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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, 7:00 am
KNUS 1100-AM
Denver - 710KNUS.COM		Saturdays, 5:00 am
Sundays, 5:00 am and 12:00 noon
KGIW 1450-AM
Alamosa - KGIWKALQ.COM		Saturdays, 9:00 am

FTS Weekend Edition, 6/27/09

This week on the FTS Weekend Edition: The vice-chairman of Denver's Regional Transportation District held over $400k in cash for a suspected Thornton drug kingpin; Gov. Bill Ritter tries to find a way to patch $384 in the state budget; the GOP analyzes its chances against Betsy Markey in 2010, and the federal stimulus package is slow to create jobs.

  1. RTD vice-chairman held money for suspected drug kingpin

    Play audio - 9:34 minutes

  2. More bad budget news; will bad programs finally get the ax?

    Play audio - 11:19 minutes

  3. Brian Walsh, NRCC political director, on the GOP's chances v. Betsy Markey

    Play audio - 12:59 minutes

  4. Is the federal stimulus creating jobs?

    Play audio - 5:12 minutes
    More >

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.

  1. The week's news: More Greeley liquor licensing nonsense; Pueblo's 'Justice League'

    Play audio - 9:47 minutes

  2. Colorado Tourism Office pumps up its numbers; new minority 'recovery' director

    Play audio - 11:05 minutes

  3. Tancredo says 'yes' to drug legalization; Breckenridge eyes 'SAFER' vote

    Play audio - 11:02 minutes

  4. AG John Suthers on the GM bankruptcy, Colorado car dealers

    Play audio - 9:01 minutes

  5. Medved, Perlmutter want answers on Chrysler dealership closures

    Play audio - 3:08 minutes
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FTS Weekend Edition, 6/13/09

This week on the FTS Weekend Edition: More (nearly) naked Boulderites in the news; plus, the Colorado Conservation Voters want to discourage you from driving. Gov. Bill Ritter likely won't meet a union-backed primary challenger, because potential candidates keep turning down the offer. And the state spends over $10 million annually on tourism, but nobody can say how effective the spending really is.

  1. Segment 1 - The week's news: (Nearly) naked Boulderites; Does tolling = conservation?

    Play audio - 10:58 minutes

  2. Segment 2 - A union-backed challenger to Ritter? Plus: Where does all the tourism $ go?

    Play audio - 9:53 minutes
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FTS Weekend Edition, 6/6/09

This week on the FTS Weekend Edition: Gov. Bill Ritter rankles both sides of the aisle by signing Senate Bill 228, which eliminates a cap on government growth, and issuing a veto on Senate Bill 180, which would ease the formation of firefighters' unions. Face The State analyzes the fallout with audio from bill sponsors and special interest groups. Also: a wrap-up of stories you might have missed in Colorado news, and state Rep. Ellen Roberts announces a bid for state Senate.

  1. Segment 1 - The week's news: CU alums deliver; big spending at CSU; sweatin' it at work

    Play audio - 14:14 minutes

  2. Segment 2 - Firefighters lash out at Ritter after SB 180 veto

    Play audio - 8:46 minutes

  3. Segment 3 - State Rep. Ellen Roberts announces for State Senate

    Play audio - 10:07 minutes

  4. Segments 4 and 5 - SB 228 opens pandora's box for state budget

    Play audio - 12:44 minutes
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FTS Weekend Edition, 5/30/09

This week on the FTS Weekend Edition: Why is the City of Colorado Springs spending $40 thousand a night to water grass in public parks? Denver attorney Sean Gallagher breaks down the Sonia Sotomayor appointment, Face The State's Rachel Boxer has the skinny on eight hopefuls for Colorado's top elections job, and Cory Gardner visits to talk about his bid for congress in the 4th CD.

  1. Segment 1 - The week's news: An expensive water bill, weird signs in Basalt, Weld legal bills

    Play audio - 12:12 minutes

  2. Segment 2 - Sean Gallagher on the Sonia Sotomayor nomination

    Play audio - 8:41 minutes

  3. Segment 3 - Eight apply for state elections post

    Play audio - 5:50 minutes

  4. Segments 4 and 5 - Cory Gardner, GOP candidate in CD 4

    Play audio - 12:14 minutes
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FTS Weekend Edition, 5/23/09

This week on the FTS Weekend Edition: Is there a First Amendment right to nudity in bars? Former U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis officially files for the 2010 governor's race, a Democrat capitol intern defects to the GOP, teachers unions flex their muscle, plus an interview with U.S. Senate candidate Cleve Tidwell.

