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February 18, 2009
February 17, 2009
- Bradford looking out of state to find a solution for her sentencing bill
- Penry or McInnis for governor?
- Probing the Employee Free Choice Act and Sen. Michael Bennet
February 16, 2009
- Bennet's brief introduction
- Senate Republicans look at trimming Capitol security
- Nurturing a Democratic West
- Veterans fund to survive cuts
- Balancing family and politics
- Salazar reflects on his move from the Senate to Obama's Cabinet
February 15, 2009
- Beauprez: John Hickenlooper would have been unbeatable in 2010
- Former Sen. Mark Hillman: I'm not running for elected office in 2010
February 13, 2009
- NRCC attacks Salazar in radio ad
- Bennet moves public meeting
- Penry for governor? ... Not quite, the Grand Junction leader says
February 12, 2009
- The DSCC and Michael Bennet
- A looming, local issue for a bill on police and firefighters unions?
- Buescher's ‘odd' situation
- Rep. Bradford on ‘O'Reilly'
- About that rules-delay bill ...
February 11, 2009
- Oil, gas rules debate coming soon
- Welcoming Michael Bennet with ‘tough conservative questions'
- Who wants a special election?
- ‘That means absolutely nothing'
- Markey, Salazar voting together
- Levy: ‘I'm not going to let a talk show ... host influence how I vote'
- Lawmakers question electronics ban during Senate floor debate
- Bradford bill to appear during 'O'Reilly Factor' segment
- Colorado's Capitol gods?
- Curry uncomfortable with parts of transportation-funding proposal
February 10, 2009
- McNulty: Compromise on roads ‘difficult' after Senate kerfuffle
- A Democratic Senate primary?
- Carroll: OMG, stop texting
February 9, 2009
- Sens. Udall, Bennet split on stimulus package amendment
- Shredding your tracks
- Local Democrats start 2010 election cycle with cash advantage
February 6, 2009
February 5, 2009
- Probing Salazar's prospects of becoming a Supreme Court justice
- Buescher transfers leftover cash to his 2010 re-election campaign
- ‘I think we ran out of ribbon'
- Bennet, Udall vote together on stimulus package amendments
- McInnis running for governor?
February 4, 2009
- Cory Gardner's beefy bill title
- Salazar asks his Blue Dog peers to support upcoming public lands bill
February 3, 2009
- Isgar seeks compromise to ‘soften' new oil and gas regulations
- McNulty mulls ‘product placement'
- Mr. Buescher goes to Washington
- Roberts, Bradford vote against making 9/11 an optional holiday
- Municipal League maintains its opposition to Baumgardner bill
- Overheard in the well
February 2, 2009
- Colorado GOP develops a local backbench for statewide races
- Neal: Let locals decide how school stimulus funds are allocated
- Tracking Bennet's voting record
- Curry asks her colleagues to get behind oil and gas regulations
February 1, 2009
January 29, 2009
- The Redskins Rule and Obama's support for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Bradford: ‘A bill title is never wasted' when it results in a deal
- Buescher reflects on watching the budget cuts from the sidelines
- Poll: Colorado is a blue state
- Colorado's looming union tussle
- Poll: Ritter's popularity takes a hit over Bennet appointment
- King pondered leadership bid
January 28, 2009
- Another insider: Ritter's safe
- Salazar switching jobs again?
- Salazar joins Penry, GOP in pushing back on detainee issue
- Lawmaker opposes tax credit bill, saying not enough goes to region
- Penry joins Kopp in pushing for U.S. Senate vacancy elections
- Sen. Lundberg pledges to press on with oil shale, tax break legislation
- Do Senate Republicans have a bigger western fish to fry?
- Tipton bill clears full House
January 27, 2009
- Lawmakers mulling rule delay apparently skimp on their reading
- Survey: Bennet polling well considering he is new on the job
- Proposal could, yet again, redefine marriage via the ballot box
- ‘Bennet for Colorado' files with the Federal Election Commission
- Everyone thinks everyone else is wasting time in Denver this year
- GOP lawmakers use resolution debate to bring up mill levy freeze
- McInnis for governor in 2010?
January 26, 2009
- Bradford: Thanks for being 'instrumental' in my victory, Bernie
- Bennet: The youngest sitting senator for less than a week
- Ritter fires back at lawmakers critical of detainees discussions
- Suthers to run for re-election in 2010, not U.S. Senate seat
- Salazar introduces two bills
January 24, 2009
January 23, 2009
- Weissmann: Bring on the earmarks
- Ritter not on Washington insider's list of targeted governors' seats
- Gardner circulates petition to oppose moving detainees to Colo.
January 22, 2009
- Salazar to brief state lawmakers
- An anomaly in Rep. Bradford's bill, resolution cosponsor roster
- Ritter received flag flown during 2007 combat operation in Iraq
- Another GOP Senate vacancy?
