| Bruce wins
tax fight |
DENVER - A single e-mail saved anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce from a contempt of court conviction Tuesday.
Thursday, September 09, 2010 |
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| Bruce wins
tax fight |
DENVER - A single e-mail saved anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce from a contempt of court conviction Tuesday.
Thursday, September 09, 2010 |
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| Power plants, residents weigh in on coal ash plan
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DENVER - Navajos and other Four Corners residents gave the Environmental Protection Agency an earful this week about ash waste from coal power plants.
The EPA held a public hearing Thursday in Denver - one of seven nationwide - on possible new rules for coal ash, which is the leftover material from coal-burning power plants. The issue for the EPA is whether to regulate it under the same law used for toxic waste.
Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| Bruce contempt trial continues |
DENVER - Arguments continued in a Denver courtroom Friday over whether anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce should be held in contempt of court for refusing to answer questions about three ballot initiatives.
Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| Candidates square off in first debate
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DENVER - Republican Dan Maes rebuffed calls to get out of the governor's race Thursday during the first head-to-head debate of the campaign.
Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| Attorney General helps payday
loan borrowers |
DENVER - Payday loan critics won another victory Tuesday when the attorney general's office adopted rules that require the lenders to refund more fees when borrowers repay their loans early.
Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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| Hickenlooper discusses ed |
LITTLETON - The standardized tests used to rate Colorado public schools are a "classic failure" and need to be replaced with a better system, said John Hickenlooper, the Democratic candidate for governor.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 |
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| Climatologists take temp |
VAIL - Climatologists are about to establish a "new normal" for temperature trends in Colorado.
Saturday, August 28, 2010 |
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| Anti-tax man delays court |
DENVER - Anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce was in court Wednesday to answer a contempt charge related to three ballot measures, but the judge had to delay the hearing for a second time because Bruce's lawyer wasn't there.
Saturday, August 28, 2010 |
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| Judge hears coal case |
DENVER - A federal judge will decide soon whether to overturn the expansion of a coal mine that serves power plants in Northwest New Mexico.
Saturday, August 28, 2010 |
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| Gov candidates get feet wet |
VAIL - Anyone who wants to be governor will have to face the Colorado Water Congress sooner or later.
This week, it was Dan Maes' and John Hickenlooper's turn.
Saturday, August 28, 2010 |
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| Colorado loses Race to Top |
DENVER - Colorado has again lost an Obama administration competition for school reform, despite the Legislature's passage of a teacher tenure bill that turned Democrats against each other.
Saturday, August 28, 2010 |
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| Tipton, Salazar tackle taxes, budget |
VAIL - Western Colorado's candidates for Congress wrestled with a nearly impossible question Friday: How to reduce the federal deficit, increase spending on water projects and spur the economy, all at once.
Rep. John Salazar and his challenger, Scott Tipton, made separate appearances at the Colorado Water Congress, a group whose members often depend on federal funding for water systems.
Saturday, August 28, 2010 |
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| Ritter makes budget cuts |
DENVER - Add medical marijuana smokers to the list of groups helping keep the state budget in balance.
Gov. Bill Ritter announced another $59 million in budget cuts and shuffles Monday. The plan draws heavily on gas and oil taxes and fees paid by medical marijuana cardholders.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 |
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| Tancredo tells Maes to quit campaign |
CENTENNIAL - Former Republican Tom Tancredo sharpened his attacks Thursday against the GOP candidate for governor, Dan Maes, a day after Maes turned down Tancredo's offer to jointly exit the governor's race.
Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
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| Dem questions payday loans |
DENVER - A Democratic candidate for attorney general has charged that the payday lending industry might be improperly influencing rules for the high-interest loans.
Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
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| Bills detail med marij use |
DENVER - The Colorado Legislature this year passed its first two significant medical marijuana bills since voters legalized medical pot in 2000.
Here is a look at the bills:
Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
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| Colorado man admits sale of native artifact |
DENVER - A Grand Junction man has pleaded guilty to selling an ancient Native American artifact that was taken from public land by a Utah state archaeologist.
Robert B. Knowlton, 67, originally was indicted for illegally selling three artifacts.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| State retirement recovers |
DENVER - Colorado's retirement system for public employees is back on track to long-term health after the Legislature cut benefits and increased prices this year, auditors said Monday.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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| Wildlife plans address wells |
DENVER - Despite headlines and political campaigns that portray a war between wildlife advocates and gas drillers, the Colorado Division of Wildlife has been working quietly for more than a year with gas companies on plans that protect habitat while cutting red tape for the industry.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 |
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| GOP gets taste of tea party |
DENVER - Colorado Republicans spent Wednesday pondering a historic upset of the party's power structure by tea party-backed insurgents in Tuesday night's primary.
Saturday, August 14, 2010 |
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| Dems try to make amends |
DENVER - Andrew Romanoff descended the Capitol steps Thursday and stood before 300 cheering Democrats.
Saturday, August 14, 2010 |
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| Maes wins GOP gov's race
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DENVER - Political newcomer Dan Maes pulled a major upset over six-term Congressman Scott McInnis in the Republican primary for governor Tuesday night.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
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| Local fave wins votes |
Cortez Republican Scott Tipton won the right to challenge U.S. Rep. John Salazar for his seat in Congress.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
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| Garcia makes bid for
lt. gov |
DENVER - Democrat John Hickenlooper picked the president of Colorado State University-Pueblo as his running mate in the governor's race Thursday.
Saturday, August 07, 2010 |
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| Maes courts energy industry |
DENVER - Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes promised Thursday that he would revamp the commission that oversees gas and oil production to make it friendlier to the industry.
Saturday, August 07, 2010 |
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| State hopes for Senate funds |
DENVER - A Wednesday vote in the U.S. Senate could save the state government from an unexpected $210 million cut.
Saturday, August 07, 2010 |
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| EPA eyes oil, gas regulations |
DENVER - The federal Environmental Protection Agency plans to rewrite its rules for air pollution from gas and oil drilling in response to a lawsuit from the San Juan Citizens Alliance.
Thursday, August 05, 2010 |
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| Tipton backs voting rights |
DENVER - State Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, is criticizing a request by the Colorado secretary of state to seek a partial waiver from a military voting-rights law.
Thursday, August 05, 2010 |
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| Medical Marijuana law fires up debate |
LAKEWOOD - Medical marijuana dispensaries would have to fire employees who have not lived in Colorado for two years, under a potential new rule that state regulators considered Monday.
Tuesday, August 03, 2010 |
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