Tune in to 600 KCOL in Northern Colorado Monday-Friday, Dec. 28-31, as Brad Jones and Kate Melvin guest-host "Mornings with Keith and Gail." The program runs from 5-10 am and the 5 o'clock hour is simulcast on NoCo 5 TV. Call in to 866-888-5449 to join the conversation!
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December 22, 2009FTS on 600 KCOL: Pelosi in Colorado
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL hosts Keith & Gail. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, was in Denver Thursday to promote Democrats' health care plan. How well are Representatives receiving constituent concerns, and do protests have an impact on the chances for the bill's final passage?
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A busy week for FTS in the media
July 31, 2009
Tune in today and all next week as Face The State is featured in a variety of Colorado media. At 5pm tonight, tune in to KBDI Channel 12 for a new edition of "Colorado Inside Out" featuring FTS managing editor Brad Jones as a guest panelist. Watch over the air on digital 12.1, analog in Colorado Springs/Pueblo on channel 32 and in Boulder on channel 11.
FTS on 600 KCOL: DIA solar panels; Southwest eyes Frontier
Face The State managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL's Keith & Gail. What's up with those solar panels at DIA, and did the city rush to build them out with little regard for their usual bidding process? Plus, Southwest Airlines eyes Frontier for a takeover. Home-town pride could - but shouldn't - get in the way of a potential sale.
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FTS on 600 KCOL: 7/25 weekend show preview
FTS managing editor Brad Jones talks to Keith & Gail at 600 KCOL in Fort Collins for a preview of Saturday's "FTS Weekend Edition." On deck: Western slope congressional candidate Martin Beeson, former state Senate President John Andrews on his new think tank, Bill Ritter gets a mixed reaction in Washington, D.C., and public education isn't really "free."
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FTS on 600 KCOL: Health care madness; GOP guv contenders
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL morning team Keith & Gail. With Congress debating a massive overhaul of America's health care industry, what will be the practical implications? And how much does experience factor in to running for Colorado governor, in light of recent veteran candidates taking a drubbing at the polls?
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FTS on 600 KCOL: Vehicle registration fees & budget woes
Face The State visits with 600 KCOL morning show hosts Keith and Gail to talk about state politics and preview the FTS Weekend Edition. County clerks are busy fielding complaints about increased vehicle registration fees, but there's little they can do to help ease the pain. Gov. Bill Ritter has said he'll push for late fee relief, but that won't happen until 2010. In the meantime, lawmakers are working to plot the future of Colorado's budget, but consensus is unlikely.
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FTS on 600 KCOL: 'Cash for clunkers', weekend edition preview
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL morning hosts Keith & Gail to talk politics and preview the next FTS Weekend Edition, heard Saturdays at 7 am. This morning's hot topic: Consumers will soon be able to participate in the government's "cash for clunkers" incentive plan, but will it really help shorten the recession?
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Segments 4 and 5 - SB 228 opens pandora's box for state budget
Staff writer Rachel Boxer helps analyze Senate Bill 228, signed into law this week, and its effect on the state budget. Rep. Don Marostica, R-Loveland, says the law would mandate spending on transportation and capitol construction projects, but those requirements may never materialize if the economy continues to sour. Also, SB 228 may lay the groundwork for accelerated growth in the size of state government, and Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry isn't sparing with his criticism.
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FTS on 600 KCOL: Gov. Bill Ritter's union troubles
Gov. Bill Ritter is facing some tough choices that could cost him the support of the Democrat's biggest financial backers: organized labor. With the recent veto of House Bill 1170, which would have granted locked-out union workers unemployment benefits, political observers are now curious as to the fate of Senate Bill 180, which would sidestep voters in the creation of public-safety unions. FTS managing editor Brad Jones discusses Ritter's conundrum with 600 KCOL morning hosts Keith & Gail.
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FTS on 600 KCOL: An unexpected veto; FTS Weekend Edition preview
FTS staff writer Kate Melvin visits with 600 KCOL morning hosts Keith & Gail to talk state politics and preview Saturday's FTS Weekend Edition. Gov. Bill Ritter recently issued an unexpected veto of a bill to provide union workers unemployment benefits when locked-out from a workplace. Will his decision affect labor support for his re-election? And how will the controversy over Joe Blake's selection as CSU chancellor affect the university moving forward?
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FTS on 600 KCOL: Unemployment bennies for unions, Joe Blake at CSU
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL morning hosts Keith & Gail for a look at state politics and a preview of Saturday's FTS Weekend Edition. Of particular focus this morning: The legislature cleared the way for unemployment benefits for locked-out union workers, and grocery workers may cash in soon on the new benefits. Also, is CSU's next chancellor, Joe Blake, as squeaky-clean as his cheerleaders make him out to be?
