Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
? IL-Sen : South Carolina's Jim DeMint is rapidly turning into the hard right's kingmaker . DeMint has been considering offering his endorsement to Patrick Hughes, a real estate developer who's become the teabagger of choice in the Illinois Senate primary, and Hughes has been buttering DeMint up. And this might help along DeMint's decision: a straw poll on DeMint's website asked who he should endorse...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
As lawmakers stand poised to cut $260 million in K-12 education funding, the state's teachers union and other school advocates are playing defense and keeping their options -- including a possible lawsuit -- open. The Colorado Education Association has launched the "Honor 23" campaign, named for the state constitutional amendment that boosts the amount schools get by inflation plus 1 percent...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter plans to direct medical marijuana dispensaries to start paying sales tax.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter plans to direct medical marijuana dispensaries to start paying sales tax.
Wash Park Prophet (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Former Republican candidate Scott McInnis is almost certain to face off against incumbent Democrat Bill Ritter in the Governor's race in 2010. Josh Penry was pushed out of the race as big GOP donors backed McInnis. Andrew Romanoff, one of the rising stars in the Democratic Party chose to take on Governor Ritter's Democratic U.S. Senate appointee, Michael Bennet, in a Democratic primary to decide who...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Facing an expected $1 billion shortfall in next year's budget, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is proposing a 4.6 percent cut in education spending and charging sales tax on items including candy and soda and online purchases.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is asking state legislators for a 6 percent increase in transportation funding, one of the few bright spots in next year's budget plan.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter ordered state employees to take four more unpaid furlough days in an effort to save money.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
DENVER — Colorado authorities said they inadvertently released a sex offender from prison under a moneysaving early release initiative, prompting Republican lawmakers on Thursday to urge the state's Democratic governor to suspend the program. Gov. Bill Ritter, a former Denver district attorney, has said that no sex offenders, kidnappers or killers would be released under the program, which officials...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter says his state's efforts to build a new energy economy can provide a model for addressing climate change and other challenges facing the country and world.
TalkLeft (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
As expected by many lawyers, including me, President Obama has nominated Stephanie Villafuerte , a former AUSA, former Denver Chief Deputy D.A. and current Deputy Chief of Staff to Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, to be the U.S. Attorney for Colorado. I expect her to be confirmed easily and a popular choice. (Her focus as a state prosecutor was on domestic violence and child abuse.) Some background...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
DENVER -- Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter says western states must work together on water issues if the region is to continue to grow.
Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
DENVER (AP) - Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter says western states must work together on water issues if the region is to continue to grow.
Wash Park Prophet (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
Colorado's state budget is on track to be another $240 million short this fiscal year, according to legislative forecasts, which will force Governor Bill Ritter and the Colorado General Assembly's Joint Budget Committee to propose more cuts to the state budget on top of the most recent round of budget cuts. The Governor's office's latest forecast, in contrast, shows the state coming out $233 million...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
This is pretty remarkable : President Obama and his political team is worried that Mr. Paterson cannot recover from his dismal political standing, and have signaled to him he should not run, two senior administration officials and a New York Democratic operative with direct knowledge of the situation said Saturday. The move represents an extraordinary intervention into a state political race by the...
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