- Wadhams discusses theme for GOP efforts to oust Michael Bennet
January 21, 2009
- More on Ahern's potential HD58 bid
- Kopp to press for special elections to fill U.S. Senate vacancies
- Bennet ‘tentatively' scheduled for Thursday swearing in ceremony
- McNulty: We should oppose raiding Colorado's cash funds
January 20, 2009
- Beauprez continues to mull getting into a 2010 political contest
- Salazar shook hands with Obama, Bush during ceremony
- New Mexico Gov. Val Kilmer?
- ‘Remaking America'
- RMN not available?
- McKinley joins GOP lawmakers in seeking to sideline new rules
January 19, 2009
- 'Not an end, but a beginning'
- Committee policy shift gives ‘pause' to local lawmaker
- ‘The election was the election'
- Targeting TABOR
January 15, 2009
- Cadman: Rep. Bradford ‘crossed the line' in Capitol parking lot
- Disclosure: Book sales garnered John Suthers $675.13 in royalties
- Kennedy files for re-election
- Sen. Salazar's farewell speech
- Salazar praises his brother ahead of Senate confirmation hearing
- 1,000 down ... more to go?
January 14, 2009
- Audio of Secretary Bernie Buescher taking his oath of office
- Former Rep. Schaffer to head statewide education committee
- Western senators largely unite behind public lands measure
- ‘A Freudian slip' reopens conversation on King, taxes
- Keeping tabs on Ken Salazar's Interior nomination
- Sen. Cadman backs Buescher despite previous ‘game'
January 13, 2009
January 12, 2009
- Exploring Gov. Bill Ritter's recent criticism of TABOR provisions
- Report: Colorado's Senate seat up in 2010 'leans' Democratic
- New senators overwhelmingly favored public lands omnibus bill
January 11, 2009
- Salazar defends Bennet nomination
- Carroll: Colorado should resist calls to 'cut loose' colleges
- A glance at Mesa County lawmakers' proposals thus far
January 9, 2009
- WaPo blog: Bennet to have ‘toughest' challenge in 2010
- King: Veterans Trust Fund can't be a ‘sacred cow' in budget debate
- Baumgardner wants more focus on agricultural economy
January 8, 2009
- Ahern mulls second House bid
- Suthers sets Jan. 31 deadline to decide on U.S. Senate bid
- Sen. Isgar: ‘A difficult seat for the Democrats to hold'
January 7, 2009
- ‘Son of Make My Day' renascent
- May makes the case for oil shale, other energy resources
- Penry's office perks
January 6, 2009
January 5, 2009
January 2, 2009
- Penry predicts swift Senate confirmation for Buescher
- Bradford: ‘First do no harm'
- Nominating Michael Bennet
- King: ‘I am mindful of the possibility for conflict'
December 31, 2008
December 30, 2008
- Rep. McNulty: May expected ‘to stick around for a little while'
- DeGette: I'm not interested in taking Salazar's Senate seat
- Brophy: Buescher likely to cruise through confirmation process
December 29, 2008
- Pueblo West lawmaker considers U.S. 50 as an alternative to I-70
- Sen. Shaffer not up for round two on grocery store alcohol sales
December 24, 2008
December 23, 2008
- Jumping from Senate to Senate: Considering state Sen. Peter Groff
- Rep. Salazar 'not actively' seeking' to replace Sen. Salazar
- Considering the best next junior, sidecar senator from Colorado
December 22, 2008
December 18, 2008
December 17, 2008
- Looking back at Colorado's appointed U.S. senators
- Video of the Interior announcement
- A glance at the GOP's options for Colorado's 2010 Senate race
- Lundberg's oil shale incentive
December 16, 2008
- Wadhams: Ken Salazar's departure offers ripe pickup opportunity
- Mike May to stick around; King cites an 'ethical' investigation
- The Capitol's Wikipedian of record
- W. Slope pols not among the chattering class's Senate picks
December 15, 2008
- Allard to Udall: Work hard, be modest 'and you'll get a lot done'
- Rep. Buescher's interview with Ritter for Cabinet slot ‘went fine'
- King OK with one Coloradan losing his job due to new drilling rules
- Salazar's Interior question
- CQ: Special interests lined up against Salazar's Cabinet bid
December 12, 2008
- Balmer: ‘Today is not a day' to discuss Rep. May's successor
- Bradford: Economy, needs will decide if new trans-tax is needed
December 11, 2008
- Unraveling the political fallout, effects of the COGCC rule making
- ‘I plan to be here as long as the people in the 3rd will have me'
December 10, 2008
- Salazar ‘not actively ... seeking' presidential appointment to USDA
- Schwartz: Lawmakers likely to look to ballot for roads fix
December 9, 2008
- Buescher reacts to being named a finalist to replace Mike Coffman
- 2009 and 2010 ballot questions from deep left and right fields
- FEC reports: Salazar out-fundraised Wolf by a 63-to-1 margin
December 8, 2008
- Salazar raises $400,000 at the first of his 2010 fundraising events
- Another Colorado Cabinet hopeful?
