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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Rob McNealy, Libertarian candidate in the 6th CD
Libertarian Party candidate Rob McNealy says he wants to make the race for Colorado's 6th congressional district a true "three way race." Can he muster enough support to become the first Libertarian Party member of the U.S. Congress?
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Tweet in the name of the law!
August 12, 2009In 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.
Show your outrage - and give us your e-mail address!
July 9, 2009Colorado liberals have mastered the art of building massive grassroots e-mail lists. Their most effective tool in doing so? Facilitating angry constituents in writing letters to political opponents, automatically capturing personal contact information in the process. It's a shrewd scheme, one honed through years of technological R&D that has largely left Republicans in the dust when it comes to online campaigning.
U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman on Iraq, health care and more
FTS catches up with U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, for an update on this week's draw down of troops in urban Iraq, and the likely outcome of health care "reform" efforts in Washington.
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FTS on 1310 KFKA: Weekend show preview
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 1310 KFKA's Trevor Carey and George Gray to preview the FTS Weekend Edition, heard Sunday at 6 am. (Find the show on a station near you.) On this week's show: A review of the week in Colorado news; more entrants in the 2010 U.S. Senate race; Rep. Mike Coffman on Iraq, health care and more; and new gambling laws take effect in the mountains.
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CDOT so far claims 65 jobs, $83k payroll from stimulus
A Face the State Staff Report
June 24, 2009
Face The State has obtained data from the Colorado Department of Transportation claiming 65 jobs "created or sustained" as a result of the federal stimulus package through May, though a breakout of new jobs is unavailable. According to CDOT spokeswoman Stacey Stegman, "the stimulus really saved jobs more than it created them."
FTS on 1100 KNZZ: The Army's PR nightmare at Pinon Canyon
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 1100 KNZZ weekend host Rick Wagner. The Army recently announced it would put its expansion plans for Pinon Canyon on ice for a year, but how did the situation turn so sour to begin with? And is the military likely to find any willing sellers in the years to come to grow the southern Colorado maneuvering site?
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Buescher v. 'Ethics Watch'
A Face the State Staff Report
May 20, 2009
In its latest attack on a Republican candidate, liberal watchdog group Colorado Ethics Watch is calling on Secretary of State Bernie Buescher to launch an immediate investigation into one candidate's purported violations. The move is raising questions about what the role of the secretary should be when it comes to dealing with such allegations.
Segment 3 - Pinon Canyon expansion in the news
A review of the week's news regarding possible expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuvering Site.
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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.
Segment 4 - Tax day 'tea parties'
A recap of "tea parties" held around Colorado to protest ever-growing government, with audio clips from the Denver protest, held on the west steps of the state capitol.
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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.
Ethics commission dismisses complaint against Coffman
April 14, 2009The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission today dismissed a complaint filed against former Secretary of State Mike Coffman by liberal watchdog group Colorado Ethics Watch, citing insufficient evidence and a failure on the part of Ethics Watch to provide a convincing standard of proof.
Coffman e-mail reminds us he's new to DC
February 25, 2009
A Tuesday e-mail update from newly elected Congressman Mike Coffman served as a reminder to those on the contact list that it hasn't been long since former Rep. Tom Tancredo left the 6th Congressional seat and returned to Colorado.
New U.S. Rep. Markey yet to set up a home office
A Face the State Staff Report
January 22, 2009
Seventy-seven days after being elected to serve Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey, a Democrat, still has not set up an in-state office to serve her constituents.
Buescher continues with Coffman's priorities
A Face the State Staff Report
January 20, 2009
Bernie Buescher has served less than a week as Colorado's new Secretary of State but his office is already busy prioritizing its agenda under new leadership.
Audio: Buescher appointed Colorado Secretary of State
Culminating a weeks-long selection process, Gov. Bill Ritter this morning tapped state Rep. Bernie Buescher, D-Grand Junction, to fill the vacancy in the office of Secretary of State on the occasion of current officeholder Mike Coffman's election to the U.S. Congress. Below the fold: photos and audio of the announcement.
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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 on the Air: Some scenarios for the Democrat power shuffle, on 600 KCOL
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 600 KCOL morning team Keith and Gail to preview the next FTS Weekend Edition and walk through some possible scenarios for appointments to Colorado Secretary of State and U.S. Senate.
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PolitickerCO folds, but reporter presses on
A Face the State Staff Report
December 15, 2008
Colorado's political arena lost another news Web site when PolitickerCO.com shuttered its operation Friday. The move marks the second major shift for Internet journalism here since the November election.
Segments 3 and 4 - Jan Tyler on the next Secretary of State
Former Denver election commissioner Jan Tyler, author of the Election Neutrality Now blog, discusses the politics and policy surrounding the governor's pick of the next Secretary of State. Bill Ritter will appoint a new chief elections officer on the occasion of current officeholder Mike Coffman's election to the U.S. Congress.
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A fun little poll on Secretary of State
December 8, 2008With 20 applicants vying to replace outgoing Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman, the liberal advocacy group ProgressNowAction is allowing people to vote on who they believe should land the post.
"The Buzz" on Newstalk 1310 KFKA, 11/24 - Election administrators matter
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with Newstalk 1310 KFKA host Amy Oliver to dish the latest capitol gossip. This week: "Blue Ribbon" Bill Ritter takes government by committee to a whole new level. The integrity of the election process matters, and Ritter's appointment process for a new Secretary of State is raising eyebrows.
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Segment 3 - Twenty hopefuls for Secretary of State vacancy
Gov. Bill Ritter solicited applications for the position of Secretary of State being vacated by U.S. Rep.-elect Mike Coffman. The respondents range from political hacks, term-limited legislators, partisan operatives and everything in between. Face The State's Rachel Boxer has the latest.
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FTS in the news: 'Blue Ribbon Bill' and the next Secretary of State
November 19, 2008
Following up on a news report aired Tuesday night, Face The State managing editor Brad Jones visited with Fox 31 News anchor Ken Clark this morning to discuss the slate of 20 applicants for the position of Colorado Secretary of State.
Who is your top pick to replace Coffman?
November 18, 2008This just in: Old favorites, up-and-comers and total randoms vie for Secretary of State post
Political reporting can be a little dry sometimes, but this is the kind of story we live for. Twenty Coloradans from all walks of life have submitted applications to become Colorado's next Secretary of State.