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RTD one step closer to a state audit

A Face the State Staff Report

June 8, 2009

Lois Tochtrop

The Legislative Audit Committee unanimously voted today to proceed an audit of Denver's Regional Transportation District, but only once its scope can be pared down to a more manageable size.

Why I expect to win in SD 9

April 9, 2009

"My election will be about political misconduct. Yes, Dave Schultheis and others will try to claim that my pro-choice positions don't match the district as perfectly as they might like, but this election and my reason for entering it doesn't have anything to do with pro choice vs pro life politics."

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Segment 4 - Too conservative for Colorado Springs?

The 2010 election cycle is already heating up, and in Colorado Springs what may be the first Republican state legislative primary is taking shape. Blogger and activist Tom McDowell has announced his candidacy to challenge incumbent Sen. Dave Schultheis. FTS visits with both men to learn more.

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Schultheis: 'not too conservative' for his district

April 2, 2009

In response to an FTS report today about a Republican primary between state Sen. Dave Schultheis and Tom McDowell for 2010's Senate District 9 seat, Schultheis contacted Face the State, saying he welcomes a primary challenge but is surprised by the news.

It's official, I am running for SD9

April 2, 2009

"This announcement would have come months ago but for a temporary time out while I determined if the treatment for my prostrate cancer would leave me incapable of walking precincts. As late as mid-March, I didn't know if I would be able to run. My treatment is over and my plumbing is mostly back to normal. I can walk.

I need to clear some things up as I begin."

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3/4: GOP needs to get back on message

Some Republican state lawmakers have colleagues cringing. Their words have sparked debate over the future of the party.

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Schultheis makes an appearance via email

March 3, 2009

"It has been reported to me that Dave Schultheis did not go to the Lincoln Day dinner. In addition, he was invited to go to be on the Jeff Crank show. He ducked that.

Wherever he might be, he has email. A Dave Schultheis email has now turned up. He is now blaming the newspaper reporter who reported the story for not helping him clarify "clumsy remarks.""

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Leading conservatives saying yes to in-state tuition for illegal immigrants

A Face the State Staff Report

February 27, 2009

While Republican leaders in Colorado have voiced vocal opposition in recent years to providing in-state tuition to illegal immigrants, a handful of leading conservatives are now coming out in support of a legislative effort proposed by Democrats to allow Coloradans in-state tuition at the state's public colleges and universities regardless of immigration status.

Schultheis pushes Ritter to follow through on '06 campaign promise

February 3, 2009

"Remember 2006? Crocs were sweeping the nation. A relative unknown named Bill Ritter was running for Colorado governor. And fighting illegal immigration was all the rage.

During that turbulent summer, the legislature passed a number of bills in a special session that were supposed to take care of the problem. Since then, the majority of members of the General Assembly have chosen to believe the debate is over."

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Mitch McConnell vs. Dave Schultheis

February 2, 2009

"While Dave Schultheis never misses an opportunity to stick it to Hispanics, be they illegal immigrants or descended from families who lived in Colorado before the United States became a nation, Mitch McConnell had this to say

As Republican insiders gathered to pick a chairman, the Kentucky senator cautioned that the party would cease to be competitive outside its Southern stronghold unless it reached out to black and Hispanic voters and other groups that have increasingly voted Democratic in recent years."

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Schultheis didn't think through opposition to seat-belt PSA

January 27, 2009

"The Denver Post reports that Senator Dave Schultheis is objecting to the Colorado Department of Transportation spending $15,000 for Spanish language seat belt ads.

Federal law says that anyone who shows up at an emergency room must be treated even if they don't have insurance. If any of these 59 unbuckled Latinos were uninsured and lived long enough to get to an emergency room, and the odds are that some did, it cost Colorado insurance payers much more than $15,000 to treat him before he died.

We all pay for those "free" emergency room visits.

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Schultheis arranges silent protest

January 26, 2009

"Sen. Dave Schutheis, R-Colorado Springs, is asking several fellow Republicans to wear black armbands this week to protest President Barack Obama's decision to end a funding ban on overseas groups that perform abortions."

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Same dog, new trick

January 12, 2009

Dave Schultheis headshot

Sen. Dave Schultheis, R-Colo. Springs, is well known under the dome for his hard-line stance against illegal immigration. For the last two sessions he has introduced legislation that would require employers to check the immigration status of new employees.

Tancredo, state GOP legislators say Denver has broken state law

A Face the State Staff Report

October 20, 2008

Scott Renfroe and Tom Tancredo

Calling Denver a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants, GOP state lawmakers have joined anti-immigration stalwart Congressman Tom Tancredo to request that Gov. Bill Ritter, a Democrat, cut off state funding to the city. The Republicans charge that the Denver is not complying with a state law requiring law enforcement officials to hand over criminal arrestees alleged to be illegal aliens to federal authorities.

Hillman Beats Schultheis, Gholston in Three-Way Race For RNC Spot

A Face the State Staff Report

June 2, 2008

In a three-way race for Colorado's Republican National Committeeman Saturday, former state Senate Majority Leader Mark Hillman topped state Sen. Dave Schultheis, R-Colo. Springs, and GOP activist Leondray Gholston at the state GOP convention in Broomfield.

Hillman defends his record on Referendum C

A Face the State Staff Report

April 16, 2008

After announcing earlier this month that he is running to serve as Colorado’s Republican National Committeeman, former state Senate Majority leader Mark Hillman faced something he has not frequently been subjected to throughout his political career: Controversy.