Washington Watch |
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| August 16, 2010 |
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Column: Education bailout bill just another boondoggle - Denver Post |
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| July 19, 2010 |
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Salazar delivers the pipeline pork - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| June 19, 2010 |
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Oil smudge sticking to Ken Salazar - Denver Post |
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| May 2, 2010 |
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Senators support death tax exemption -- but only if you're a farmer - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| March 23, 2010 |
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Post drinks the Kool-Aid on student loan overhaul - Denver Post |
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| February 27, 2010 |
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Udall supports government option, as Congress prepares to ram ObamaCare through - The American Prospect |
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| February 24, 2010 |
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Lamborn ranked as most conservative in Congress - Springs Gazette |
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| February 18, 2010 |
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Editorial: Position on ObamaCare exposes Bennet as "ultra-liberal" - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| January 28, 2010 |
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Editorial: Obama lays-out surprisingly reasonable goals - Springs Gazette |
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| January 11, 2010 |
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Sen. Bennet yearns for powder puff politics - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| January 9, 2010 |
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Vultures circling over Ritter's corpse - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| January 9, 2010 |
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Should we call him Ken "job jumper" Salazar? - Denver Post |
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| January 9, 2010 |
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It's the easiest job he'll ever have; why not keep it? - Pueblo Cheiftain |
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| January 5, 2010 |
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Editorial: Be nice to Nebraskans, despite Sen. Nelson - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| January 4, 2010 |
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Lamborn pinches pennies with office budget - CS Independent |
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| January 2, 2010 |
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Editorial: Reforming Congress as easy as one, two, three - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| December 28, 2009 |
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Colorado senators, defending the indefensible - Denver Post |
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| December 27, 2009 |
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Suthers to review CongressCare's legality - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| December 27, 2009 |
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Senators blasted for supporting CongressCare bill - Denver Business Journal |
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| December 26, 2009 |
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Bennet decries "backroom deals" on bill he supports - Denver Post |
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| December 26, 2009 |
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Coloradan honored at White House for cost-cutting idea - Denver Post |
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| December 24, 2009 |
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Column: Bill would give EPA license to meddle in Colorado - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| December 24, 2009 |
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Norton's targeting of Ed. Dept. called out-of-date - Denver Post |
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| December 24, 2009 |
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Udall may oppose lifting debt limit - Denver Post |
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| December 23, 2009 |
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Bennet makes a play for the potato vote - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| December 19, 2009 |
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Editorial: EPA wage rules are stalling stimulus projects - Denver Post |
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| December 12, 2009 |
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Senators attempt to straddle on health care - Denver Post |
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| December 1, 2009 |
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Post still trying to make lemonade from a lemon - Denver Post |
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| November 25, 2009 |
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So-Co tea partiers turn in anti-health bill petition - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| November 24, 2009 |
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Here's hoping he gets his wish - Denver Post |
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| November 10, 2009 |
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Salazar flip-flops, backs PelosiCare - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| November 1, 2009 |
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Salazar will back PelosiCare bill, despite inclusion of "government option" - Durango Herald |
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| October 19, 2009 |
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Editorial: Larding military bill with pork is an outrage - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| October 7, 2009 |
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Post: If it's wet, regulate it - Denver Post |
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| September 30, 2009 |
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Small airport flying high thanks to government handouts - 9News.com |
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| September 21, 2009 |
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"Clunkers" a curse for used car buyers - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| September 14, 2009 |
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Too much congressional quibbling on health overhaul - Denver Post |
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| September 13, 2009 |
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Udall a workhorse on Obama bandwagon - Fort Collins Coloradoan |
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| September 7, 2009 |
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Salazar's "telephone town hall" draws mix of callers - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| September 7, 2009 |
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BLM a master of the art of red tape - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| September 5, 2009 |
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Too much trouble showing up in person, Mr. Congressman? - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| September 2, 2009 |
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Salazar ducks health care town halls - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| August 29, 2009 |
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Harsanyi: Alert system needed for dangerous legislating - Denver Post |
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| August 23, 2009 |
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The airport that earmarks built - Durango Herald |
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| August 20, 2009 |
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Lamborn hosts lively town halls - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| August 18, 2009 |
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Proposed pipeline is a bur under rancher's saddle - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| August 13, 2009 |
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Rosen: There is no "right" to health care - Denver Post |
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| August 12, 2009 |
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Car dealers flush with "clunkers" cash, courtesy of the taxpayers - Denver Post |
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| August 12, 2009 |
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Candidates go where congresspeople fear to tread - Denver Post |
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| August 8, 2009 |
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Where Pelosi goes, anger follows - Denver Post |
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| August 5, 2009 |
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Colorado Congresspeople seem wary of town hall meetings - Face the State |
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| August 3, 2009 |
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Cash for clunkers a smash hit in Fort Collins - Fort Collins Coloradoan |
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| August 2, 2009 |
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Editorial: Cash for clunkers already needs a tune up - Denver Post |
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| July 31, 2009 |
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Polis buying influence with congressional colleagues - Denver Post |
