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Election Preview: Top State Senate races to watch
A Face the State Staff Report
May 13, 2008With the 2008 state legislative session now heading for its place in the history books, Colorado heads full force toward election season. At Face The State, we will be providing an up-to-the minute analysis of the hottest races you'll want to be watching. You'll get the chance to know the players, how much cash they have on hand, and how they stack up against their opposition.
Race To Replace Gordon Goes Postal
A Face the State Staff Report
May 12, 2008Joyce Foster, a Democrat candidate for Colorado's 35th Senate District is speaking out after being questioned by primary opponent, state Rep. Alice Borodkin, in a letter obtained by Face The State.
Borodkin Attacks Fellow Dem's Lobbyist Ties In Battle To Replace Gordon
A Face the State Staff Report
May 9, 2008State Rep. Alice Borodkin, D-Denver, is making a bid for Sen. Ken Gordon’s Senate seat this November and has taken the unusual step of writing her primary opponent and fellow Democrat, Joyce Foster, a personal letter.
Arguments open in lawsuit challenging statewide property tax hike
A Face the State Staff Report
May 6, 2008A lawsuit challenging the state’s controversial mill levy increase opened Monday with lawyer Richard Westfall, representing a coalition of taxpayer advocates, asserting the $117 million of extra revenue that has already been generated from a mill levy "freeze" violates the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, which requires any net tax increase be approved by the people.
Anti-petition Romanoff now attempts to petition tax increase on to Nov. ballot
A Face the State Staff Report
May 6, 2008After his fellow lawmakers declined to back his latest tax increase proposal, House Speaker Andrew Romanoff is resorting to the citizen's initiative process to see his plan onto this November's ballot. It's an ironic move, according to petition rights advocates, because Romanoff has been one of the most outspoken opponents of petition rights in the past.
Former Ed Chief Bennett Visits Denver To Discuss Education Challenges, Opportunities
A Face the State Staff Report
May 2, 2008At a Thursday luncheon in Denver, former U.S. Education Secretary Bill Bennett spoke to Colorado’s Alliance for Choice in Education about why the nation's current system is failing its students.
Government Stats: Calif. Minority Students Aided By Race-Neutral Admissions
A Face the State Staff Report
May 2, 2008Proponents of a Colorado ballot initiative that would bar state-sponsored discrimination are touting college admission trends for racial minorities in California after a similar law was passed there in 1996.
Threat of Ritter tax proposal already impacting state's energy economy
A Face the State Staff Report
May 1, 2008As Gov. Bill Ritter targets Colorado's energy sector with a controversial tax proposal, industry leaders are alleging that even the threat of passage is causing top producers to leave the state. The effect, they charge, could have a devastating impact on an industry key to helping ensure that Colorado avoids much of the economic turmoil plaguing the rest of the nation.
CD-6 CU Regent debate highlights ideological divide
A Face the State Staff Report
April 30, 2008For Republicans in the sixth congressional district, this August's party primary is seen as a battle over the ideological soul of this solidly conservative region.
Higher ed leaders critical of Ritter's severance tax proposal
A Face the State Staff Report
April 28, 2008At a Friday meeting hosted by Gov. Bill Ritter, many of Colorado’s top higher education officials expressed concern over Ritter's support of a proposed plan to funnel oil and gas money into scholarships rather than directly into university operating budgets.
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5/13: The Prairie Dog is far from "endangered"
File this one under the heading of, really bad idea: The federal government is looking to list the prairie dog as a protected endangered species.