- Roahrig stepping down after very successful local election cycle
December 5, 2008
- High court declines to imminently issue decision in freeze case
- Scanlan becomes second Western Slope Dem in House leadership
- Bradford to local GOP: ‘Don't ever not put up a candidate'
- Wadhams: GOP is ‘fired up about the notion of a special election'
December 4, 2008
- McInnis: Penry has ‘right of first refusal' to run for 3rd CD seat
- Confronting ‘mob rule,' Brady Trucking and the U.S. Constitution
- Salazar's role as a moderate Dem propels his Cabinet contention
December 3, 2008
- Who's next in the 3rd CD?
- Congressman John Salazar responds to Cabinet speculation
- Ritter pitches for a 'job creation' bailout in televised interview
December 2, 2008
- Why did Musgrave lose? She speaks up, in a Georgia robocall
- Ritter, Salazar start their 2010 fundraising efforts, race
December 1, 2008
November 21, 2008
November 20, 2008
- Penry remains on committee to advocate for several rural projects
- Salazar backed Dingell during Democrats' chairmanship vote
- Mesa County finishes compiling official 2008 election vote tallies
November 19, 2008
November 18, 2008
- Author of anti-Buescher signage going out of business
- Penry: ‘Bernie would be a very good pick by the governor'
- Wolf's ‘beachhead of conservatism'
- Buescher application sparks buzz about his chances for appointment
November 17, 2008
November 16, 2008
November 14, 2008
- Penry waits to declare the GOP Senate committee appointments
- When political kitsch backfires
- Looking ahead: Ken Salazar's chances in the 2010 election cycle
- Congress to mull public lands, wilderness proposals next week
- Crossing Chuck Norris' friend on the Grand Junction City Council
- Salazar hopes Markey will join him in the growing Blue Dog Coalition
November 13, 2008
- Report: Amendment 54 opponents prepare for legal challenge
- Colorado's political parlor game: Guess the state GOP's direction
- Inking tattoo regulations?
November 12, 2008
- Address confidentiality program is expected to be fiscally sound
- Report: Salazar working to save Lieberman's chairmanship
- Former CU regent: ‘Today's Republican Party is history'
November 11, 2008
- Bradford to discuss negative ads, her election on Paonia radio show
- Gibbs: W. Slope Democrats will continue to lead via committees
- Roberts' primary, direction of the Colorado GOP up for debate
- King: Pay tribute to our veterans, secure the porous border
November 10, 2008
- Rep. Roberts: Western Slope loses in caucus leadership elections
- McInnis endorses injecting federal money into economy, projects
- McInnis' moderate comeback?
November 9, 2008
November 7, 2008
- Wadhams: Economy toppled GOP pols, 2010 comeback looms
- Udall discusses the challenge of Democrats meeting expectations
- Is Amendment 52 the new Referendum A for GOP pols?
November 6, 2008
- Penry: Severance tax still on the table for roads funding
- Bradford's standing ovation
- Buescher bids caucus farewell, asks them to mind rural concerns
November 5, 2008
- Curry to vie for speaker's gavel
- Ritter pledges to continue to focus on higher education affordability
- Ballot victory for CU regent sets up possible 2010 electoral contest
November 4, 2008
November 3, 2008
- Do endorsements matter in HD55?
- Rove: Advantage Obama
- Udall to leave debate over McInnis' chances ‘to the pundits'
- Probing McCain's GJ stop
October 30, 2008
- A Beauprez reprise in 2010?
- GOP helps Wolf buy ad time in southern, western Colorado
- Allard, Salazar: NFL should make more games available on TV
- GOP pols pile on to McInnis after his critique of the party
October 29, 2008
October 28, 2008
- Schaffer: Stevens should resign
- Schaffer tells local rally, 'The First Amendment is under attack'
- McInnis: ‘I would have beat Udall'
- King supporters vest up for politics
October 27, 2008
- Politico linking Schaffer, Kurdish oil deal working in Michigan
- White and Brenner go on media, mailing spending spree in SD8
- Local reporter goes ‘Hardball' on GOP presidential candidate
- Tancredo v. Ritter in 2010?
- Salazar in a Cabinet slot?
- Whose running mate?
