reception From Protestors, Public Officials In Grand Junction

The Denver Post | Nancy Lofholm | Posted 11.13.2009 | Denver

Read More: Grand Junction, Scott McInnis, Josh Penry, Club 20 Meeting, Mesa County, Janet Rowland Janet Rowland, Bill Ritter, Denver News

GRAND JUNCTION -- Gov. Bill Ritter received an unprecedented noisy, nasty welcome at a Club 20 meeting Saturday as one protester outside the meeting r...

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Barack Obama's Michael Bennet shout-out

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.11.2009 | Home

Read More: Andrew Romanoff, Barack Obama, Bill Ritter, Ken Salazar, Michael Bennet, Michael Roberts, Home News

With ex-speaker of the Colorado House Andrew Romanoff's entry into the U.S. Senate race merely a formality at this point, Michael Bennet, a...

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Romanoff Files Campaign Paperwork, Set To Announce Intentions Next Week

The Denver Post | Christopher N. Osher | Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Senate, Michael Bennet, Andrew Romanoff, Bill Ritter, Denver News

Former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff announced today he has filed the paperwork with the Federal Election Commission required for him to challen...

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Momentum keeps building for Josh Penry

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.10.2009 | Home

Read More: Bill Ritter, Josh Penry, Michael Roberts, Scott McInnis, Washington Post, Home News

"Time For Josh Penry to Make His Move in Republican Guv-Nomination Race," a blog published about this time yesterday, noted that Penry seem...

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Josh Penry Lauded Nationally As He's Slammed Locally

The Colorado Independent | John Tomasic | Posted 11.09.2009 | Denver

Read More: Gop, Josh Penry, Washington Post, Tim Hoover, Bill Ritter, Chris Cillizza, Denver Post, Denver News

Today, Washington Post writer Chris Cillizza featured Colorado Republican state senator Josh Penry in his "Rising" series, which profiles up-and-comin...

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Time for Josh Penry to make his move in Republican guv-nomination race

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Bill Ritter, Jane Norton, Josh Penry, Michael Roberts, Scott McInnis, Home News

Jane Norton's forthcoming entry into the U.S. Senate campaign is meant to energize Republicans who know appointee Michael Bennet is vulnera...

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Andrew Romanoff sure looking like a senatorial candidate

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Andrew Romanoff, Bill Ritter, Michael Bennet, Michael Roberts, squarestate.net, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, Home News

Former Colorado House speaker Andrew Romanoff hasn't officially announced his intention to challenge Bill Ritter appointee/fellow Democrat...

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Colorado Budget: Group Rallies Against Cuts Outside State Capital

CBS4Denver | CBS 4 Denver | Posted 11.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Carol Hedges, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, Colorado Budget, Bill Ritter, Colorado Legislature, Home News

People upset by the latest round of budget cuts in Colorado are rallying at the state Capitol. The Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute is one of t...

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Washington Post: Colorado Indicative Of Democrats' National Struggles

Dan Balz | Posted 10.22.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Democrats, Andrew Romanoff, Dan Balz, Dick Wadhams, Colorado, Washington Post, Obama, Michael Bennet, Bill Ritter, Denver News

DENVER In 2008, Colorado became a symbol of the changing politics in a region once firmly in Republican hands -- and also of the grass-roots power an...

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Romanoff, Ritter Discussed Deal For Lieutenant Governor's Seat

The Denver Post | Mike Riley | Posted 10.20.2009 | Denver

Read More: Lietenant Governor, U.S. Senate, Evan Dreyer Floyd Ciruli, Andrew Romanoff, Barabara O'Brien, Michael Bennet, Denver Public Schools, Bill Ritter, Democratic Primary, Denver News

Andrew Romanoff set his sights on a race for the U.S. Senate only after the breakdown of several months of backroom negotiations with Gov. Bill Ritter...

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Ritter Backs Off Plan To Cut DUI Funds

Th Denver Post | Kevin Vaughan | Posted 10.19.2009 | Denver

Read More: Heat Is On, Colorado Budget, Evan Dreyer, Bill Ritter, DUI Enforcement, Colorado Law Enforcement, Cory Gardner, Law Enforcement Assistance Fund, Denver News

Gov. Bill Ritter on Wednesday scrapped his plan to divert money from drunken driving enforcement to shore up the state budget. Ritter's change of hea...

