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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 […]

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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 […]

Like this would have happened two years ago, as the Denver Post reports: Republican U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave today joined the growing voices questioning whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should stay in his job. Musgrave, of Fort Morgan, wrote Gonzales a letter stating “that, for the good of our country and out of loyalty to […]

As the Denver Post reports: The special legislative committee investigating an ethics complaint against homebuilders lobbyist William Mutch has asked House Speaker Andrew Romanoff to testify today… Mutch, a lobbyist for Colorado Concern, is accused of orchestrating robo-calls that falsely claimed lawmakers were considering a tax hike on homes. It is legal for groups to […]

It’s almost always worse than the “crime,” after all, as the Rocky Mountain News reports: E-mails contradict a lobbyist’s claim that his well-heeled organization had nothing to do with a deceptive phone-call campaign conducted in March. The calls warned voters that a construction-defects bill in the legislature favored trial lawyers and would raise taxes. The […]

It’s that time of year again, even in an off-year, as the Denver Post reports: Two state lawmakers filed ethics complaints Tuesday accusing lobbyists for Colorado homebuilders of falsely claiming the legislators were pushing a bill that would raise taxes and help trial lawyers. The allegations come amid an aggressive campaign by builders against a […]