FTS Humor: When your goose is cooked

Face The State Humor

By Andrew Ripemoff

Centuries ago, in a distant land called Colorado, a kind and beloved leader named King Owens ruled the countryside. Life was good in the Kingdom, where off in a small corner of the grounds of the monarchy's vast estate worked a humble man, tending to a lone goose. But this wasn’t an ordinary goose. This was a goose who laid golden eggs - pure gold in fact.

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7/3: Bad policy, sugar-coated

A sugar-coated tax increase is still a...tax increase. More >

Political Cartoon for 7/3: The smell of desperation

Face The State Humor

After failing to win support in the General Assembly for a referred measure, Rep. Andrew Romanoff, D-Denver, is hitting the streets to collect signatures for a proposal to undo major constitutional taxpayer protections in the name of public education funding.

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Citizen Romanoff hits streets for tax initiative

A Face the State Staff Report

During his last term as Speaker of the House, Andrew Romanoff, D-Denver, was one of Colorado's most ardent foes of the petition rights process. Having now served his his last day at the gavel, however, he has announced that he is hitting the streets with petitions, seeking signatures for a proposed ballot initiative.

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Hasan = I-70 Monorail?

Who doesn't hate I-70 traffic, especially during the peak ski and summer holiday seasons? Republican state House candidate Ali Hasan thinks high-speed rail could be the answer to drivers' plight, even if the details are, to say the least, a little fuzzy. More >

Ed Board Chair Suckla Faces Flak from Voters

A Face the State Staff Report

Voters from Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District are accusing Pamela Jo Suckla, chairwoman of the state Board of Education, of not representing their best interests after her recent refusal to take a public stand against Gov. Bill Ritter’s appeal of a Denver District Court Judge’s ruling that a mill levy freeze amounts to an unconstitutional tax increase.

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"The Buzz" on Newstalk 1310 KFKA, 6/23 - Colorado's Supreme Court, Senate District 23

Face The State managing editor Brad Jones talks with Newstalk 1310 KFKA's Amy Oliver about Colorado's leftist Supreme Court, judicial appointments and Senate District 23. More >

GOP goes on offensive regarding $4 gas

A Face the State Staff Report

As gas prices reach an all-time high in Colorado — with the average price hitting $4 a gallon for the first time Thursday — local Republicans are charging that Democrats controlling state government are to blame in part due to their continued alienation of the energy industry.

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Ritter banks on a liberal court

Gov. Bill Ritter, persistent as ever when it comes to tax increases, is refusing to accept a decision by Denver District Court Judge Christina Habas, who ruled that a mill levy freeze in the 2007 School Finance Act is an unconstitutional tax increase. More >

6/19: Government exacerbates poverty?

A recent survey says Colorado is home to the fastest-growing population of children in poverty. More >