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FTS on 600 KCOL: Effort to gut electoral college fizzles; seatbelt enforcement
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL morning hosts Keith & Gail to discuss the latest in state politics. Late Thursday night, state Sen. Chris Romer withdrew a bill to cede away control of Colorado's electoral college votes. Also, will seatbelt primary enforcement pass in the final days of the state legislative session?
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FTS on 600 KCOL: Can online journalism be profitable?
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL morning hosts Keith and Gail to preview this weekend's FTS Weekend Edition and talk politics. Up for discussion: Can the former Rocky Mountain News reporters behind InDenverTimes salvage their plans after splitting ways with investors? And are Congressional staff bonuses necessary, or excessive?
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FTS on 600 KCOL: Updates from the state capitol
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL morning hosts Keith and Gail to recap a busy week at the state capitol as lawmakers struggle to craft a budget for the state's next fiscal year.
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FTS on 600 KCOL: State budget mayhem
What can we say? The state budget winds its way through the General Assembly, but the process is akin to grinding sausage. 600 KCOL morning hosts Keith and Gail visit with FTS managing editor Brad Jones for a look of the carnage.
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FTS Weekend Edition preview on 600 KCOL
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL morning hosts Keith & Gail to talk state politics and preview the next "FTS Weekend Edition," heard on KCOL Saturdays at 7 am. (Find the show on a station near you.)
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FTS on 600 KCOL: Weekend Edition preview with Keith & Gail
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL morning hosts Keith and Gail for a whirlwind review of recent legislative action at the Colorado General Assembly. Plus, a preview of this weekend's FTS Weekend Edition, heard on KCOL at 7:00 am Saturday morning.
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FTS Weekend Edition preview on 600 KCOL
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with the 600 KCOL morning team (with former U.S. Rep. Bob Schaffer sitting in as a guest host) to preview this weekend's FTS Radio presentation. On tap: what impact would a change in the state's 3.2% beer law have on liquor store owners? And, what political price will U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey, D-Fort Collins, pay for sponsoring the federal card check bill?
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FTS on 600 KCOL: Union displeasure with Ritter
FTS managing editor Brad Jones, sitting in for 600 KCOL morning hosts Keith & Gail, speaks with staff writer Rachel Boxer about the latest from the capitol rumor mill. Lobbyists and legislators are abuzz about the prospect of a challenge to incumbent Gov. Bill Ritter next year, stemming from his recent positions on issues important to organized labor.
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Tune in to FTS radio this week
March 1, 2009
Keep an ear tuned to Face The State on a community radio station near you this week.
FTS on 600 KCOL: The Rocky's final edition and the state of journalism
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL morning hosts Keith and Gail to discuss the closure of the Rocky Mountain News, and what the closure means for journalism moving forward.
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FTS on 600 KCOL: Still no heavy lifting at the legislature
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL morning hosts Keith and Gail for a preview of the next FTS Weekend Edition radio program. Also: still no action on the state's budget deficit at the state capitol, but there's still plenty of bad legislation in the meantime.
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FTS on 600 KCOL: The FASTER bill; legislating from the heart isn't smart
FTS visits with 600 KCOL morning hosts Keith and Gail to review this week's legislative action at the state house, including a proposal to significantly increase vehicle registration fees. Also, should emotional testimony be the driving factor behind passing new mandates on landlords and drivers?
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FTS on 600 KCOL
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL guest host John Clarke about recently introduced legislation in the Colorado General Assembly. Are state lawmakers pursuing the right priorities given a looming budget deficit and concerns over the economy?
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FTS Weekend Edition preview on 600 KCOL
FTS visits with 600 KCOL guest host John Clarke to preview the next installment of the Face The State Weekend Edition. On tap: State Sen. Mike Kopp and Rep. Frank McNulty on the state budget and proposals to stimulate small business.
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FTS on the Air: Some scenarios for the Democrat power shuffle, on 600 KCOL
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL morning team Keith and Gail to preview the next FTS Weekend Edition and walk through some possible scenarios for appointments to Colorado Secretary of State and U.S. Senate.
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FTS Weekend Edition preview on 600 KCOL
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL morning hosts Keith and Gail to preview the next Face The State Weekend Edition.
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FTS Weekend Edition preview on 600 KCOL
November 21, 2008
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visited Friday morning with 600 KCOL morning team Keith and Gail for a preview of the next Face The State Weekend Edition.
Radio roundup: Colorado Democracy Alliance
October 9, 2008It's been a busy two weeks here at Face The State, as Coloradans learn more about the complex network of liberal organizations operating under the direction of the secretive Colorado Democracy Alliance. Learn more about FTS's series on CoDA in radio interviews from 1310 KFKA, 850 KOA and 630 KHOW.