- Obama draws massive crowd in Denver, underlines polling trend
October 24, 2008
- Bradford, allies latch onto attack ad to leverage support, media
- NRSC actually pulling out, according to Front Range report
October 23, 2008
October 22, 2008
- Mark Udall dresses for success, charges his campaign account
- Report: DSCC pulls out of state, anticipating a Udall victory
- Udall endorses ‘change' for locals sick of political ad barrages
- Teck opposes Amendment 52
- Of vases and football tickets
October 21, 2008
- The cost of looking good
- Cooking with the candidates
- Looking ahead to 2012
- Williams' ‘sportsflopping'
- Palin draws more than 10,000
October 20, 2008
- Is illegal immigration mounting a comeback as a political issue?
- Todd Palin, Scott McInnis to hold event in Glenwood Springs
- Looking ahead to Palin's GJ stop
- Colorado GOP sends out mailer supporting Bradford campaign
- Obama making gains about the emerging livestock bloc?
- NRSC not out yet
October 17, 2008
- Fact checking a new attack ad leveled at Laura Bradford
- Kopp pleased with outcome of wildfire interim committee
- Poll: Udall maintains his lead; Republicans hope for change
- Political Notebook on TV
- Atlantic Monthly reports that NRSC pulling out of Colorado
October 16, 2008
- Buescher questions Bradford's budgetary priorities at debate
- Report: Democratic voter rolls not growing as quickly as advertised
- ‘A pragmatic progressivity'
- Penry rakes in contributions two years out from re-election bid
- Mailer targets pol's savings policy
- 527 rolls out television spot to support Buescher's re-election
October 15, 2008
- Public safety building backers try their hands at kitsch mailers
- Suthers: Partisanship hurts confidence in electoral process
October 14, 2008
- Wolf: ‘Wadhams has never been enthused about my candidacy'
- Napolitano to stump in GJ
- Bradford to COGCC: ‘Go away'
- Poll: Obama, Udall pulling ahead of their GOP rivals in Colorado
- Fundraising forces pols to rely on varied means to contact voters
October 13, 2008
- Colo. GOP: Please don't mess with Democrats' campaign signs
- Poll: Udall beating out Schaffer among key voting blocs
- Anti-Buescher mailers appear
October 10, 2008
October 9, 2008
- Poll: At least one or two labor questions might have passed
- Committee funded by oil, gas companies slams tax hike
- Wolf backs raising gasoline tax, according to questionnaire
- Rowland: After the commission
- Salazar, Wolf clash on oil shale
October 8, 2008
- Local ads join political fray on TV
- Debating mass transit along I-70
- Salazar, Wolf to debate tonight
October 7, 2008
- Buescher, Bradford clash over Senate Bill 200 at HD55 debate
- Obama campaign drops millions on Colorado television advertising
- Schaffer and Amendment 52
- Udall, Schaffer discuss how they will judge the judges
- Making a list, asking voters: HD55 candidates talk transportation
- Penry, King to host dial-in forum
October 6, 2008
- Former GOP state lawmaker endorses Udall for U.S. Senate
- Roberts: Poll results don't reflect Referendum O's chances
- Wolf backs Salazar vote on economic bailout package
- Bradford eclipses '06 fundraising, still lags far behind Buescher
October 5, 2008
October 3, 2008
- McCain talks water in Pueblo
- Salazar: Bailout bill is like ‘putting a Band-Aid on a cancer'
- Poll: Penry's roads question favored to pass in November
- Analysis: Palin, Biden perform well, race remains largely unchanged
October 2, 2008
- Salazar pays tribute to Allard
- Dropped amendments will still appear on mail-in ballots
- Western senators largely endorse economic bailout plan
- Poll: Ritter remains popular
October 1, 2008
- Ciruli poll: Obama, McCain tied; Udall leading his GOP rival
- Buescher explains why he is looking ahead to 2009 session
- Statewide business group gets behind Buescher's re-election bid
September 30, 2008
- McCain campaign bets on coal
- Bradford discusses highway-funding solutions, taxes for roads
- Freedom's Watch enlists elk in its advertising against Udall
- Bradford supports using private prisons, efficiencies to trim costs
- Schaffer's Abramoff ties resurface as activists visit Colorado
- Report: King's burn rate returns
September 29, 2008
- New Obama ad dings McCain for 1922 water compact comments
- Buescher fundraising skyrockets; Bradford outspends contributions
- Blue Dogs split on bailout plan
- Salazar: ‘The bill before the House today was not acceptable to me'
- Colorado lawmakers with rough races vote against bailout
- Freedom's Watch drops nearly $660,000 into Senate contest
September 28, 2008
September 25, 2008
- Schaffer, Udall trade volleys over taxes on repatriated income
- Palin to return to Colorado
- White: Buescher-McGihon gavel tussle not unlike fight in 2001
September 24, 2008
- Colorado polling update
- Bradford's latest radio ad seizes on Chamber endorsement
- ‘The die has already been cast'
- Salazar, Wolf plan two debates
- Home state advantage?
