The mystical problem with wind

by Amy Oliver | 7:27 am, December 2, 2011

Yesterday Complete Colorado headlined a Denver Post story about wind power “Another Bubble Bursting?” The reason for the headline is that in 2012 federal tax credits for wind power are set to expire and, as we revealed several months ago in a post about Xcel Energy’s latest compliance plan, wind power is not economically viable [...]

The Terribly Dangerous Right on Red Phenomena

by Jon Caldara | 3:02 pm, November 9, 2011

There’s just something refreshing about Vincent Carroll’s writing. It’s clear, it flows well, it’s to the point, and clever all at the same time. I wish I could do what he does. Hell, I’d take doing it half as well. Look at his latest piece in the Denver Post’s opinion section on red light cameras. [...]

Can Prop. 103 proponents go for the Big Fix?

by Kelly Maher | 11:23 pm, November 7, 2011

Proposition 103 was badly beaten last week, sending a message (along with other measures that went down) that Coloradans do not want higher taxes. So what’s coming next from the tax-and-spend crowd?

Governor Hickenlooper selects JeffCo Judge Brian Boatright as next Colorado Supreme Court justice

by CTBC Director | 1:27 pm, October 27, 2011

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper announced this morning his selection of Jefferson County District Court Judge Brian Boatright (1st Judicial District) to become the next Colorado Supreme Court justice.  Judge Boatright replaces departing  Justice Alex Martinez, who is resigning to take a “city job” as Denver Manager of Safety (after being retained in office only last year, [...]

Solar Power: economically and environmentally unsound

by Amy Oliver | 5:53 am, October 24, 2011

This column appeared originally in Townhall Finance.
Solar energy is neither economically nor environmentally sound
By Amy Oliver Cooke and Michael Sandoval
We live in the state that is ground zero for absurd energy policy, also known as the New Energy Economy.
In a recent Denver Post house editorial, Colorado’s self-described “newspaper of record” was downright giddy about General [...]

Durango Herald, Denver Post Reporters On Devil’s Advocate

by Mike Krause | 11:33 am, October 21, 2011

If you stay up until at least 9:00 PM on Friday nights then you might as well be watching the Independence Institute’s public affairs television show Devil’s Advocate at 8:30 PM on Colorado Public Television 12. Check it out tonight as host Jon Caldara is joined by Durango Herald reporter Joe Hanel and Denver [...]

Skeptical of the Big Green Empire

by Amy Oliver | 11:16 pm, October 3, 2011

Headline: “Golden’s NREL to shed more than 10 percent of workforce”
Denver Post, October 3, 2011
Well maybe. Read my take on the rest of the story.
Golden’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) dreams of a global green empire may have to be scaled back but just a wee bit.  According to the Denver Post’s Chuck [...]

Colorado Judicial branch announces forty-five openings on judicial nominating commissions around the state

by CTBC Director | 4:11 pm, September 17, 2011

The Colorado Judicial Branch, “[o]n behalf of Gov. John Hickenlooper, Attorney General John Suthers and Chief Justice Michael L. Bender,” recently announced “the opening of the application period for 45 vacancies on judicial nominating commissions across the state of Colorado.”  (Colorado Judicial Branch press release, 15 September 2011)
Some positions are open now; the majority of [...]

Investigative Journalism 2.0

by Jon Caldara | 1:18 pm, September 13, 2011

It’s no secret the cost of investigative journalism is becoming prohibitive in the 21st century. Gone are the days when newspapers employed investigative teams to dig up dirt on politicians and wasteful government. Sure you can blame the Internet, but you’d have to confess that the Internet simultaneously killed the old investigative journalist guard and [...]

“Adequate Funding” unrelated to available state funds? Colorado judge rules out relevant evidence

by CTBC Director | 7:57 am, September 13, 2011

The Lobato v. Colorado school funding lawsuit concluded its fifth and final week in trial court in Denver last Friday – with plaintiffs seeking
billions of dollars of additional funding for schools, though it’s unclear where that extra money would come from. (Denver Post, “Colorado school funding trial enters likely final week“)
This educational-funding lawsuit (seeking to force even higher [...]

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