In a lively debate packed with a live studio audience of reporters and cameramen, panelists duked it out over the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative, a proposed constitutional amendment titled Amendment 46 for this November's ballot.
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Follow this topic by RSSMusgrave Disses Sondermann, Opts For Markey Donor As Debate Moderator
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October 21, 2008After backing out of a debate on Denver's Channel 12 this week because of alleged liberal bias by the debate's moderator, Republican Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave is raising eyebrows for opting for a different debate venue with a moderator who is a known donor to her opponent, Betsy Markey.
Does Ritter help or hurt when he comes out against an initiative?
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October 13, 2008In the last two weeks, Gov. Bill Ritter has publicly come out against two ballot proposals, worked behind the scenes to knock a few more off the ballot, and has continued to serve as a key spokesman for another. And now with recent polls showing the Democrat's approval ratings at under 50 percent, his diluted stamp of approval is being dismissed by his political opponents.
Union rep skips televised debate
A Face the State Staff Report
September 21, 2008KBDI Channel 12 has been playing host to a series of debates about Colorado’s 14 ballot initiatives, giving both sides of each issue a chance to meet face-to-face. But Monday night's shows will feature an empty chair where Jess Knox, executive director of Protect Colorado’s Future, would have sat. Knox pulled out of two "Colorado Decides" debates, taped Friday, leaving producers no time to seek an alternative representative.
Big oil funds Dem campaigns
A Face the State Staff Report
September 10, 2008As Democrat candidates and campaigns ramp up the green rhetoric, more and more are receiving at least part of their financial backing from the oil and gas industry.
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September 9, 2008RNC Podcast, 9/7: Moving forward
FTS managing editor Brad Jones reports from the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. Colorado Republicans react to Sen. John McCain's speech Thursday night.
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RNC Podcast, 9/2: Convention back on track, more Sarah Palin fallout
FTS managing editor Brad Jones reports from the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
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