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We sheepishly explained to our readers Friday morning that we had been given bad information the night before regarding the felony fraud trial of the former head of the National Renewable Fuels Foundation (NAFF), whose board of directors during the time of the alleged fraud included Senate candidate Bob Schaffer. Contrary to our original update, […]

Veteran readers will remember last year’s abortive attempts to recall Montrose County Commmissioner Bill Patterson, a Democrat who had made a decision a local business didn’t like and was targeted for particularly spiteful removal. As you’ll recall, it didn’t go so well for the recall effort, which stepped into scandal almost immediately and ended up […]

The Colorado Democratic Party has called on Secretary of State Mike Coffman to resign, saying “Coffman has failed miserably in his attempts to instill the confidence and trust the voting public deserves in the elections process.” Release follows. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Matt Sugar (303) 623-4762 x104 Phone (303) 623-2443 Fax (303) 356-4002 Cell msugar@coloradodems.org […]

From a press release sent out by the Colorado Democratic Party: Today Governor Bill Ritter and Congressman Mark Udall called on all Congressional representatives in Washington, including Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, to vote to override the President Bush veto of SCHIP legislation that would renew the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which currently provides health […]

WARNING: Shameless self-promotion ahead! Colorado Pols is one of four Colorado websites featured in a Denver Business Journal article this week. The story, which is about Colorado political websites, also compares Colorado Confidential, Face the State and Colorado Media Matters. We can’t give you a link, because you have to be a subscriber to see […]

As the Grand Junction Sentinel reports: A petition to place the recall of Montrose County Commissioner Bill Patterson on the November ballot fell short of the required number of valid signatures. Fran Long, Montrose County Clerk and Recorder, said she hired extra staff to triple-check signatures on the petitions that were circulated around town for […]

From their editorial section today: Proponents of an effort to recall Montrose County Commissioner Bill Patterson — and that seemingly once included state Rep. Ray Rose — ought to drop the recall drive now that an independent investigation conducted for Montrose District Attorney Myrl Serra has concluded there is no cause for criminal charges against […]

It’s almost sad to watch this, as the Grand Junction Sentinel reports: Seventh Judicial District Attorney Myrl Serra said Friday he has no probable cause to file criminal charges against a Montrose County Commissioner who is facing a recall effort. A petition to recall Commissioner Bill Patterson, a Democrat, from office was based on documents […]

As the Denver Post’s Karen Crummy reports: Colorado congressman Mark Udall has infuriated anti-war Democrats for backing a bill that gives more money to the war in Iraq but rejecting an amendment that gave 180 days for complete troop withdrawal from Iraq… Udall, who is being slammed by left-wing blogs and is receiving complaining calls […]