Author: Tim Hoover
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Lambert’s tweet about ‘homosexuals in Denver’ draws criticism
A state lawmaker’s Twitter reference to “homosexuals in Denver” caught the attention of two gay lawmakers from Denver with whom he will serve on the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee and who didn’t appreciate the remark. Rep. Kent Lambert, R-Colorado Springs, elected last week to the state Senate, said he sent the tweet last month in…
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Owens, Hybl to be named to Hickenlooper transition team
Former Gov. Bill Owens, a Republican, will help guide Democratic Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper’s transition team. “He’s one of the statewide co-chairs” that will be named today, said Hickenlooper spokesman Eric Brown. Hickenlooper was expected to name a total of 17 chairman to head up committees leading his transition effort at a press conference later Monday.…
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STATE TREASURER: Stapleton tops Dem. treasurer Kennedy
Republican Walker Stapleton has defeated Democratic state Treasurer Cary Kennedy. With most ballots counted, Stapleton leads 51.2 percent to 48.7 percent. For weeks, the pair had been slinging accusations back and forth in what polling showed was a tight race. The contest was the most expensive treasurer’s race in state history, with the two sides…
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Poll: Colorado voters coming out against tax-slashing measures
Three tax-slashing measures on the November ballot are still doing badly with Colorado voters despite many people saying they’re no longer undecided. That’s the result of the latest Denver Post/9News poll, which shows the majority of initiatives on the November ballot aren’t faring well with voters. Amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101, which would…
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Bruce e-mail describes his efforts to pass anti-tax measures
Anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce has tried to distance himself from three tax-slashing initiatives on November’s ballot. But an e-mail Bruce sent to supporters late last month shows he’s leading efforts to pass Amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101. In the e-mail, sent Sept. 23, Bruce berates recipients for not getting involved in the campaign…
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Colo. Republicans come out against tax-slashing measures
State Sen. Greg Brophy sees himself as being as fiscally conservative as Republicans come. But Brophy, R-Wray, says he can’t get behind Amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101 — three initiatives on the November ballot that would slash billions in state and local taxes. “I consider myself an advocate of limited government,” he said,…
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Bruce not in contempt, but judge says he must answer questions
Tax-bashing activist Douglas Bruce will not be held in contempt of court, but he will have to answer questions about his involvement in placing three tax-cutting intiatives on the November ballot, a judge ruled today. But David Lane, Bruce’s attorney, said it’s likely Bruce will fight any attempt to make him testify about his involvement…
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Proponents of tax-slashing ballot measures claim Blue Book biased
The process of writing the state’s Blue Book, the voter guide sent to Coloradans explaining ballot measures, is usually contentious. But this year’s battle over language describing three tax-slashing ballot measures — Amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101 — has been especially nasty at times. Proponents of the three ballot measures, who are running…
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Bruce hires David Lane in contempt-of-court case
Anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce has hired noted Denver lawyer David Lane to represent him in a contempt-of-court case. Bruce, who has represented himself in court, is set to appear Aug. 18 in Denver District Court. The citation stems from a campaign-finance case trying to determine how three tax-slashing initiatives were funded. Opponents of the initiatives…
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Colo. senator admits brother-in-law went through sex-offender treatment program that she criticized
A state senator who amended a bill to allow sex offenders to pick their own treatment providers acknowledged Monday her brother-in-law is a registered sex offender who went through the program she criticized. That admission contradicts the answers Sen. Joyce Foster, D-Denver, gave last week when The Denver Post asked her whether she had a…