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It’s all about Douglas Bruce — this time, in a way that actually enlightens
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It’s not that much of a stretch to say the history of Colorado fiscal policy over the past quarter-century is synonymous with the biography of Douglas Bruce. That’s by and large because of the one groundbreaking policy Bruce authored and relentlessly championed into law in 1992, the voter-approved Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights in the state…
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Denver Mayor Hancock busts a move to kick off art week
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It’s art week in Denver, so naturally Mayor Michael Hancock cut a rug in front of the media during a hip-hop lesson last week. Westword’s Kyle Harris detailed the awkward start (his words, not ours) to the nine-day celebration of Denver arts and culture on Thursday. Then came the event that all of us suckers…
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A tale of two Jareds: Culling the original thinker from the workaday pol
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When Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Polis thinks outside the box, he’s unsurpassed for original ideas. Even when holding forth on ideas that fall short of original, the verbiage he uses to convey them is typically of a higher order than stale political rhetoric. Then, there’s talking-points-as-usual Jared Polis. Like when he…