FTS Weekend Edition, 6/20/09

This week on the FTS Weekend Edition: Greeley's liquor licensing authority comes under scrutiny, and the "Justice League" (no, not that one) swoops into Pueblo. The Colorado Tourism Office is likely pumping up its performance numbers, and the Gov. Bill Ritter hires yet another state employee to boost "minority" contracting. Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo pushes for marijuana legalization, and Colorado AG John Suthers intervenes in the GM bankruptcy proceedings.

• The week's news: More Greeley liquor licensing nonsense; Pueblo's 'Justice League'
  FTS managing editor Brad Jones and staff writer Kate Melvin take a look at two stories you might have missed this week: Has Greeley's system of liquor licensing run its course, especially after a string of recent inexplicable denials? And what's this about Pueblo's "Justice League"? Just a new name for the same lefty organizations doing what they've always done?
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• Colorado Tourism Office pumps up its numbers; new minority 'recovery' director
  FTS staff writer Rachel Boxer talks about two recent stories posted to FTS this week: The Colorado Tourism Office is taking criticism for pumping up its performance statistics after two Colorado economists torpedo their methodology. And the Governor's office has hired a new director to steer Stimulus Act dollars to minority firms, renewing the debate over race preferences.
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• Tancredo says 'yes' to drug legalization; Breckenridge eyes 'SAFER' vote
  FTS staff writer Kate Melvin discusses recent news regarding drug legalization, including a push by former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo to loosen legal restrictions on marijuana. Also, a citizen coalition in Breckenridge is collecting signatures to place a measure on the ballot similar to Denver's 'SAFER' ordinance, which decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of marijuana.
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• AG John Suthers on the GM bankruptcy, Colorado car dealers
  Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, a Republican, has joined with colleagues in dozens of other states to intervene in the General Motors bankruptcy, alleging the process violates states' rights to regulate automobile dealers. Suthers explains his reasoning and the process moving forward.
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• Medved, Perlmutter want answers on Chrysler dealership closures
  FTS visits with reporter Jeff Francis of Mile High Newspapers about the recent closure of a Wheat Ridge Chrysler dealership; the termination has U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat, calling for more congressional scrutiny of the beleaguered automaker.
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