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| July 24, 2009 |
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Colorado senators insist that they can think for themselves - Grand Junction Sentinel |
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| July 24, 2009 |
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Denver makes fed list of acceptable convention destinations - Denver Post |
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| July 18, 2009 |
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Federal "Cash for Clunkers" program is an Edsel - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| July 3, 2009 |
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Salazar's home turf could benefit from solar power push - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| July 3, 2009 |
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Rep. Betsy Markey must be a speed-reader - Face the State |
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| June 16, 2009 |
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Bennet still undecided about card check - Denver Post |
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| June 13, 2009 |
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Editorial: Congress already micromanaging GM - Denver Post |
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| June 3, 2009 |
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Aurora's role in Arkansas Valley still hotly debated - Pueblo Cheiftain |
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| May 31, 2009 |
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Unknown but not underfunded - Denver Post |
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| May 30, 2009 |
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Job-hopping Salazar touted for high court - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| May 24, 2009 |
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Credit card crackdown was Udall's idea - Denver Post |
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| May 21, 2009 |
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Betsy Markey tries on the pose of a moderate - Associated Press |
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| May 13, 2009 |
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Salazar asking questions about Durango-area "bridge to nowhere" - Durango Herald |
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| April 26, 2009 |
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Editorial: Federal foreclosure "fix" would haunt future home buyers - Gazette |
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| April 26, 2009 |
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Pueblo West insists it's not a party to water-wasting agreement - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| April 26, 2009 |
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Club for Growth gives Lamborn oerfect score - Denver Business Journal |
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| April 20, 2009 |
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Editorial: "Cash for clunkers" an Edsel of an idea - Denver Post |
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| April 17, 2009 |
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Colorado delegation pigged-out on transportation pork - Face the State |
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| April 16, 2009 |
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Lamborn called out on earmarks - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| April 16, 2009 |
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Pueblo Post office won't offer extended hours on tax day - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| April 13, 2009 |
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Bennet makes being a senator look easy -- so far - Vail Daily |
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| April 4, 2009 |
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Editorial: Merger between big government and big business an ominous trend - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| March 29, 2009 |
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Veteran's cemetery idea seems to be gaining ground - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| March 27, 2009 |
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Editorial: Congress reacted to AIG like an angry mob - Denver Post |
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| March 25, 2009 |
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Editorial: What's so bad about being a "conservadem"? - Denver Post |
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| March 24, 2009 |
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Editorial: Colorado senators still must play to the center - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| March 20, 2009 |
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Column: Stop nationalizing banks and worry less about bonuses - Denver Post |
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| March 17, 2009 |
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Novice senator faces early test over "card-check" vote - Denver Post |
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| March 1, 2009 |
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Local pork pads "omnibus" spending bill - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| February 22, 2009 |
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Hillman: Big government is back, with a vengeance - Denver Post |
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| February 21, 2009 |
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Coloradoans protest "porky" stimulus bill - Denver Post |
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| February 19, 2009 |
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Executive branch can deliver the pork, too - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| February 14, 2009 |
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Editorial: Stimulating the welfare state - Rocky Mountain News |
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| February 13, 2009 |
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Udall and Bennet straddle on stimulus bill - Denver Post |
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| February 7, 2009 |
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The revolving door: Allard joins Washington consulting shop - Rocky Mountain News |
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| February 5, 2009 |
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Salazar will attempt to block congressional pay raise - Rocky Mountain News |
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| February 5, 2009 |
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Coffman: Stimulus bill will grow government, not economy - Rocky Mountain News |
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| February 4, 2009 |
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Editorial: Pork needs to be cut from larded-up stimulus bill - Denver Post |
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| February 3, 2009 |
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Salazar sheds one prop in latest reinvention - Rocky Mountain News |
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| February 2, 2009 |
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Column: Americans deserved better than pork-laden stimulus bill - Denver Post |
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| January 29, 2009 |
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Suthers pulls plug on senate run - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| January 28, 2009 |
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Durango would use federal stimulus money for parking garage - Durango Herald |
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| January 28, 2009 |
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More of Durango's stimulus wish list detailed - Durango Herald |
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| January 26, 2009 |
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Colorado looks to Washington for a bailout - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| January 25, 2009 |
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Buy why is Congress messing with our televisions? - Associated Press |
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| January 22, 2009 |
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Shovels ready? Colorado may get half a billion in federal road funds - Rocky Mountain News |
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| January 17, 2009 |
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Salazar sailing through confirmation hearings on bromides and platitudes - Associated Press |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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Cakewalk expected - Denver Post |
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| January 12, 2009 |
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Bennet promises pragmatism - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| January 10, 2009 |
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Salazar and Lamborn renew push for national cemetery - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| January 6, 2009 |
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Top Pueblo educators give Bennet high marks - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| January 4, 2009 |
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Ritter's surprise senate pick gets mixed reviews - Denver Post |
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| January 4, 2009 |
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Column: Michael Bennet an agent of change - Denver Post |
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| January 3, 2009 |
