Archive | January, 2010

Auroran Hopes To Join Rep. Curry As Unaffiliated Member of Colo. House

P.K. Kaiser, also known as Pervaiz Kaiser, has filed paperwork to run as an unaffiliated candidate for the Colorado House District 40 seat now held by the GOP’s Cindy Acree.

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Talon Canterbury Is Third GOP Candidate Vying To Succeed Kester

Talon “Tim” Canterbury of Howard will compete for the Republican nomination against Kevin Grantham and Matt Heimreich, who filed earlier to run. No Democrat has filed to run in the district.

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Pueblo Councilwoman Vera Ortegon Files To Run For Sen. Tapia’s Seat

Ortegon, a Pueblo resident for 27 years, will compete against another Republican, Alexander Mugatu.

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Denver’s Russell Green Jumps Into Crowded Race For Speaker’s Seat

Green has filed paperwork to vie for the Democratic nomination against Jon Goldin-Dubois, Blake Harrison, Mark Mehringer and Angela Williams.

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Bed-And-Breakfast Owner Cullen To Challenge For Vacant HD-18 Seat

Cullen has filed paperwork to run for the House District 18 seat that’s being vacated by term-limited Mike Merrifield.

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GOP’s Bob Boswell Files To Challenge Rep. Jim Riesberg In Greeley

Bob Boswell, who owns the Western Sizzlin restaurant, is the first GOP candidate to file to run against Riesberg, a Democrat.

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Other Side Of Tax-Exemption Fight: Those Who Want Business To Pay More

Citizens gathered at the Capitol yesterday to demand that “big business” pay “your fair share” and not fight Gov. Bill Ritter’s budget-balancing proposal that would suspend or eliminate several tax exemptions enjoyed by business.

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School Districts Begin Tough Budget Talks

For teachers in Colorado’s largest school district, Thursday’s $110 million cut in state education funding means their 1 percent raise in April will be a stipend and not a permanent increase.

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Capitol Groans Under State’s Budget Woes

Underlying all the election-year tension is how to balance the state budget, which is facing a $1.3 billion shortfall in the 2010-11 fiscal year.

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How News Orgs Covered Bills Disallowing Certain Tax Exemptions

Here’s how Colorado news organizations covered testimony Wednesday on 11 bills pushed by the Ritter Administration that would disallow tax exemptions — in other words, raise taxes — for certain businesses.

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