FTS Weekend Edition, 7/11/09

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This week on the FTS Weekend Edition: Naked coffee shops, badly-behaved cities and legislative vacancies in the news; a probable fourth candidate eyes the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate; other 2010 races take shape; think tanks differ on the fix to Colorado's budget mess; and former U.S. Sen. Tim Wirth speaks his mind on cap-and-trade.

  • The week's news: A naked coffee shop? GJ skirts election law; Isgar to USDA
    FTS managing editor Brad Jones and staff writer Kate Melvin wrap up the week in Colorado news. A CU student has a bold idea for a new topless coffee shop, but it won't be on campus. Grand Junction skirts electioneering laws for a second year in a row, and state Sen. Jim Isgar's departure to the Obama administration reopens debate over legislative vacancies.
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  • Luke Korkowski, (probable) GOP candidate for U.S. Senate
    An interview with Luke Korkowski, a likely entrant to the Republican field for U.S. Senate in 2010.
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  • 2010 election update
    FTS staff writer Rachel Boxer has an update on 2010 campaigns and elections.
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  • A tale of two think tanks - and the state budget
    Colorado's Long-Term Fiscal Stability Commission held its first hearings Wednesday and Thursday. Both the liberal Bell Policy Center and libertarian Independence Institute gave presentations on the future course of the state budget, and Face The State brings you the highlights.
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  • Fmr. U.S. Sen. Tim Wirth on global warming, natural gas and Waxman-Markey
    Former U.S. Senator Tim Wirth spoke to the Colorado Oil and Gas Association Wendesday and he has strong words for the natural gas industry. With federal legislation instituting a "cap-and-trade" carbon emissions regime cruising toward passage, Wirth says energy producers need to come to the table and carve out their stake. But where is Colorado's federal delegation on the issue? Weld Co. Commissioner Sean Conway says he isn't pleased with how U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey has represented his district regarding the bill.
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