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Ritter Plans To Cut Funding For DUI Enforcement

The Denver Post | Kevin Vaughan | Posted 10.18.2009 | Denver

Read More: Heat Is On, Colorado Budget, Colordo, Colorado Department of Transportation, Evan Dreyer, Dui, Bill Ritter, Colorado Law Enforcement, Denver News

Gov. Bill Ritter, struggling to close a budget gap estimated at $318 million, plans to divert more than $1.3 million intended to fight drunken driving...

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Colorado Should Toughen Stance On Illegal Immigrants: GOP Lawmaker

The Denver Daily News | Gene Davis | Posted 10.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: Marijuana, Colorado Immigration, Drug Cartels, Colorado GOP, Colorado State Legislature, Colorado, Dave Schultheis, Bill Ritter, Illegal Immgration, Denver News

Following this month's bust of 14,500 marijuana plants that allegedly were in part being grown by Mexican migrant workers, a Colorado Springs senator ...

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Ritter's Budget Director: Cuts Significantly Smaller Than Feared

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 09.18.2009 | Denver

Read More: Todd Saliman, Colorado Budget, Bill Ritter, Bill Ritter Budget Cuts, Denver News

Gov. Bill Ritter plans to eliminate 267 state positions to balance the budget, but it's not clear how many people will lose their jobs because some po...

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Ritter's Budget Director Announces 320 Million Dollars In Cuts

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 09.18.2009 | Denver

Read More: Todd Saliman, Colorado Budget, Bill Ritter, Bill Ritter Budget Cuts, Denver News

Gov. Bill Ritter plans to eliminate 267 state positions to balance the budget, but it's not clear how many people will lose their jobs because some po...

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Ritter Set To Announce Budget Today, Already Drawing Fire

The Denver Post | Jessica Fender | Posted 09.18.2009 | Denver

Read More: Greg Brophy, Colorado Budget Cuts, Colorado Budget, Bill Ritter, Denver News

In the quest to close Colorado's budget gap, Gov. Bill Ritter today is expected to unveil a number of deep cuts and cost-saving measures, including on...

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Harry Reid, Robert Redford, T. Boone Pickens Highlight Left-Leaning Conference In Denver

The Denver Post | Jesica Fender | Posted 09.13.2009 | Denver

Read More: Project New West, Harry Reid, Colorado, T. Boone Pickens, Bill Ritter, Robert Redford, Mid-Term Elections 2010, Denver News

Hundreds of Democratic leaders from across the region and country descend on Denver today to learn strategies for swaying voters in what many say is t...

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Lance Armstrong, Ritter Discuss Bringing Major Stage Cycling Race To Colorado

RealVail.com | David O. Williams | Posted 09.12.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Stage Race, Colorado Cycling, Lance Armstrong Colorado, Governor Ritter, P, Bill Ritter, Lance Armstrong, Denver News

August 11, 2009 -- Part-time Aspen resident Lance Armstrong, shortly after soundly beating top pro rider Jay Henry of Avon in Saturday's Blast the Mas...

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McInnis Donated Most PAC Funds To GOP Candidates After Promising To Create A Nonprofit: Denver Post

The Denver Post | Jesica Fender | Posted 09.12.2009 | Denver

Read More: Scott McInnis PAC, Scott McInnis Nonprofit, Scott McInnis, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governors Race, Colorado Governor, Denver News

Just before leaving Congress in 2004, Scott Mc Innis' staff said the exiting Republican wanted to use part of the $1.3 million left in his campaign fu...

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Wildfire Outbreaks Spark Debate Over Roads In National Parks

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 09.11.2009 | Denver

Read More: National Park Fires, National Park Roads, Secretary of Agriculture, Bill Ritter, Tom Vilsack, Colorado Roadless Rule, Colorado Fires, Denver News

VAIL -- A small but scary wildfire that broke out in the national forest above West Vail Friday afternoon perfectly underscored the ongoing debate bet...

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Harry Reid's Clean Energy Summit

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Roy Willis, Bill Clinton, T. Boone Pickens, Jon Huntsman, Janet Napolitano, President Obama, Harry Reid, Al Gore, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Ritter, Green News
T. Boone Pickens

Using clean energy to reduce America's dependency on imported oil isn't common ground. It's common sense. That's why I joined Pres. Clinton at a summit about the clean energy economy.

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