VIDEO: Rep. Swalm on Auditing RTD, Wayne Laugesen on Tebow and Manning

by Jon Caldara | 2:34 pm, April 2, 2012

Here’s Rep. Spencer Swalm on auditing RTD:

As if you hadn’t had enough Tim Tebow, here’s Wayne Laugesen on Tebow, Manning, and the Broncos season coming up:

Fix is in: Senator misses testimony, knows to vote with Xcel

by Amy Oliver | 6:02 pm, March 21, 2012

Senator Betty Boyd, a democrat member of the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, was not present in the committee hearing for any of the testimony either for or against HB 1172, the carbon tax repeal. Yet she knew exactly how to vote — against electricity ratepayers, against the environment, and for Xcel Energy.
According to [...]

Breaking news: carbon tax repeal passes Colorado state house

by Amy Oliver | 12:00 pm, February 29, 2012

Good news for Xcel Energy ratepayers. HB 1172 “no imputed carbon tax”, Representative Spencer Swalm’s second attempt to repeal Colorado’s carbon tax, passed the state House on third reading this morning. It is now headed to the…

Quote of the day

by Amy Oliver | 1:45 pm, February 17, 2012

During the discussion phase of HB 1172, Representative Spencer Swalm’s bill to repeal Colorado’s “phantom carbon tax,” Representative Marsha Looper (R-Calhan) stated:
Whenever we have an opportunity to repeal a tax, especially a phantom tax…it behooves me to do so. I will be supporting it [HB 1172].
As posted earlier, HB 1172 moved out of the Ag [...]

Which Republican will crater for carbon tax?

by Amy Oliver | 6:53 pm, February 8, 2012

A bill to repeal Colorado’s “phantom carbon tax” was heard today in the Republican-controlled House Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources Committee. It’s the second time in as many years that State Representative Spencer Swalm (R-Centennial) has sponsored the pro-ratepayer legislation. Both times it was heard in the House Ag Committee. Last year, we documented how [...]

Energy in 2012 GA: Legislators address HB 1365, tiered rates and the PUC

by Amy Oliver | 8:17 pm, January 22, 2012

Two years after the passage of the fuel-switching bill HB 1365, Governor Bill Ritter’s “crown jewel” of the new energy economy, supporters would like the debate to go away. But like a nagging cough, it just won’t.
Several bills in the 2012 legislative session address issues raised surrounding the collusion to draft HB 1365, the cost [...]

Abuse of power: Dems at the state capitol

by Amy Oliver | 11:02 pm, February 10, 2010

Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should…
I get it.  Democrats are in charge in Colorado and therefore they can pass or defeat pretty much whatever legislation they want.  They do not need Republicans at all.  But just because they can doesn’t mean they should.
Tonight the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs defeated [...]

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