Wright Wins GOP Nomination to HD 54

by Kelly Sloan | 12:00 pm, March 31, 2012

Fruita Policeman and one-time Republican Party activist Jared Wright overwhelmingly won the GOP nomination to HD 54, the seat currently held by Laura Bradford, who anounced earlier that she would not seek re-election. No Democrat has yet stepped up to challenge for the seat.

Seeing Stars: I Love Science

by Randall Smith | 6:00 am, March 30, 2012

There’s a poll out that says that conservatives hate science. I don’t agree. Rather, I think conservatives distrust scientists and those that would misuse science to gain control. We’ve seen Democrats, statists and wannabe tyrants try to use global war…

Sources Say Bradford Not Seeking Re-election

by Kelly Sloan | 9:24 am, March 29, 2012

Sources close to State House Rep. Laura Bradford say the beleaguered western slope lawmaker will announce later today that she will not seek re-election to House District 54. Republicans Jared Wright and John Price will seek the nomination at the HD 54 Assembly this Saturday.

Bradford and Challengers Speak at Mesa County GOP Convention

by Kelly Sloan | 12:29 am, March 25, 2012

All three candidates running for House District 54, the seat currently held by the embattled Laura Bradford, spoke to over 300 delegates at the Mesa County Republican Convention on Saturday March 24th in Grand Junction. It was the first time that Bradford and the two Republicans challenging her for the seat appeared on the same stage.

State Races Heat Up In Li’l Old Mesa County

by Kelly Sloan | 1:49 pm, March 7, 2012

Beginning around a month ago with a simple traffic stop involving Rep. Laura Bradford (R-Collbran) that quickly became a political story of Pandora-esqe calibre, Mesa County’s two house districts have been the ones watch, (if only with furtive sideways glances, so as not to betray any actual concern that something of import may occur on the forbidding side of the Eisenhower tunnel.) Speculation that someone would emerge to challenge her for the seat ended officially March 1st, when John “Rusty” Price filed his candidacy with the Secretary of State’s office. Meanwhile, Mesa County’s other State House seat, 55, came to life this past week with the announcement last Monday by Democrat trial lawyer Dan Robinson that he would challenge GOP incumbent Ray Scott this fall.

Independence Institute Writers In The News

by Mike Krause | 8:24 am, February 27, 2012

Freeing Colorado’s cottage food entrepreneurs, medical privacy snatching bureaucrats, and new teacher effectiveness evaluations are all topics of recently published opinion pieces by Independence Institute writers.
In the Denver Post, Krista Kafer explains that lawmakers have an opportunity to pass “one sweet piece” of cottage foods legislation. Writes Krista:
Commendably, two Colorado legislators, Sen. Gail [...]

Seeing Stars: Support an Occupier on $60 per Day

by Randall Smith | 7:00 am, February 11, 2012

Some interesting tax numbers:

The top one percent pay 36.7 percent of all income taxes.
The top ten percent pay 70.5 percent of all income taxes.
The bottom 50 percent pay 2.3 percent of all income taxes.

You know, it’s really hard to cut the t…

Seeing Stars: Big Night for Rick Santorum

by Randall Smith | 7:00 am, February 8, 2012

Colorado and Minnesota held caucuses yesterday and Missouri held their primary. You can find the results at each of those links.

Rick Santorum defeated Mitt Romney in the later two states. In Colorado, it was closer but Santorum edged out Romney with…

Seeing Stars: Big Night for Rick Santorum

by Randall Smith | 7:00 am, February 8, 2012

Colorado and Minnesota held caucuses yesterday and Missouri held their primary. You can find the results at each of those links.

Rick Santorum defeated Mitt Romney in the later two states. In Colorado, it was closer but Santorum edged out Romney with…

Seeing Stars: Rep. Bradford to Penalize GOP for Her Mistake

by Randall Smith | 7:00 am, February 2, 2012

The aftermath of Rep. Laura Bradford’s drunk driving arrest is a little stage. Originally, it was claimed that Bradford had claimed immunity but now the Denver Police are apologizing saying that she never made that claim. Just to make things interestin…

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