- King: Keep the peace, drop amendments, executive order
September 23, 2008
- Salazar: The White House bailout plan is fiscally irresponsible
- Poll: Udall leads among key blocs
- May: GOP has cards to play in race to succeed Romanoff
- ‘Well, well, well'
September 22, 2008
- ‘Brucing' up a fundraising appeal
- Pollster: Obama bounces back after McCain's RNC/Palin surge
- Schaffer, Udall disagree over how to fix the country's markets
- Report: Liberal 527s rake in cash
September 21, 2008
September 19, 2008
- After the endorsement: Experts weigh in on what to do next
- 'The Fix' weighs in on mixed polling in U.S. Senate race
September 18, 2008
September 17, 2008
- Buescher tops 2006 fundraising; Bradford falls behind Caskey
- Oprah: My show is not ‘a platform for any of the candidates'
- Tipton opposes shifting highway responsibilities to locals
- GJ pol pledges to oppose moves to place Amendment 23 in statute
- Better Roads Now plans second ad buy closer to Election Day
- 'Polling' underway in HD55
September 16, 2008
- Buescher ad buy helps narrow fundraising gap in HD55 race
- Rep. Buescher on the intersection of his faith, policy positions
- GOP women to boycott Oprah
September 15, 2008
- Buescher: ‘This is unprecedented'
- Ritter comes out swinging during his Grand Junction speech
- You say ‘Ute,' he says ‘oo-tay'
- ‘A hockey mom for Obama'
September 12, 2008
- Buescher fires back at opponent's Jessica's Law comments
- Bradford: ‘Enough is enough'
- Looking back: Dole in GJ
- Reps. King, Buescher split over Amendment 59
September 11, 2008
- The outlook as oil prices slide
- Swinging through Colorado
- High court to hear arguments in mill levy freeze case
September 10, 2008
- Putting the West in the West Wing
- Ethics Watch sues conservative 527 political committees
- 1912's monster ballot
September 9, 2008
September 8, 2008
- Bradford uses Buescher's words against Buescher at Club 20
- Ritter staffer: Buescher at the forefront of rule-making revamp
- Poll: Udall, Schaffer pulling even
- The looming ad storm
- That's no bat signal
September 7, 2008
- Bradford, again, confronts the intersection of faith and politics
- McNulty: Lawmakers to target General Fund dollars for roads
September 6, 2008
- Ken Salazar responds to a 'coal' posting on his election Web site
- Speaker Romanoff beefing up on election law
- Sen. Salazar welcomes Coffman to congressional delegation
- White brings self to Club 20
September 5, 2008
- Buescher, Bradford clash on transportation, tax policy
- ‘Everything is ... spin'
- Hagan offers a preview of her ‘five minutes of fame' at Club 20
- Fuel for thought in HD57
- Oil shale debate flares up
September 4, 2008
- Penry: Online article exaggerates my fundraising for nonprofit
- Ritter: ‘It just went bonkers'
- Club 20 reduces ticket price for Buescher-Bradford debate
- SD8 pol loans himself $10,000
September 3, 2008
- Poll results likely out there in Buescher-Bradford contest
- Eating at ‘the Republican margins'
- ‘She has to get to first base tonight'
- Tipton, Hagan cash race close
- King extinguished his campaign's burn rate in August
September 2, 2008
- Bradford: We're ‘right on target'
- ‘A close race to the very end'
- IPAMS and its curious conference speaker: Sen. Ken Salazar
- Re-examining a 527 mailer on Buescher's fiscal record
- Obama's slight bounce
- Buescher PAC cashes out
August 28, 2008
- Focusing on the West
- Buescher enjoys deft speakers
- DNC to feature Olympic ‘gold'
- Almost ready for prime time
- Mayor: Denver, Colorado win
August 27, 2008
- Salazar to focus on ‘rural America' in his convention speech
- Obama girl heats up DNC
- Schaffer camp releases survey showing him, Udall tied
- Schumer: Senate Dems will not rubber stamp Obama agenda
- Ritter focuses on common concerns of Hispanics, all voters
- ‘A way to launch a reinvigorated political movement'
August 26, 2008
- NBA superstar wows Dems
- Giuliani reports a ‘very good reception' at Dem gathering
- Colorado GOP highlights its HD55 candidate on the party's Web site
- Richardson on Obama: ‘He needs to campaign more in the West'
- Pelosi on Obama's first 100 days, his energy policy
- Perlmutter: Oil shale to come, eventually and conditionally
- New McCain ad underlines Clinton comments, 3 a.m. angle
- Salazar glad Edwards will not address national convention
August 25, 2008
- Keller: No robo-call bill in '09
- Western pols bet on a continuing ‘political realignment'
- Biden likes BBQ
- Poll: Udall leading Schaffer
- Poll: Obama losing ground in Colo.
