A weekend Associated Press report naming potential candidates for Colorado's 4th Congressional District in 2010 missed at least two top contenders. The seat, now in play after Democrat Betsy Markey knocked off incumbent Republican Marilyn Musgrave this month, had previously been in GOP hands for nearly four decades.
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State Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, has some harsh words for the Colorado Department of Transportation, which recently announced it would not plow certain rural roads during evening hours. Is this cutback unfair to drivers on the eastern plains?
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Railroad companies caught in the middle of eminent domain bill
A Face the State Staff Report
February 4, 2009In Tuesday's Senate Transportation Committee meeting senators voted 4-3 to indefinitely postpone a bill that would have prevented railroad companies from exercising their right to use eminent domain. The bill was in response to CDOT's forthcoming proposal to relocate freight rail away from the Front Range and to eastern Colorado in order to facilitate the implementation of passenger rail systems in the metro area. Trapped in the middle of this legislation were railroad companies, who expressed little desire to relocate or use eminent domain.
Third time's the charm to 'Make My Day'?
A Face the State Staff Report
January 28, 2009For the third year in a row, Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, and Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, are sponsoring a bill that would give employees and business owners the right to defend themselves, their property, and their fellow employees from intruders without fear of prosecution.
Gardner, Brophy to take on eminent domain in 2009
A Face the State Staff Report
January 6, 2009As the 2009 state legislative session gets underway, two lawmakers have plans to protect property owners from property rights abuses.
Rock-paper-scissors to resolve potential 4th CD primary?
November 17, 2008Slideshow: Election night with the GOP
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November 5, 2008
The mood at the Republican’s Election Night Party grew solemn as results started to filter in. Hundreds of volunteers, campaign staff and candidates watched their dreams and careers squashed as Colorado turned blue and chose Barack Obama for President and Mark Udall for the state's next Senator.
Video: State Sen. Greg Brophy on the 2008 election
November 5, 2008
State Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, spoke with 1010 KSIR's Lorrie Boyer Tuesday night from the GOP election-night headquarters in Lone Tree. He offered up his reaction to the Presidential election and state legislative races, and says Colorado voters remain at their core "center-right" on the ideological spectrum.
Ritter gives employees paid vacation day; GOP says move could cost $5 million
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October 30, 2008
Just a month after issuing a freeze in state hiring to address budget concerns, Gov. Bill Ritter recently authorized a day of administrative leave to state employees, leading Republicans to call the move “reckless.”
Ritter takes GOP's advice to rein in state spending
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September 26, 2008Just one day after statehouse Republicans called for a freeze in state hiring to prepare for a souring economy, Gov. Bill Ritter announced Thursday that the executive branch would not make any new hires starting Oct. 1.
DNC Boondoggle: Carbon Credits Fund Broken Turbine
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July 26, 2008The eastern Colorado wind turbine tapped for the Democratic National Convention's carbon-offset program has one problem: It doesn't generate any electricity. Convention organizers are now being questioned for their eagerness to market those credits to delegates.