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The full story behind Jess Knox's no-show

September 24, 2008

"KBDI-TV/Channel 12, in conjunction with Channel 4 and the Rocky Mountain News, has been presenting debates about measures on the November ballot as part of a series entitled Colorado Decides. But viewers of recent shows built around Amendments 47 and 49, which are either anti-worker or pro-freedom depending on who's describing them, didn't see much back and forth between supporters and opponents."

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Jess Knox's "options" for no-showing

September 22, 2008

"As far as I can tell, Jess had three options when faced with the debate challenge. I will rank them in order from best idea to worst idea:

1. Decline the invitation from the start, citing just mildly ridiculous reasons.

2. Accept the invitation, then cop out at the last minute citing extremely ridiculous reasons.

3. Accept the invitation, go on the shows, and get completely crushed trying to defend the undefendable."

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9/22: Unions duck out on a debate

Why do opponents of this year’s right-to-work initiative refuse to debate the issue?

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Union rep skips televised debate

A Face the State Staff Report

September 21, 2008

Kelley Harp at KBDI-TV

KBDI 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.

Capitol Hill rumor mill

September 18, 2008

As Election Day approaches the Capitol rumor mill is churning at twice its normal rate, and we are working overtime just to keep up.

The biggest topics of speculation: Who will be Colorado’s next Secretary of State? Who will take over for term-limited leadership in the General Assembly? And most exciting, of course, the secret political dealings behind this year’s ballot initiatives.

Amendment 54 backers challenge union opposition to debate

A Face the State Staff Report

September 12, 2008

Organizers for the Clean Government Colorado initiative, a proposed constitutional amendment titled Amendment 54 for this November's ballot, on Thursday challenged union opponents to a series of public debates.

Is that you, Pot? Meet Kettle!

September 9, 2008

Protect Colorado’s Future, a union front group fighting this November's Right To Work initiative, titled Amendment 47, is hypocritically pointing the finger at "out-of-state" interests the group alleges are trying to “divide Coloradans.”