August 24, 2008
August 22, 2008
August 21, 2008
- Local Republicans void protesters' ‘war profiteers' check
- Schaffer discusses the ‘Fair Tax'
- Senators: Obama organization will help with 2010 election bids
- Reid, Salazar: Road to the White House travels through the West
- McCain: No term-limit pledge
- The coming mail-strom
- Udall likes 'wide-ranging experience' in SCOTUS nominees
August 20, 2008
- Udall hopes for ‘fair' moderator at upcoming Club 20 debate
- All aboard for Bush bashing
- Salazar: Population, pragmatism have helped Dems shift region blue
- McCain to Allard: Don't believe the hype about my water remarks
- Attack ads target candidate's work in Iraqi Kurdistan for energy firm
- ‘In many ways, they resemble moderate Republicans'
- New energy regulations will drop amid campaign cycle
August 19, 2008
- Buescher, Bradford 'facilitated conversation' announced
- Lamborn, Salazar team has high hopes for finishing out 2008
- Gov. Schwarzenegger: TABOR is my kind of budget mandate
- Confronting the 527 factor
- Looking ahead: Club 20 debates
August 18, 2008
- AG releases amicus brief in high court's mill levy freeze case
- Romanoff nets early endorsement
- Thousands ask: Bill who?
- How the West was won, according to Ken Salazar
- Debates loom in HD55 contest
August 17, 2008
August 16, 2008
August 15, 2008
- Schaffer strongly criticizes McCain's water compact comments
- Ken Salazar backs Hagan in HD58
- McCain: Times change, water compact also might have to
- Fix downgrades Colorado race
- Energy industry: We should pay more to the state ... huh?
August 14, 2008
- Polls: Udall up, increasing his lead in recently even contest
- Poll: Likely voters think convention will be good for Colorado
- Curry to teach government course at Western State College
- Betting on offshore oil
- You can't buy an election ... well, not for cheap
- Curry comes out for Ritter's severance tax ballot measure
August 13, 2008
- Western Slope pols weigh in on Coffman's possible successor
- U.S. House candidate makes cameo in Senate committee's new ad
- Penry: Enviro agenda loses again
- Tallying the under votes
- Coffman's primary win allows Democrats to pickup state seat
- Toss the shin guards: Bruce loses primary and, probably, HD15 seat
August 12, 2008
- ‘More money than God'
- De-Bruce the Capitol?
- More on Wayne Wolf's critique of Salazar's adjournment vote
- Anachronistic sign language
August 11, 2008
- Cheney to stop by Musgrave event
- New poll: Udall leading Schaffer by six points in U.S. Senate race
- New Bradford adviser asks local GOP to unite behind candidate
- Peace group criticizes Udall, Salazar, Musgrave on votes
- A look at what happens if both severance tax measures pass
- ‘It's a sin against God to let a fool keep his money'
August 9, 2008
August 8, 2008
- Schaffer declines to support "personhood" measure
- Salazar describes special session calls as ‘just a political ploy'
- Salazar: ‘The American budget cannot stand this kind of drain'
August 7, 2008
- Local Democrats' 'Express Tax'
- Transportation initiative team fires back at DNR fiscal analysis
- Rep. Mike May hopes for eight GOP pickups this year, sure of one
- Former U.S. Rep. McInnis discusses Udall's ‘nightmare'
- Hasan antes up in HD56 race
August 6, 2008
- Your chance to dunk a politico
- Signs for ‘Ralph Carr' highway to debut during Sunday ceremony
- A Smarter Colorado attracts diverse roster of campaign donors
- Schaffer: No ‘elegant' way to confront illegal immigration
- Tipton continues to lead Democratic opponent in HD58 race
- King campaign continues to outspend its contributions
August 5, 2008
- Gibbs: Committee will proactively confront wildfire threats
- Buescher maintains fundraising lead over his GOP opponent
- Grand Junction's last speaker
- ‘A cleaner message'
August 4, 2008
- Energy firms send millions to campaign for oil, gas tax credit
- Salazar: Congress needs more veterans serving in its ranks
- White maintains lead in cash race
- Sirota: Ritter is not so popular as advertised in WaPo column
- Dems attempt to kick @$% over campaign manager's use of @$%
August 1, 2008
- WaPo columnist: Ritter's the real deal, should be on Dems' VP radar
- Salazar to Hatch: Aspen's mine
- Ritter monitoring SAFE campaign, its down-ballot effects
- Gibbs: Fire panel to review risks beyond the ski areas
July 31, 2008
- Poll: Schaffer even with Udall
- Ritter considering possible successors for Coffman
- Penry: Denver Post editorial on initiative is half full -- of irony
