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McInnis support for Arizona immigration law drawing appalled reactions

Colorado Democratic Party leaders and rights groups are voicing appalled reaction to statements made Wednesday by GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis, who lauded Arizona Governor Jan Brewer for signing tough, deeply controversial and perhaps unconstituional immigration laws in the country last week. McInnis said he would seek to do the same thing in Colorado were he to win election.

Colorado marries cousins but not gays

In Colorado you can marry your cousin. Colorado is one of roughly 20 states in which Americans can legally marry their cousins. As the...

Tea Party rules for radicals: ‘Please spell check your posters’

Prepping for state tax day tea party protests tomorrow, liberty-loving blogger TL James at the Colorado People's Press Collective site warns would-be participants against...

Lawmakers deal with Ritter, DAs to reform system that charges youth...

Draft legislation that would limit the power of Colorado district attorneys to charge 14- and 15-year-olds as adults was watered down this week by sponsor Rep. Claire Levy, D-Boulder, who said that, although the bill enjoys the support of a majority of lawmakers, former D.A. now-Governor Bill Ritter, a strong proponent of D.A. discretion in these matters, said he would veto the original version of the bill.

Report: Colorado job loss to China in the tens of thousands

Colorado has lost 45,100 jobs to China since that country entered the World Trade Organization in 2001, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI),...

Lending business v. Plain old usury: Notes from the Colorado payday...

For six hours Monday in the packed Old Supreme Court Chambers of the Capitol before the House judiciary committee, lawmakers and lenders and borrowers...

Amazon’s baffling response to Colorado’s web sales tax suggests a legal...

Enormous online retailer Amazon.com reacted to news that it would now be required to voluntarily report Colorado state sales taxes by canceling its relationship with affiliate web sites here-- that is, with sites that earn a small fee for each websurfer they send to Amazon through links and ads. In a letter sent over the weekend to its Colorado affiliates, Amazon announced it will continue to do business with residents in Colorado and didn't elaborate on how canceling the affiliate relationships balances against the new tax.

Ritter Environment and Transportation Fair showcases mean clean road machines

This week, the governor's energy office hosted an Environment and Transportation Fair at the Colorado History Museum in Denver. Participants included green energy entrepreneurs...

McCann health insurance reform bills gain steam heading to state Senate

State Rep. Beth McCann, D-Denver, is carrying two major health insurance reform bills this legislative session and has managed to move the bills through...

Report details Colorado incompetence in managing Homeland Security cash

A $20,000 computer server gone missing. A $1 million check left for months in a mailbox. A mobile security field station squatting unused in a Lake City parking lot. Those are just a few of the blunders the governor's Homeland Security office uncovered in Colorado as its auditors sought to track the way the state was spending federal Homeland Security funds in 2008 and 2009, according to a joint study published last week by the Center for Investigative Reporting and The Center for Public Integrity.
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