Last March, Colorado WINS banned a Face the State reporter from an organizational meeting. One year later, it looks like not much has changed. At the first annual Colorado WINS lobbying day at the Capitol last week, "non-union Rep." Dave Ohmart, founder of Colorado LOSES, was intimated into silence during a question and answer period with Gov. Bill Ritter.
COLORADO'S FRONTPAGE
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Follow this topic by RSSSegments 2 and 3 - The General Assembly's sprint to the finish line
FTS staff writer Rachel Boxer recaps the final weeks of the Colorado legislature's first regular session in 2009. Listen for audio from House Speaker Terrance Carroll, House majority leader Paul Weissmann, minority leader Rep. Mike May, Rep. Amy Stephens, Senate minority leader Josh Penry, and Sen. Al White.
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Letter to the Editor: El Paso Republicans question Apuan on Piñon Canyon
FTS Opinion
April 9, 2009By Representatives Larry Liston, Bob Gardner, Mark Waller, Marsha Looper, & Amy Stephens
This past week members of the Colorado State House of Representatives extensively debated, HB-1317 by Representatives Pace and McKinley, better known as the “Block Piñon Canyon Expansion” bill. This bill would effectively preclude the U.S. Department of Defense and Fort Carson from ever expanding its Piñon Canyon Training facility.
Segment 2 - Dems kill school transparency act
FTS staff writer Rachel Boxer has the latest on Thursday's late night party-line vote to kill a bill that would have required increased disclosure of school district expenses.
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Lobbyists kill school transparency bill
A Face the State Staff Report
March 20, 2009Opponents of the School Finance Transparency Act successfully lobbied to kill the bill killed on a party-line vote Thursday night, with all Democrats on the House Education Committee voting against the measure.
Colorado WINS still silencing its opposition
March 3, 2009School transparency bill advances to House
A Face the State Staff Report
February 16, 2009
After a rigorous debate Friday, the School Finance Transparency Act passed a second reading on the Senate floor with strong bipartisan support.
2/4: Dems say 'OK' to ballot initiative extortion
Colorado lawmakers sure don't have the stomach to stand up against legalized extortion.
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Segment 3 - Rep. Amy Stephens on initiative "extortion"
State Rep. Amy Stephens, R-Colorado Springs, with Sen. Mike Kopp, R-Littleton, introduced legislation this session to outlaw cash payments in exchange for removing an initiative from the state ballot. Liberals killed the measure, and FTS catches up with Rep. Stephens after the vote.
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Lawmakers: Bill's defeat leads to 'Blagojevich-ization' of Colorado politics
A Face the State Staff Report
January 28, 2009
The House State Affairs Committee killed a bill Tuesday that would have made it illegal to remove a ballot initiative in exchange for compensation of any kind.
Segment 2 - Audio clips from the Colorado legislature, Ritter's State of the State address
An audio montage of Colorado political leaders on the state budget, transportation funding and the state's new oil and gas regulations.
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GOP response to Ritter's 2009 State of the State address
Rep. Amy Stephens, R-Colorado Springs, and Sen. Mike Kopp, R-Littleton, present the Republican response to Gov. Bill Ritter's State of the State address. Watch or listen to the response here, with a transcript below the fold.
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GOP Bus Tour Takes Nothern Colorado, Fast Food Joint By Storm
A Face the State Staff Report
October 17, 2008
Leading Republican lawmakers kicked off a statewide “Save, Don’t Spend!” themed road trip Thursday morning, spreading a message of fiscal responsibility and transparency.
10/8: Legal extortion, and the effort to stop it
You'd think it would be illegal to accept money in exchange for removing your initiative from the ballot. Turns out, everybody has their price.
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Slideshow: 2008 State Republican Convention
June 2, 2008Face The State was on the scene snapping photos at this Saturday's Republican State Convention. Take a look.