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Video: Ritter's State of the State address, opening-day House speeches

bradj — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:38:03 -0600

What? You were busy working to pay your taxes and missed this week's speeches at the state Capitol?

Not to worry, Face The State has video of Gov. Bill Ritter's State of the State address, along with House Speaker Terrance Carroll and minority leader Mike May's remarks from the state House's opening day.

Gessler files for 2010 Secretary of State election

bradj — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:26:59 -0600

Denver attorney Scott Gessler has filed paperwork (PDF) with election officials for a 2010 run for Secretary of State. Should Gessler win the Republican party's nomination, he will likely face incumbent Democrat Bernie Buescher in the general election.

FTS HUMOR: A Day at the U.S. Senate Job Fair

bradj — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:54:14 -0600

By Andrew Ripemoff

The scene: December 2008. Governor Ritter needs to pick a new U.S. Senator. At a large convention hall in Denver, he sits behind a folding table, greeting applicants as the very first "Colorado Open Senate Seat Job Fair" gets under way.

Spotted: ex-lawmakers loitering around the Capitol as session opens

bradj — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:20:04 -0600

The 2009 legislative session kicked off Wednesday morning with freshman lawmakers being sworn in. But legislators were hardly the only ones at the Capitol. In addition to lobbyists, onlookers and lawmakers' families, ex-legislators were spotted hanging around.

Notable appearances included, but were not limited to, former Sen. Penfield Tate, term-limited Majority Leader Alice Madden, former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and term-limited Sen. Bob Hagedorn, D-Aurora.

GOP response to Ritter's 2009 State of the State address

bradj — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:26:32 -0600

Rep. Amy Stephens, R-Colorado Springs, and Sen. Mike Kopp, R-Littleton, present the Republican response to Gov. Bill Ritter's State of the State address. Watch or listen to the response here, with a transcript below the fold.

FTS on the Air: The state's checkbook, online

bradj — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:01:26 -0600

As first reported by Face The State this morning, Gov. Bill Ritter is expected to announce this morning an initiative to place the state's checkbook online, in effect adopting a legislative effort championed by Sen. Mike Kopp and Rep. Don Marostica. But will Ritter's plan for transparency be as strong as they had proposed? FTS staff writer Rachel Boxer breaks the news on 1310 KFKA's Amy Oliver show.

1/8: A high-pressure speech

bradj — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:24:58 -0600

Gov. Ritter presents his State of the State address today, and the pressure is on.

Ritter to run with GOP transparency agenda

bradj — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:55:17 -0600

With the 2009 legislative session jumping into full swing, Gov. Bill Ritter is scheduled to deliver his State of the State speech today where it is expected he will introduce his plan for a more transparent government by proposing to make the state budget available online. The plan is just the latest in a string of instances where the Democrat has utilized Republican ideas to suggest changes to state law.

Video: U.S. Attorney Troy Eid steps down, announces 2010 AG bid

bradj — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:40:11 -0600

Troy Eid, U.S. Attorney for Colorado, today announced he is resigning from office and will run for Colorado Attorney General in 2010.

What may be with May

bradj — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:05:27 -0600

After a lobbying scandal rocked the House minority last month, uncertainty looms about a possible leadership election, and House Republicans are left contemplating what their caucus would look like under three very different types of leadership.