From the Cheap Seats: Snowstorm Buries Global Warming Presser

April 9, 2013
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Environment Colorado’s plans for a global warming press conference were sidelined by, you guessed it, a snowstorm

Environment Colorado, also known as the Colorado chapter of the National Association of the Irony Challenged, is to release a report this week about how global warming – keep that word “warming”  in mind – is endangering Colorado. Read more »

Immigration Debate’s Shifting Fault Lines Create Dilemma for Some Democrats

April 9, 2013
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FLIP-FLOP? Udall voted against authorizing the military to defend the border — before he voted for it

DENVER – Immigration policy has received renewed attention in recent months, as politicians have scrambled to “rebrand” on the issue in hopes of winning the votes of increasingly influential Hispanic voters.  And that could put some Democrats, particularly those on primary and general election ballots next year, in a difficult position. Read more »

Revamped Union Bill Sideswipes Local Governments

April 9, 2013
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Critics say the bill sidesteps local control, which may not fly with Governor John Hickenlooper, a former mayor (AEI Image)

DENVER– Formerly known as The Firefighters Collective Bargaining Act, Senate Bill 25 has been repackaged as The Colorado Firefighters Safety Act to appeal to Gov. John Hickenlooper – and avoid his veto.

The revised measure no longer mandates collective bargaining, but critics say the bill tramples the ballot process in local communities.  That may not fly with Hickenlooper, a former mayor. Read more »

Our View: Obama’s Havana State of Mind

April 9, 2013
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DOUBLE STANDARD? There shouldn’t be one rule on Cuba vacations for friends of the president, and another for everyone else

He may have 99 Problems, but apparently the ban on tourist travel by Americans to Cuba isn’t one of them.  We refer, of course, to power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce’s recent vacation to Havana to celebrate their wedding anniversary.

Critics have slammed the visit, saying the hip-hop stars’ jaunt to Cuba provides cash and credibility to one of the world’s oldest and most brutal communist dictatorships. Read more »

POLL: Majority Supports Legal Residency, But Not U.S. Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants

April 8, 2013
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Amnesty supporters demonstrated over the weekend, demanding U.S. citizenship for an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants

DENVER – Most people say that foreigners who entered the U.S. illegally should be given legal residency in the country so long as they have otherwise followed the law, according to the results of a recent Rasmussen Reports survey.  However, a majority of those surveyed also say they oppose granting illegal immigrants U.S. citizenship.  Read more »

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