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GOP Candidate Scott McInnis Silent On Wolf's Disgusting Billboard

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 11.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Obama Racism, Scott McInnis, Immigration, Colorado Politics, Bill Ritter, Tom Tancredo, Denver, Denver News
Mario Solis-Marich

Is Scott McInnis ready to stand for all of Colorado or just the fringe right? Is Scott McInnis ready to denounce the racist, inflammatory billboard in Wheatridge?

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Josh Penry Mulling A Reelection Bid

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Gary Harmon | Posted 11.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Senate, Scott McInnis, Josh Penry, 2010, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Colorado Politics, Denver News

State Sen. Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, will decide over the holidays whether to seek re-election to his state Senate seat after backing out of the c...

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Cyber-Deported! My Personal Tragic True Story of Being Rejected by the Tancredo Campaign

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 11.11.2009 | Denver

Read More: Latinos, Colorado Politics, Colorado Latinos, Latino Voters, Colorado Governor Race, Colorado Governor, Tom Tancredo, Denver News
Mario Solis-Marich

I believe that Tom Tancredo should be the Republican nominee for the Governor of Colorado. But I must say that I was shocked when I was kicked out of the "Draft Tancredo" Facebook page!

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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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Boulder's Progressives Retain Power, But Only Barely

Bob Wells | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Macon Cowles, Boulder-City-Council, Election, Progressives, Boulder, Colorado Politics, Carbon Tax, Crystal Gray, George Karakehian, Denver News
Bob Wells

The nine-member council that's to be sworn into office Nov. 17 will reflect a sharply divided city, with the real progressives holding a tenuous 5-4 majority.

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Bad Dreams Needn't Come True

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver

Read More: Mapleton, Colorado Politics, Arne Duncan, Race to the Top, Denver Politics, Education Reform, Denver Public Schools, Greeley Colorado, Denver Election, Denver News
Alan Gottlieb

If there’s one overriding lesson from last night’s school-related elections along Colorado’s Front Range, it’s that voters in some districts are not happy with the status quo.

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Q & A with Governor Bill Ritter

David Thielen | Posted 10.27.2009 | Denver

Read More: Bill Ritter, Colorado, Colorado Politics, Green Energy, Colorado Budget, Green Jobs, Denver News
David Thielen

I think making us the center for green energy is Ritter's primary driver and the new jobs are a wonderful additional benefit.

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"Cadillac" Health Plans a Smooth Ride or a Bumpy Road?

Robin Baker | Posted 10.12.2009 | Denver

Read More: Health Care Reform, Jay Rockefeller, Congressional Budget Office, Colorado Politics, Senate Finance Committee, Cbo, Cadillac Health Insurance Plans, Denver News
Robin Baker

The Finance Committee's proposal would impose a tax on employer-sponsored insurance for plans with costs above $21,000 for a family. In Colorado, the average annual premium cost was $11,952 for a family.

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Cartoon: McInnis the Fossil

Shan Wells | Posted 10.09.2009 | Denver

Read More: Scott McInnis, Colorado-Governor-Bill-Ritter, Denver, 2010 Election, Fossil, Colorado Politics, Culture Wars, Cartoon, Denver News
Shan Wells

Former Congressman Scott McInnis was unlikely to stay off radar for too long, and sure enough, last week he announced his candidacy for governor of Colorado.

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An Interview With Senate Candidate Ryan Frazier

David Thielen | Posted 10.09.2009 | Denver

Read More: Senate, Ryan Frazier, Colorado, Colorado Republicans, Colorado Politics, 2010 Election, Betsy Markey, Colorado Democrats, Denver News
David Thielen

I got the chance to interview Ryan Frazier yesterday. The gigantic impression I got of Ryan, both at first and throughout the conversation, is he is a...

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Colorado's War on Drugs a Fiscal Disaster

Mike Krause | Posted 10.07.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Politics, Drug Policy Task Force, Marijuana, Ccjj, Cocain, War on Drugs, Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Heroin, Drug Policy, Colorado General Assembly, Denver News
Mike Krause

Colorado's failed attempt to incarcerate away drugs costs taxpayers roughly $140 million per year just for prison beds. Budget hawks have turned a blind eye to one of the most extreme spending sprees in state history.

