Tate takes Balmer’s seat, vacancy attracts crowd
Former Colorado Republican Party Chairman Ryan Call is among at least 10 candidates who could be vying to replace state Rep. Jack Tate after the Centennial lawmaker was appointed to fill a vacancy in...
View ArticleMillennial crowd mostly chomps cigars, disses candidates at Denver GOP debate...
At a Republican presidential debate watch party held at Capitol Cigars on Tuesday, the crowd started out thin and skeptical and, even though the bourbon flowed copiously and the crowd grew over the...
View ArticleAn abundance of fun wines help make the holidays merry and bright
While retailers often give special status to “Black Friday,” the putative date on which most retail businesses become profitable for the year, in the beverage business we talk about “O-N-D,” which...
View ArticleRepublicans elect Leing national committeeman, emphasis on man
CENTENNIAL — Colorado Republicans on Saturday elected former congressional candidate George Leing as Republican national committeeman. That’s national committeeman, not woman, an emphasis made clear at...
View ArticleFarber demonstrates second to none mastery of politics
Hillary Clinton’s go to Viking, a man with bona fide political chops A television screen filled with images of protesters and vigils and presidential candidates competes for space on one of Denver...
View ArticleBipartisan ‘odd couple’ pushes for greater access to public records
Democratic lawmakers have teamed with the libertarian Independence Institute to craft 2016 legislation that would lower a major hurdle for Coloradans seeking access to public records. In an unusual...
View ArticleBoom-time auto dealers will press lawmakers to streamline tax regime
Tim Jackson, president and CEO of the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association, will be pushing lawmakers next year to simplify the patchwork tax regime in Colorado that he said places an enormous...
View ArticleUgly sweater-clad influentials breeze into annual R&R holiday party
The Colorado office of R&R Partners hosted their annual holiday party on what became a snow-packed evening for the metro area last Tuesday, December 15th. Billed as an “ugly sweater party”, the...
View ArticlePanel dismisses ethics complaint against Polis for gaming, fashion promotions
The House Ethics Committee on Monday dismissed a complaint that U.S. Rep. Jared Polis last year used public resources to act as fleeting pitchman for a video game company and for a Boulder-based men’s...
View ArticleProposal to change how district maps are drawn met with sharp criticism
A high-profile bipartisan group of former lawmakers and state officials are reworking and resubmitting a ballot initiative that would transform the process through which voting districts are drawn in...
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