- King undecided on city sales tax, public safety ballot question
July 30, 2008
- UPDATED: Non-vote provides fodder for Udall's GOP critics
- Hatch swaps out ‘Boulder' label
- Rep. King inquires about recourse in DNC's Denver gas draws
- Sen. Allard is not taking part in a political cover-up, staffer says
- Stevens uninvolved in Colorado's 2008 federal campaigns
July 29, 2008
- Buescher to receive ‘state chamber of commerce,' CACI, endorsement
- Udall seizes on Schaffer's work in Iraqi Kurdistan during debate
- ‘How much is enough?' Penry asks of Grand Junction sales taxes
July 28, 2008
- More on the DNR analysis of the Penry-McNulty ballot question
- The ‘God gap' and the West
- Owens staffers, Ritter face off on severance tax initiative
July 25, 2008
July 24, 2008
- New survey shows Udall in the lead
- Westfall: High court's freeze ruling unlikely to affect local de-Brucings
- NRSC uses Salazar, oil shale issue to hammer Louisiana incumbent
- Second poll in a week: Udall, Schaffer locked in a tight race
July 23, 2008
July 22, 2008
- Poll: Schaffer, Udall race tightens
- King to start fundraising soon amid reports showing high burn-rate
- Walcher: Shafroth ‘got the details right' while serving on GOCO board
- Suthers' wisdom coming soon to a district attorney near you
July 21, 2008
- Robinson 'confidant' gave to Doody
- Colo. Indie probes possibility Buescher could be next speaker
- Ritter received inmate-made fly rod
- Polis donates $400 to Buescher
July 20, 2008
July 18, 2008
- McInnis: Both candidates were frustrating on water votes
- Schaffer comments further on Aspect Energy's work in Iraq
July 17, 2008
July 16, 2008
- A campaign-cash quandary
- Congressman Salazar winning campaign-finance race
- Richardson declines to discuss VP negotiations with Obama camp
July 15, 2008
- Former U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis donates to John McCain campaign
- Salazar criticizes oil shale proponents in WaPo column
- Owens outperforms Elway in 2010 U.S. Senate race polling
July 14, 2008
- Schaffer defends his support of Referendum A in 2003 election
- Salazar mum on Lieberman's endorsement of McCain
- Schaffer delights in casting ‘Boulders' at Parker debate
July 12, 2008
July 11, 2008
- Dems to play offense on congressional map
- Udall campaign reacts to oil story; more on the original article
- HD55 not on GOP list of targeted races, but still a 'potential' upset
July 10, 2008
- Salazar says he probably is not a vice presidential contender
- Buescher re-election campaign ads hit local airwaves
- More on Bob Schaffer's Kurdish connection
July 9, 2008
July 8, 2008
July 7, 2008
July 6, 2008
July 5, 2008
July 4, 2008
July 3, 2008
July 2, 2008
July 1, 2008
June 27, 2008
- Bradford confronts the ‘Christian conservative' label
- Buescher re-election bid to focus on accomplishments
June 26, 2008
- King defends his record on conservation issues
- Survey: Colo. senators received no special mortgage treatment
June 25, 2008
June 24, 2008
- A ‘neck-and-neck' race?
- GOP lawmakers rail against biking as gas-price solution
- ‘Bathroom bill' tinges leader's comments at business forum
June 23, 2008
June 20, 2008
June 19, 2008
June 18, 2008
- Richardson pushes for regional diversity on presidential ticket
- ‘Starting early'
- Buescher requests stakeholder process, more direction on roads
June 17, 2008
June 16, 2008
June 14, 2008
June 13, 2008
June 12, 2008
- Schaffer endorses ‘balanced solutions' on oil shale
- Salazar discusses western Democratic VP candidates
June 11, 2008
June 10, 2008
- Udall responds to debate requests
- Re-examining Rep. Buescher's ‘rubber stamp' remark
- Buescher, Bradford agree during rule-making testimony
- ‘Cogent stuff' on a blue trend
- A blogging rendezvous
June 9, 2008
June 6, 2008
June 5, 2008
- Brenner, White engaged in high-stakes campaign finance race
- Confronting Colorado's budgetary ‘straightjacket'
- A glance at possible western Democratic VP nominees
June 4, 2008
- Ritter: Colorado is ‘in play'
- Checking numbers
- Salazar's Obama endorsement
- Wolf on Ritter's plan to develop the Roan Plateau
- Ritter's Obama endorsement
June 3, 2008
- Not counting chickens
- Wolf critiques Salazar on energy, not Ritter plan for Roan
- Campaign monikers: (Democratic Congressman) Mark Udall
June 2, 2008
May 31, 2008
May 30, 2008
- Habas takes soft tone in killing Gov. Ritter's mill levy freeze
- Download the mill levy freeze decision here
- A ‘speed bump' in the race to the middle of the road
- ‘You never know, right?'