  1. Segment 1 - The week's news: Nudity a first amendment right?

    Play audio - 10:23 minutes

  2. Segment 2 - Dems prompt intern to switch parties; McInnis 'in' for Guv

    Play audio - 10:31 minutes

  3. Segment 3 - Ben DeGrow on teachers union 'impasse' declarations, 'blue flu'

    Play audio - 7:20 minutes

  4. Segments 4 and 5 - Cleve Tidwell, GOP candidate for U.S. Senate

    Play audio - 13:23 minutes
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FTS Weekend Edition, 5/16/09

This week on the FTS Weekend Edition: Durango's "bridge to nowhere," and Gov. Bill Ritter is confused about taxes on the oil and gas industry. FTS announces its 2009 "legislative superlatives." The Army backs off its plans to expand a maneuvering site in southern Colorado (for now), plus an interview with GOP gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes.

  1. Segment 1 - The week's news: Durango's 'bridge to nowhere,' Ritter confused on energy

    Play audio - 11:49 minutes

  2. Segment 2 - 2009 Legislative Superlatives

    Play audio - 8:51 minutes

  3. Segment 3 - Pinon Canyon expansion in the news

    Play audio - 8:50 minutes

  4. Segments 4 and 5 - Dan Maes, Republican candidate for governor

    Play audio - 14:00 minutes
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FTS Weekend Edition, 5/9/09

This week on the FTS Weekend Edition: A challenge to the CU campus weapons ban comes up short; Cleve Tidwell announces for U.S. Senate, Colorado's legislature ends its first regular session of the year (but will they return for a special session?) plus an interview with Republican Secretary of State hopeful Scott Gessler.

  1. Segment 1 - CU concealed carry lawsuit update, Tidwell announces for Senate

    Play audio - 12:10 minutes

  2. Segments 2 and 3 - The General Assembly's sprint to the finish line

    Play audio - 13:56 minutes

  3. Segments 4 and 5 - Scott Gessler, Republican candidate for Secretary of State

    Play audio - 12:39 minutes
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FTS Weekend Edition, 5/2/09

This week on the FTS Weekend Edition: Should Boulder's "naked pumpkin runners" be forced to register as sex offenders? State Sen. Shawn Mitchell mounts a one-man filibuster for taxpayers, the legislature's sprint to the finish line means burning the midnight oil, and Weld Co. DA Ken Buck announces for U.S. Senate.

  1. Segment 1 - Does running naked make you a 'sex offender'?

    Play audio - 11:55 minutes

  2. Segment 2 - State Sen. Shawn Mitchell's filibuster for taxpayers

    Play audio - 8:59 minutes

  3. Segment 3 - Lots of action in the legislature's final days

    Play audio - 7:54 minutes

  4. Segments 4 and 5 - Ken Buck, Weld Co. DA, announces run for U.S. Senate

    Play audio - 15:15 minutes
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FTS Weekend Edition, 4/25/09

This week on the FTS Weekend Edition: Breckenridge considers a sales tax on lift tickets; Janet Rowland lectures Mark Udall on irresponsible federal spending. Trent Seibert, formerly of the Denver Post, analyzes the failure of InDenverTimes.com; author Michael Lux defines conservatism from a "progressive" perspective, and Colorado's congressional delegation spends over $200k on staff bonuses.

  1. Segment 1 - Breckenridge eyes a new tax; Janet Rowland vs. Mark Udall

    Play audio - 9:26 minutes

  2. Segment 2 - Trent Seibert on InDenver Times, online journalism

    Play audio - 11:32 minutes

  3. Segments 3 and 4 - Michael Lux on the rise of 'progressive' politics

    Play audio - 12:20 minutes

  4. Segment 5 - Congressional staff bonuses

    Play audio - 5:54 minutes
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