The Face the State Podcast

Legal challenges to CSU's new gun ban

bradj — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:34:18 -0600

The Board of Governors of Colorado State University voted this week to impose a sweeping gun ban on its to campuses. Pro-gun groups have threatened a legal challenge, but Colorado Attorney General John Suthers thinks the ban will stand in the end.

John Suthers talks school safety

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:31:38 -0600

Following the shooting at Deer Creek Middle School this week, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers addressed a statewide conference on school safety. The state's top prosecutor says schools remain a safe place for kids and that training following the 1999 Columbine tragedy has helped to fortify campuses.

More on the Democratic U.S. Senate primary; CD 4 Republicans

bradj — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:29:28 -0600

More analysis of the Romanoff-Bennet matchup, plus: will Republicans in the 4th congressional district be spared a primary, by virtue of simple math?

Ernest Luning on the Bennet-Romanoff primary

bradj — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:25:21 -0600

Colorado Statesman staff writer Ernest Luning helps deconstruct the primary challenge by former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff to incumbent U.S. Senator Michael Bennet. The President recently visited Denver to raise cash for Bennet, but is 2010 the year for grassroots campaigns to best their establishment opponents?

Voters get no referendum right on tax increases

bradj — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:20:08 -0600

Tax increases - put in place as a result of recent legislative action nixing certain exemptions - begin taking effect next week. Voters can't exercise their constitutional right to a referendum on the bills as they're deemed necessary for public health and safety. Taxes are good for you...

2/2: Business taxes on the rise

bradj — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:23:29 -0600

Did your business lose money this year? Too bad, but the state's lining up to tax you, anyway.

Taking the blogosphere's pulse

bradj — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:56:21 -0600

Bloggers Ben DeGrow and Michael Sandoval recently concluded the latest in their series of surveys gauging attitudes in Colorado's conservative blogosphere. What do the results say about Republicans' current field of candidates?

Will Colorado say 'no' to ObamaCare?

bradj — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:53:55 -0600

Independence Institute president Jon Caldara has proposed an initiative that would assert states' rights in exempting Colorado from a new federal health care regime. Will it pass muster with voters, and would Washington listen?

John Hickenlooper takes over for the D's

bradj — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:42:23 -0600

Following the announcement Gov. Bill Ritter would not seek re-election, Denver mayor John Hickenlooper has announced he will take the reins for Colorado Democrats. How does the switch affect each party's prospects in November?

Ali Hasan, Republican candidate for state treasurer

bradj — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:23:55 -0600

FTS visits with Ali Hasan, the third Republican to announce a bid for state treasurer in 2010.