May 29, 2008
- City Councilman Doug Thomason ... the next Mike Huckabee?
- Alternative mineral tax question moving toward 2008 ballot
May 28, 2008
- Only Ritter, Salazar brothers, Udall remain unannounced
- Udall hits key issues, predicts competitive race
- Romanoff endorses Hagan for outgoing Rep. Rose's seat
May 27, 2008
May 23, 2008
May 22, 2008
May 21, 2008
May 14, 2008
May 13, 2008
- Allard bucks Udall's petrol policy
- Udall directly confronts Schaffer on the Northern Mariana Islands
May 12, 2008
- McKinley half-jokingly wishes for nonpartisan governance
- Forum to probe state's colliding interests in an energy boom
- Congressional bid sidelines heavyweight consulting firm
- Winners and losers
- ‘A well-liked moderate with strong crossover appeal'
May 11, 2008
May 9, 2008
May 8, 2008
- Side effects of confronting English language competency
- Allard fires back: Oil shale criticisms ‘unfair and incorrect'
- ‘All about the Doug-ster'
- McInnis donated thousands to Mesa State, charities in Q1 of 2008
May 7, 2008
- Ritter argues for using severance tax revenues for scholarships
- Freshman Rep. Scanlan preps for ‘an interesting race'
- A bulky ballot ‘dilemma'
- Political Notebook turns 1
- Salazar endorses ‘tough choices' in pursuit of energy
May 6, 2008
- ‘Sixteen great years'
- ‘This is not a partisan issue'
- GOP seizes upon climate change resolution at Capitol
- ‘This proposal means progress'
- Schwartz to join Capital Development Committee
May 5, 2008
- ‘A virtual wasteland'
- 'Sine die'
- Behind-the-scenes campaign shuffle in Bradford camp
- Listing: Buescher among most powerful Colorado politicos
May 2, 2008
- Walking, talking zebra mussels
- Colorado's Democratic federal delegates turn left in '07
- Romanoff proposal still on ice
- Buescher: King keeps Gordon, Senate in check on DNA bill
- Witwer credits, again, wildfire bill's lease on life to Buescher
May 1, 2008
April 30, 2008
- White jokes about lawmaker's masterful debating
- ‘What was that middle part?'
- Taking stock of Colorado's '08 Senate contest
April 29, 2008
April 28, 2008
- Ritter nods to Buescher in annual budget veto letter
- McKinley: Lawmakers should debate a severance tax hike
- Enviros to coordinate against Schaffer campaign
- Bruce becomes lone voice opposed to pit regulations
April 24, 2008
April 23, 2008
April 22, 2008
- Penry: GOP hit ‘low water mark,' will make a comeback
- White chairs House debate
- Obama: Breakfast you can believe in
April 21, 2008
- Rep. Steve King responds
- Bruce sparks controversy, again, during House floor debate
- Lawmakers reverently recall Columbine tragedy
- 'Old issues,' mea culpa
- Buescher opposes expanding grocery-store alcohol sales
April 20, 2008
- Schaffer's Abramoff links don't show in recent poll results
- Penry gives overview of major education-reform bill
April 19, 2008
April 18, 2008
April 17, 2008
April 16, 2008
April 15, 2008
- Udall doubles up Schaffer in Q1
- The Sunshine State, for now, remains un-Bruced
- Salazar bags $138,000 in Q1
April 14, 2008
April 13, 2008
April 12, 2008
April 10, 2008
April 9, 2008
- King backs bill to limit residential protest methods
- House Speaker Romanoff: Don't divert Western Slope water
April 8, 2008
April 7, 2008
April 5, 2008
April 4, 2008
April 3, 2008
April 2, 2008
- Quixotic duo propose a ‘sex strike'
- Penry pushes for rainy-day fund in 2008-2009 state budget
- Suthers: Amendment 41 heading for long legal fight
- Udall gets behind McCain's bipartisanship
March 31, 2008
March 27, 2008
March 26, 2008
March 25, 2008
March 24, 2008
- King fires back at ‘tax increase' talk
- Buescher renews his support for a rainy-day fund
- Obama leads peers in early 2008 Mesa County donations
March 23, 2008
March 22, 2008
March 21, 2008
- The definition of life
- GOP (allegedly) pushed woman to withdraw restraining order request
- Dissing the dead
- White on track to up ante on Colorado's gambling laws
March 20, 2008
March 19, 2008
March 18, 2008
March 15, 2008
March 14, 2008
March 13, 2008
March 12, 2008
March 11, 2008
- White House, Romney operative to take reins of Colorado GOP
- Former senator declines to endorse in Schaffer-Udall race
- Water and the Senate race
