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Face the State


Face The State presents a one-hour weekend radio program featuring a look at the week in Colorado news, interviews with newsmakers and conversations with FTS staff writers.

Tune in on a station near you:

KFKA 1310-AM
Greeley - 1310KFKA.COM		Sundays, 6:00 am
KCOL 600-AM
Fort Collins - 600KCOL.COM		Saturdays, 6:00 am
KNUS 1100-AM
Denver - 710KNUS.COM		Saturdays, 5:00 am
Sundays, 12:00 noon
KGIW 1450-AM
Alamosa - KGIWKALQ.COM		Saturdays, 9:00 am
KEXO 1230-AM
Grand Junction - KEXO1230.COM		Starting Feb. 6:
Saturdays, 8:00 am
Sundays, 3:00 pm

FTS Weekend Edition, 1/23/10

It's all about the election: This week, we look at a proposed initiative to exempt Colorado from ObamaCare, and a recent survey of bloggers examines the relative strength of the Republican field.

  1. Will Colorado say 'no' to ObamaCare?

    Play audio - 18:29 minutes

  2. Taking the blogosphere's pulse

    Play audio - 14:17 minutes
    More >

FTS Weekend Edition, 1/16/10

The big news in state politics this week: Denver mayor John Hickenlooper will take over for Bill Ritter as Democrats' candidate for governor. Does the switcheroo affect either party's prospects this November?

  1. John Hickenlooper takes over for the D's

    Play audio - 20:34 minutes
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FTS Weekend Edition, 1/9/10

This week on the FTS Weekend Edition: Gov. Bill Ritter will discontinue his re-election campaign, but who will replace him as the party's nominee? Plus, an interview with Ali Hasan, the third Republican candidate to announce for state treasurer.

  1. Gov. Bill Ritter will not seek re-election

    Play audio - 10:50 minutes

  2. Who will Democrats run for governor?

    Play audio - 17:01 minutes

  3. Ali Hasan, Republican candidate for state treasurer

    Play audio - 11:01 minutes
    More >

FTS Weekend Edition, 1/2/09

This week on the FTS Weekend Edition: Interviews from host Brad Jones' fill-in stint this week on 600 KCOL's morning show. An eastern Colorado state senator has a beef with CDOT; the LA Times looks at gun rights at CSU; state Sen. Kevin Lundberg looks to roll back last year's hike of vehicle registration fees.

  1. Students back concealed carry on campus at CSU

    Play audio - 9:58 minutes

  2. Will CDOT plow rural roads?

    Play audio - 10:58 minutes

  3. Legislative preview with Sen. Kevin Lundberg

    Play audio - 21:31 minutes
    More >

FTS Weekend Edition, 12/19/09

The City of Centennial faces a lawsuit over its zoning laws barring medical marijuana dispensaries - attorney Jessica Corry represents the plaintiffs. Libertarian Rob McNealy and Republican Jimmy Lakey both recently launched bids for U.S. Congress; can either man overcome up-front obstacles to become serious contenders?

  1. Attorney Jessica Corry on Centennial's medical pot ban

    Play audio - 9:40 minutes

  2. Rob McNealy, Libertarian candidate in the 6th CD

    Play audio - 11:12 minutes

  3. Jimmy Lakey joins the GOP field in the 7th CD

    Play audio - 14:16 minutes
    More >

FTS Weekend Edition, 12/5/09

A leadership battle rages within Colorado's grocery workers union, the Libertarian Party fields a candidate against Jared Polis, and a 32-year-old cold case looks to be nearing resolution in Weld County.

  1. Westword's Melanie Asmar on UFCW Local 7

    Play audio - 10:54 minutes

  2. Curtis Harris, Libertarian Party candidate for CD 2

    Play audio - 10:02 minutes

  3. Weld Co. Sheriff John Cooke on a cold case turned red hot

    Play audio - 32:44 minutes
    More >

FTS Weekend Edition, 11/30/09

Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet says he'll support Pres. Barack Obama's push for so-called "health care reform," even if it means losing next year's election. Does his position put him at odds with his constituents?

  1. Michael Bennet supports 'health care reform,' at all costs

    Play audio - 10:24 minutes
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FTS Weekend Edition, 11/21/09

This week: Scott McInnis is poised to run on a "Contract for Colorado" platform. Will it help him in his fight to unseat Gov. Bill Ritter? Kevin Miller of the National Freedom Initiative encourages social conservatives to pursue "freedom nationally and virtue locally," and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet stumps for health care "reform" using some dubious statistics.

  1. A 'Contract for Colorado'?

    Play audio - 9:11 minutes

  2. Kevin Miller of the National Freedom Initiative

    Play audio - 11:40 minutes

  3. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet on the health care bill

    Play audio - 35:20 minutes
    More >

FTS Weekend Edition, 11/14/09

This week: State Sen. Josh Penry calls off his bid for Colorado governor, Fort Collins councilman Diggs Brown kicks off his campaign for congress, and the legislature gets its first look at Gov. Bill Ritter's 2010 budget proposal.

  1. Josh Penry on exiting the 2010 governor's race

    Play audio - 9:58 minutes

  2. Diggs Brown will run for Congress

    Play audio - 10:54 minutes

  3. Ritter's 2010 budget proposal

    Play audio - 10:54 minutes
    More >

FTS Weekend Edition, 10/31/09

FTS Radio host Brad Jones is back from a month-long tour of eastern Europe, with news and notes from a world discovering (and adapting to) free markets. Also, the Independence Institute's Ben DeGrow casts light on the school funding lawsuit that just won't die.

  1. Brad's back - notes from the road

    Play audio - 20:27 minutes

  2. Who determines what makes for "rational" school funding?

    Play audio - 8:19 minutes
    More >

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