While star-struck Oprah Winfrey fans are busy scouring Cherry Creek North for the TV diva, political junkies were treated to their own parade of celebrities at the Pepsi Center, Monday night. Face The State's cameras spotted former Democrat presidential candidate John Kerry, comedian and U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, and a gleeful Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, plus a host of popular TV personalities.

As the energy crisis looms over this year's election, statehouse Republicans hosted a panel discussion today to address the high price of fuel. At the forefront of that discussion: how domestic energy exploration can alleviate skyrocketing gas prices.

A coalition of business leaders is calling on Gov. Bill Ritter, a Democrat, to decline a recommendation to nominate a controversial trial lawyer to a judgeship.

In his inaugural address, Gov. Bill Ritter, a Democrat, promised a state government that was open and transparent to the people. But his administration has fallen far short of that goal, as revealed in a Fox 31 TV report Monday. Now, in the aftermath of the State Patrol's refusal to release flight records to Face The State, lawmakers are asking if Ritter will ever live up to his lofty rhetoric.

Face The State managing editor Brad Jones talks with Newstalk 1310 KFKA's Amy Oliver about The Denver Post's recent open records lawsuit against Democrat Gov. Bill Ritter. Face The State has experienced its own troubles in obtaining public documents from Ritter's office, including a high-profile denial in 2007 that has led to ongoing litigation.