Colo. Capitol Insider From Politics West

Enviro group attacks Ritter over carbon cap

John — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:24:55 -0600

For a politician who has put renewable energy and the...

Ritter, audit committee chair issues calls for immigration investigation

John — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:19:31 -0600

The chairman of the state legislature’s audit committee...

State Dem, GOP lawmakers spar again over energy

John — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:01:15 -0600

In a sign of how dominant the national energy debate is in...

Please insert speech here, governor

Tim Hoover — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:47:46 -0600

Gov. Bill Ritter's big moment speaking before a crowd of 84,000 at Invesco Field at Mile High last week came with a tense surprise.

Campaigning or self-congratulation? You decide. (redux)

jfender — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:05:45 -0600

The recent e-mail messages sent to those who've signed up for Gov. Bill Ritter's e-newsletter seem innocuous enough:

Schwarzenegger a TABOR fan?

John — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:28:17 -0600

Say this about California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: The...

Ritter, Schwarzenegger: here to pump up your tires

John — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:20:45 -0600

Gov. Bill Ritter is an eco-conscious guy.

Labor-backed fraud measure certified for ballot

editor — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:40:05 -0600

A labor-backed measure that proposes to hold executives criminally liable for corporate wrongdoings has been certified for the November ballot,...

Sides closer on oil, gas rules

editor — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:40:48 -0600

Colorado's nine-month slog to develop new oil and gas drilling regulations enters its final deliberations Tuesday with the opposing sides getting a bit closer., reports Mark Jaffe.

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is set to review final proposals for health, safety and drinking water protections.

The recommendations by the commission staff reflect changes offered by the industry, environmental groups and local governments.

Initiative 100: Guidance awaited on seizing cars

editor — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:06:02 -0600

Denver's civic and political leaders said Wednesday that they were waiting for direction from the city attorney's office on how to proceed following passage of a controversial ballot initiative that would require police to impound cars driven by unlicensed drivers, reports Christopher Osher.

The city attorney's office had counseled before Tuesday's election that Initiative 100 could pose constitutional hurdles because it might pre-empt federal immigration law. The office also had said the measure might violate the separation of powers by unduly influencing the allocation of law enforcement sources and treading on a prerogative of the executive branch.