Carroll outlines 2009 agenda at tort reform breakfast
A Face the State Staff Report
November 18, 2008Rep. Terrance Carroll, D-Denver, slated to serve as the next Speaker of the House starting in January, addressed a breakfast meeting this morning, where he focused on providing a permanent transportation fix, but offered few specifics on his agenda relating to tort reform issues.
Anti-soda bill heads to state education board for implementation
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November 18, 2008The State Board of Education is now considering how to implement legislation passed earlier this year that imposes limits on the accessibility of soft drinks available at Colorado public schools. Colorado’s superintendents maintain that such decisions should be left to local districts.
Rosen, Mitchell offer post-election analysis
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November 17, 2008
Coming off the most brutal election Republicans have seen in a generation, the Cato Institute's Dan Mitchell and Denver radio personality Mike Rosen didn't mince words as they spoke to a group of rising conservatives at a Denver event Friday.
FTS Weekend Edition, 11/15/08
In this week's Face The State Weekend Edition: A review of the week in Colorado news, a look at transportation funding, and who will be Colorado's next Secretary of State? Plus, an interview with blogger and author Michelle Malkin. More >
GOP cautions Guv on his budget
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November 14, 2008Gov. Bill Ritter, a Democrat, presented his 2009-10 fiscal plans to the Joint Budget Committee,with statehouse Republicans cautioning Ritter to tighten the state’s budgetary belt.
Still no word from Denver Police on Obama-related overtime costs
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November 14, 2008Citing looming budget cuts as the reason for delay, the Denver Police Department continues to hold up calculating the overtime bill related to President-elect Barack Obama’s Oct. 26 rally at Civic Center Park.
A pocket full of newly minted change
FTS Opinion
November 14, 2008
By Krista Kafer
Nearly five decades after John F. Kennedy inspired Americans to ask what they could do for their country, the new national sentiment seems to be, “Ask what your country can do for you.”
Independence Institute Founder's Night brings packed house to DCPA
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November 14, 2008
Nearly 500 lovers of liberty and free market thinkers got together Thursday night to celebrate the Independence Institutes's annual Founders Night, with national commentator and author Michelle Malkin headlining the event.
Dems add rural voice to leadership
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November 13, 2008
With the General Assembly’s top Democrat leaders hailing from urban Denver, the party is now tipping its hat to rural Colorado by selecting Rep. Kathleen Curry, D-Gunnison, as the next House speaker pro tem. The choice has rural leaders questioning how it will impact issues important to their districts.
FTS Humor: The Grinch who stole $4.62 million
Face The State Humor
November 13, 2008By Andrew Ripemoff
The statehouse has nominated its leadership team, and it appears that the genial and well-liked Terrance Carroll will became the next House Speaker. Just in case you weren’t aware, The Denver Post wants to make sure you know that Carroll is black. On the Senate side, Peter Groff was re-elected as Senate President. And in case you weren’t aware, the Denver Post wants you to know that Groff is black, too.
Souring economy claims the Vail Trail as latest victim
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November 12, 2008
The Vail Trail, a weekly publication produced by the Vail Daily, ceased operations today after publishing continuously since 1965. The decision by Swift Communications, parent company to the Daily and Trail, means today's edition will be the the paper's last.
Legislators proclaim transportation top priority for 2009
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November 12, 2008After the 2008 legislative session failed to yield a solid strategy for addressing Colorado's crumbling roads and highways, a number of legislators are offering their own solutions for the state's transportation woes.
