Tag: John Hickenlooper
Gubernatorial candidates address conservation issues
Several conservation, sportsmen and wildlife groups in Colorado asked the state’s three gubernatorial candidates, Democrat John Hickenlooper, Republican Dan Maes and American Constitution Party...
Hickenlooper increases fundraising lead
Gubernatorial campaigns today filed campaign finance reports for the last two weeks. As usual, Democrat John Hickenlooper leads the pack. In the last two...
Colorado newspapers high on medical marijauna
We know medical marijuana will never bring enough revenue to balance the state’s budget, but according to an article in today’s New York Times,...
Tancredo seeks to drive wedge between Maes and the Tea Party
It's no secret that many Republicans are refusing to support GOP candidate for governor Dan Maes, whom they believe is a naif and usurper who cannot win. Maes, however, has always relied on grassroots Tea Party support and has bet his campaign on that support widening and spilling over to the mainstream. That bet looks less sure than ever.
Nebraska guv predicts AZ-style immigration law in every state
In Nebraska, where unemployment is less than 5 percent, where immigrant labor has been a vital part of the agriculture scene for decades, Republican...
Transportation a backburner issue, but state roads, bridges keep crumbling
With Colorado’s recession-plagued budget crisis as a backdrop, there’s been very little meaningful debate this election season about one of the most critical issues facing the state: how to fund desperately needed repairs for Colorado’s crumbling roads and bridges.
Coloradans want more oil and gas regulations, new NWF poll finds
A new poll released Thursday by the National Wildlife Federation (pdf) found that nearly two-thirds of Coloradans surveyed favor more oversight of the state’s oil and gas industry, as well as mandatory requirements for best technological practices to better protect public health and wildlife habitat.
Tancredo unleashes hounds of hell
American Constitution Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo Wednesday unleashed the hounds, first on Democrat John Hickenlooper and then on hapless Republican Dan Maes. First, Tancredo released this video of Marat Kudlis talking about an automobile accident caused by an illegal immigrant in which Kudlis’ son was killed.
Oil and gas taxes plummet in GarCo; blame game at 11
Time for the other shoe to drop in gas-rich Garfield County. First came the recession-fueled natural gas drilling bust starting in late ’08, and...
Sign wars heat up in Aspen as realtors hope to cash...
ASPEN -- Eleven scenic acres for sale on the banks of the Roaring Fork River just outside of Aspen are becoming a hotbed of partisan gamesmanship as supporters of Colorado's stumping politicians jockey to one-up each other ahead of November's election.