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Western Liberalism and the New Blue Review

Todd Hartley | Posted 10.06.2009 | Denver

Read More: Todd Hartley, Blue States, Western Liberalism, Obama, Colorado, New Blue Review, 2008 Election, Colorado Politics, Colorado Democrats, Denver News
Todd Hartley

Let's start by throwing this out there for debate: How would you define Western liberalism?

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The Crime of the Century

Gov. Dick Lamm | Posted 10.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Entitlements, Intergenerational Equity, Colorado Politics, Senior Citizens, Social Security, Health Care Reform, Medicare, Medicaid, Home Ownership, Denver News
Gov. Dick Lamm

Never before has one group appropriated as much money that belonged to another group in the history of crime. It was literally and figuratively as easy as taking candy out of the mouths of children.

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An Interview With Senate Candidate Ken Buck

David Thielen | Posted 10.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Ken Buck, Senate, Colorado, Colorado Republicans, 2010 Senate Races, Colorado Politics, New Frontier Bank, 2010 Senate, Denver News
David Thielen

Buck's a Republican -- but that doesn't mean he isn't in favor of passing regulations to prevent medical insurers from denying coverage on the basis of pre-existing conditions.

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Is the Democratic Bench in Colorado Too Deep?

Laura Chapin | Posted 09.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Senate Races, Colorado, Michael Bennet, Andrew Romanoff, Colorado-Senate-Primary, Colorado Politics, Democratic Primary, Colorado Democrats, Denver News
Laura Chapin

Thanks to the fact everyone wants to be on a winning team, Democrats have a full roster of fresh, smart, appealing candidates. Unfortunately, there are only so many seats available.

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Is It a Problem When the Party Decides?

Seth Masket | Posted 09.29.2009 | Denver

Read More: Primaries, Andrew Romanoff, Michael Bennet, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Mike Miles, Colorado Politics, Mark Benner, Douglas Wilder, Paterson Obama, David Paterson, Pete Coors, Bob Schaffer, Ken Salazar, Denver News
Seth Masket

Think about recent examples of state or national party leaders trying to pick nominees before primary voters had a chance to weigh in. Do voters ever push back?

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Full Disclosure, Please

David Sirota | Posted 11.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Michael Bennet, Andrew Romanoff, Colorado Democratic Primary, Senate, Colorado Politics, Bill Ritter, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Denver News
David Sirota

Readers have a right to know the political/financial interests of those writing on a site as public as the Huffington Post.

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Water Still Matters

Ralph D'Andrea | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: Oil and Gas, Hydrofracturing, Junction Daily Blog, Safe Drinking Water, Poll, Survey, Water Quality, Colorado Politics, Clean Water Act, Josh Penry, Denver News
Ralph D'Andrea

The oil and gas industry is exempt from complying with the Safe Drinking Water Act -- and they're lying about a new poll that proves Coloradans want regulation.

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Sam Stein

Senate Dem Dines With CEOs After Airing EFCA Skepticism

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Bennet, Colorado Business, Colorado Politics, Bennet Business, Bennet Chamber of Commerce, Bennet Employee Free Choice Act, Politics News

On Thursday evening, newly appointed Sen. Michael Bennet is doing what most freshmen members do: making connections with influential figures at a rece...

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Co: Republican Advantage In Registered Voters Disintegrates

Colorado Confidential | Jim Spencer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Colorado Republicans, Colorado Politics, Colorado Voter Registration, Colorado Democratic Party, Rocky Mountain States Democratic Party, HuffPost's Off the Bus, Huffington Post Off the Bus, HuffPost's OffTheBus, Colorado Purple State, Off the Bus, Offthebus, Home News

The Republican advantage in registered voters in Colorado is disintegrating, according to numbers compiled by Colorado Public Radio. The trend seems t...

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