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Poor public transit access could hurt Denver’s bid for Amazon HQ2
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Denver is considered by many to be among the frontrunners to win the bid for Amazon’s second headquarters, or as the kids call it HQ2. Amazon is after all weighing a city’s or region’s proximity to an international airport (within a 45 minute-drive), strong local and regional talent and recreational opportunities not unlike those Seattle…
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State may have to decide if you can be taxed for your Netflix
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Hat tip to the Loveland Reporter-Herald for profiling an obscure tax issue that eventually could find its way onto just about every TV screen in Colorado: the city of Loveland’s attempt to assess local sales tax on internet streaming behemoth Netflix. An audit last year by City Hall in the northern Front Range burg revealed…
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Coloradans take to Twitter for and against Amazon 2nd HQ
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As part of an effort to attract Amazon’s second headquarters to Colorado, a group of businesses have set up a Twitter account and website called “CO Loves Amazon.” So far, the website and Tweets includes lots of love from Coloradans, including Gov. John Hickenlooper, Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne and future Hall-of-Fame Broncos tackle Von Miller,…
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Denver submits bid for second Amazon headquarters
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DENVER – Denver has submitted its pitch to lure Amazon’s proposed second headquarters. The private Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation says it submitted a regional proposal on Wednesday. Details of the bid were withheld. Officials with Denver and other cities, counties and entities that put the bid together were required to sign non-disclosure agreements on…
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Colorado’s Jared Polis: Very much a next-gen Dem when it comes to free-market matters
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As reported the other day via Colorado Peak Politics, Jared Polis – who amassed a fortune as an internet wunderkind almost before he was old enough to shave – has come out in defense of Amazon’s impending acquisition of Whole Foods. Meaning, the reputedly liberal gubernatorial candidate and 2nd Congressional District Democratic representative discounts the possibility…
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Ken Buck’s ‘Drain the Swamp’ book about Washington corruption names names, rips the dome off the Capitol
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When U.S. Rep. Ken Buck first arrived in Washington, D.C., after winning election to Congress in 2014, it was the most amazing thing. “You would think that you were in Vienna in some sort of fairy tale,” the Windsor Republican said. “The Army choir is singing, the filet mignon is on the plate, the speaker…
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Congressman Ken Buck’s ‘Drain the Swamp’ book about Washington corruption hits the stands
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U.S. Rep. Ken Buck goes behind the scenes and names names in his new book, “Drain the Swamp: How Washington Corruption is Worse Than You Think,” and on Tuesday readers got to see what all the fuss is about. The Windsor Republican discussed the book Monday night at a book-release launch event at Colorado Christian…
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Privacy and security must be balanced in the age of terrorism
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We are living in dangerous times, and we must be prudent when it comes to forfeiting our privacy in the name of safety and security. The latest showdown between the government and Apple has opened the door for a robust debate on what measures should be taken to protect Americans. The municipal government of New…