Twitter, the social networking site where users post updates covering everything from politics to what they had for lunch, can also keep you on the right side of the law. The Denver Police Department (@DenverPolice for the Twitter-savvy) posts blotter entries interspersed with occasional citations to the Denver municipal code - did you know bicyclists are required to obey traffic lights just like cars? Perhaps prompted by recent protests at congressional town hall meetings, DPD reminded citizens yesterday it's a no-no to disrupt "any lawful meeting."
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Content Index: Diana DeGette
Follow this topic by RSS9/10: DeGette forced to go off-script
Was Diana DeGette "ambushed" last week on a call with her constituents?
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Tweet in the name of the law!
August 12, 20098/10: DeGette keeps constituents at arm's length
A telephone town hall ain't no town hall.
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Pelosi does Denver
Face The State takes you to Denver, where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was busy touting the President's plan for health care "reform." Plus, a union rep gets hypocritical in his criticism of conservative activists.
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FTS 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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In Denver, Pelosi promises no deficit spending for health care
A Face the State Staff Report
August 6, 2009
Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, was in Denver Thursday to tout congressional Democrats' health care and economic stimulus policies. Flanked by U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, and Jared Polis, D-Boulder, Pelosi argued for prompt passage of a universal health care plan when the Congress reconvenes next month.
Audio: Diana DeGette's health care 'telephone town hall'
If you missed U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette's "telephone town hall" Thursday night, or wish to hear the dean of Colorado's federal delegation hold court with her constituents, Face The State has you covered.
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Follow Diana DeGette's 'telephone town hall' with FTS
August 6, 2009
Face The State is "tweeting" Denver Democratic U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette's "telephone town hall" in real time tonight from 7-8 pm. Follow along on our Twitter page. If you'd like to join the call yourself, dial 877-229-8493, and enter 14551 when prompted. Or visit FTS after the call has completed to listen to an audio recording.
Audio: Pelosi's remarks at Denver health care presser
Face The State brings you in-depth coverage of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Denver today to tout Democrats' economic and health care agenda. Listen to the raw audio of Pelosi's remarks at the Stout Street Clinic for the homeless, here.
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DeGette will host only one 'town hall' meeting - by phone
A Face the State Staff Report
August 4, 2009
Members of Congress leave Washington, D.C. for their home districts this week to begin a month long "work session" recess. With a health care reform package looming on the horizon, many U.S. Senators and Representatives are using the time in-district to meet with constituents and promote their position on the bill. A survey of Colorado's congressional delegation shows a wide variation in plans for the break, with one Representative planning seven in-person meetings with voters while another will hold only one "telephone town hall" this week.
Where are the Colorado cosponsors for a Federal Reserve audit?
June 8, 2009It's not often U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described Vermont socialist, and Rep. Ron Paul, the most libertarian member of the House GOP, can agree on anything. Despite this rift - nay, gulf - in ideology, the two men are signed on as co-sponsors of House Resolution 1207 , which calls for an audit of the Federal Reserve System.
FTS on 1100 KNZZ: State politics wrap-up
Face The State visits with 1100 KNZZ weekend host Rick Wagner to discuss state politics and elections. This week: Junior U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet posted strong first-quarter fundraising numbers, but out-of-state interests like him better than his own constituents; Gov. Bill Ritter risks losing the support of union bosses in his re-election bid, and U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette takes aim at the oil and gas industry.
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Segment 5 - Congressional staff bonuses
FTS staff writer Rachel Boxer analyzes congressional staff payroll data that shows Colorado's federal delegation doling out over $225,000 in bonuses at the close of 2008.
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Colorado Reps dole out $225,000 for 2008 staff bonuses
A Face the State Staff Report
April 23, 2009
Four members of Colorado's federal delegation paid their staffers year-end bonuses amounting to a collective taxpayer tab of over $225,000. Data for a fifth Representative is still unavailable.
Earmarks focus heavily on transportation
A Face the State Staff Report
April 16, 2009Members of Colorado's Congressional delegation have released their requests for federal appropriations funding, commonly called earmarks. Of Colorado's seven representatives, six, excluding Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, requested earmarks totaling over $1 billion, half of which were transportation requests for the Regional Transportation District and the Colorado Department of Transportation.
FTS HUMOR: A Day at the U.S. Senate Job Fair
Face The State Humor
January 8, 2009By Andrew Ripemoff
The scene: December 2008. Governor Ritter needs to pick a new U.S. Senator. At a large convention hall in Denver, he sits behind a folding table, greeting applicants as the very first "Colorado Open Senate Seat Job Fair" gets under way.
FTS Humor EXCLUSIVE: FTS obtains Ritter’s State of the State Speech
Face The State Humor
January 2, 2009By Andrew Ripemoff
Don’t ask me how, but I’ve secretly acquired a copy of Governor Ritter’s upcoming State of the State speech and have published it below. Make sure you drink a couple of Red Bulls before reading this, because as most of you know, there is nothing more boring on this planet than reading a Ritter speech, with the possible exception of listening to a Ritter speech.
"The Buzz" on 1310 KFKA, 12/29 - Ken Salazar's replacement; the state budget
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 1310 KFKA talk show host Amy Oliver to discuss possible replacements for U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, as well as ways to fill the $600 million hole in the state budget.
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Segment 2 - Who will replace Ken Salazar?
Political consultant Reed Galen helps analyze the political fallout from U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar's appointment as Secretary of the Interior, including potential candidates for his replacement.
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Gender politics 101
December 21, 2008For all his talk of supporting diversity, Gov. Bill Ritter sure loves white guys. And not everyone is happy.
Segment 3 - Reporter Mike Saccone on Buescher, U.S. Senate prospects
FTS visits with Grand Junction Daily Sentinel political reporter Mike Saccone for the latest on state Rep. Bernie Buescher's appointment to the office of Secretary of State, and western slope contenders for U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar's senate seat. Gov. Bill Ritter is slated to appoint a replacement for Salazar, who is vacating his seat to serve as Secretary of the Interior.
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FTS Weekend Edition preview on 1310 KFKA
Face The State visits with 1310 KFKA's George Gray and Trevor Carey to preview the next installment of the Face The State Weekend Edition.
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FTS Humor: Our Public Lands Have a New SalaCzar
Face The State Humor
December 18, 2008By Andrew Ripemoff
Just sitting here, staring outside at six-degree weather, wishing that some of that Al Gore global warming hysteria would actually come true...
FTS crystal ball: Democrats shuffle the deck
December 17, 2008
With the announcement this week that U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar will serve as President-elect Obama's Interior secretary, the Colorado political arena is abuzz with speculation about who will take over Salazar's Senate seat. Here's our prediction.
FTS Humor: Some people just don't DeGette it
Face The State Humor
December 5, 2008By Andrew Ripemoff
Sorry if I’m a little off my game today. That is definitely the LAST time I ever go out clubbing with Plaxico Burress...
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.”