That ever-present nanny who lurks around the Capitol just waiting to take away personal liberties has struck again! This time, the nanny is one step closer to taking away your right to use your cell phone while driving.
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Vets get boost from new laws
A Face the State Staff Report
June 3, 2009Veterans got a boost Tuesday as Gov. Bill Ritter signed five GOP bills that will improve services for current and retired members of the armed forces and their families.
The nanny strikes again
April 8, 2009Rep. Balmer beseeches ye
February 9, 2009
And you thought state government was boring. The Face The State newsroom TV is tuned most mornings to the Colorado Channel, a live simulcast of the state House of Representatives. Today, we noticed a wildly gesticulating Rep. David Balmer, R-Centennial, making quite a to-do out of a relatively routine motion relating to the House journal. As the Denver Post's Jessica Fender blogged at the time, Balmer was addressing his colleagues in ye Olde English, and quite an exaggerated version at that. But Balmer's quixotic oratory is a gem best seen on video. Take a look, below the fold.
What may be with May
A Face the State Staff Report
January 7, 2009
After a lobbying scandal rocked the House minority last month, uncertainty looms about a possible leadership election, and House Republicans are left contemplating what their caucus would look like under three very different types of leadership.
7:35 update: David Balmer, Rocky already calls the election?
Assistant state House Minority Leader David Balmer stops in to talk about state legislative races, and FTS's Joe Megyesy checks in from the Democrat party headquarters in Denver.
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Early voting projections break record, alter campaign strategy
A Face the State Staff Report
October 8, 2008
With 1.1 million Colorado voters now expected to vote early by mail, campaigns and candidates are struggling to keep up. Jefferson County alone is sending out more than 200,000 ballots this week, signaling the start of a 28-day long election for the state.
GOP's Balmer State's Top Fundraiser
A Face the State Staff Report
July 22, 2008As Democrat candidates rake in hefty campaign contributions courtesy of Colorado labor unions, one Republican is thumbing his nose at conventional wisdom, having outraised every other state legislative candidate without ever receiving a penny in labor support.
Election Preview: House Races to Watch
A Face the State Staff Report
May 21, 2008With Democrats heading to Denver this August for their national convention, all eyes will be on western states, including Colorado, as models for how the left can win over conservative and moderate voters here. Republicans now say they are ready to fight back and while the money chase will be tough, leaders say they are putting together a ground game that will, in part, exploit a multitude of fee and tax increases passed by the Democrat-led legislature.