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THE PODIUM: It’s time to make transportation a priority for our tax dollars
In the 20-year period since 1997 spanning three governorships – those of Bill Owens, Bill Ritter and John Hickenlooper – one governor stands out as proposing starvation budgets for Colorado’s state highways and roadways. That governor is John Hickenlooper. We are talking about each governor’s priorities for spending taxpayer dollars through the General Fund budget,…
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Democratic state treasurer candidate Dave Young racks up endorsements from Ed Perlmutter, Bill Ritter and others
Some big-name Democrats, including U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter and former Gov. Bill Ritter, are endorsing state Rep. Dave Young in his campaign for Colorado state treasurer, Young’s campaign announced Tuesday. He was also endorsed by former U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey, the Democrat who made an unsuccessful bid for state treasurer in the last election, as…
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Retired Air Force General Ronald Keys talks energy, national security with Colorado farmers
In the decade he’s been examining the relationship between climate change and national security, retired Air Force General Ronald E. Keys says he’s seen huge advances in efficiency, affordability and ways to use renewable energy in more and more situations, but some of the most profound changes he’s seen have been in attitudes. “People would…
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Melissa Hart, Patti Swift, Marcy Glenn named finalists for Colorado Supreme Court vacancy
The state Supreme Court Nominating Commission has named three finalists for a vacancy on the Colorado Supreme Court, the Colorado Judicial Department announced Wednesday, including a district court judge from Alamosa, a leading appellate lawyer with a large firm in Denver and a University of Colorado law professor. The nominees are 12th Judicial District Chief…
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Hickenlooper to lead Western governors’ chat at CSU about energy’s transition
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will be joined in Fort Collins next week by two other governors, Steve Bullock of Montana and Matt Mead of Wyoming to talk about the changing landscape of Western energy. The panel discussion at the 21st Century Energy Transition Symposium will be moderated by another governor, Bill Ritter, a Democrat who…
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Bernie Buescher backs attorney general candidate Phil Weiser in Democratic primary
Former Secretary of State Bernie Buescher threw his support behind Democratic attorney general candidate Phil Weiser Thursday, calling the former University of Colorado law school dean a creative problem-solver with an entrepreneurial spirit. Buescher, a former state lawmaker from Grand Junction who also served as deputy attorney general, said he’s been a fan since Weiser…
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YESTERYEAR: World leaders descend on Denver for G-7; health care forum exposes tragedies
Twenty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman: Little old Colorado was plunged into the deep end of international politics when Denver hosted eight world leaders from the Group of Seven. Denver rolled out the carpet for national leaders from the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Russia and the United Kingdom, and on the…