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Ritter picks schoolmaster to fill senate seat - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| January 2, 2009 |
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Editorial: Economy too big and complex to be managed by Washington - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| January 2, 2009 |
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Editorial: Reforming Congress as easy as one, two, three - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| December 29, 2008 |
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Salazar will have a full plate at Interior - Denver Post |
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| December 27, 2008 |
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Editorial: Obama's Labor Department pick a union lapdog - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| December 24, 2008 |
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Editorial: Is big government here to stay? - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| December 24, 2008 |
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Gender becomes a factor in senate seat deliberations - Denver Post |
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| December 23, 2008 |
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D-2's Mike Miles a "possible" to replace Salazar - Boulder Camera |
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| December 22, 2008 |
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D-2s Mike Miles has an interest in Salazar's senate seat - Face the State |
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| December 21, 2008 |
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While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads - Steamboat Pilot |
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| December 17, 2008 |
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Editorial: Salazar replacement likely to be more liberal - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| December 16, 2008 |
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Salazar to be Obama's Secretary of Interior - Associated Press |
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| December 16, 2008 |
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Editorial: Salazar a wise choice for Interior Secretary - Denver Post |
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| December 14, 2008 |
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Salazar will use new position to bring home the bacon, block Piñon Canyon - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| December 14, 2008 |
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While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads - Grand Junction Sentinel |
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| December 13, 2008 |
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While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| December 13, 2008 |
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Editorial: Proximity to pork barrel will be good for Salazar, and his congressional district - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| December 13, 2008 |
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Editorial: Caving-in to the UAW - Rocky Mountain News |
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| December 11, 2008 |
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Delegation divided on automaker bailout - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| December 11, 2008 |
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Salazar will have pork barrel, even if he doesn't get cabinet position - Rocky Mountain News |
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| December 9, 2008 |
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Federal housing assistance is on the way - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| December 4, 2008 |
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Column: Nancy and Harry would produce an Edsel - Grand Junction Sentinel |
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| December 4, 2008 |
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Rep. John Salazar under consideration for Ag secretary - Denver Post |
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| December 2, 2008 |
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Salazar now seen as a long shot for Interior slot - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| November 22, 2008 |
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Column: Scammers, speculators and risk-takers unworthy of mortgage bailout - Rocky Mountain News |
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| November 19, 2008 |
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Salazar sees government spending as economy's salvation - Boulder Camera |
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| November 6, 2008 |
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Take 2 aspirin: Salazar vows quick action on health care - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| November 6, 2008 |
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Salazar pushes for Western presence in Obama cabinet - The Associated Press |
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| October 28, 2008 |
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Editorial: Bush's socialism Lite laid the foundation for the real deal - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| October 27, 2008 |
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Senator belatedly releases earmark info - Salt Lake Tribune |
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| October 9, 2008 |
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Christmas in October: Pitkin County gets federal funding windfall, courtesy of bailout bill - Aspen Times |
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| October 4, 2008 |
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Bailout bill: "Sweeteners" fail to tempt "no" voters second time around - Rocky Mountain News |
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| October 3, 2008 |
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David Harsanyi: Washington serves up a "crap sandwich" with all the fixins - Denver Post |
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| October 3, 2008 |
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Try, try again: Little Engine that Shouldn't poised for another run at a bailout bill - Washington Post |
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| October 2, 2008 |
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McCain and Allard split on bailout measure - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| October 1, 2008 |
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Western slope will benefit from "goodies" in catch-all spending bill - Grand Junction Sentinel |
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| September 30, 2008 |
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Colorado House delegation splits on bailout plan - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| September 24, 2008 |
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Obama's federal management plan mostly a re-hash of Gore's "reinvention" effort - GovExec.com |
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| September 22, 2008 |
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Udall earmark becomes issue in senate race - Wall Street Journal |
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| September 21, 2008 |
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Editorial: Taking the measure of Interior Department mismanagement - Denver Post |
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| September 19, 2008 |
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Minerals Service mismanagement cost taxpayers plenty - Denver Post |
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| September 19, 2008 |
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Kempthorne vows change in Minerals Management Service - Associated Press |
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| September 9, 2008 |
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Allard-Salazar deal clears way to confirm judges - Associated Press |
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| September 5, 2008 |
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Utes feel neglected by federal government; state is ready to step up and help - Durango Herald |
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| September 4, 2008 |
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Colorado senators at odds over judicial appointments - Pueblo Chieftain |
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| August 18, 2008 |
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Wearing a cowboy hat helps: Sen. Salazar shares secret of how Democrats can win the West - LA Times |
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| July 31, 2008 |
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What energy crisis? Udall misses key energy vote - Denver Post |
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| July 21, 2008 |
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Report calls the West "new American heartland," recommends closer ties with Washington - Rocky Mountain News |
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| July 3, 2008 |
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Invite only: Obama campaigns in Republican country - Colorado Springs Gazette |
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| June 30, 2008 |
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Despite "reform," Congressional jet-setting continues apace - Denver Post |
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| June 26, 2008 |
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Editorial: Washington's mortgage mess bailout keeps getting worse - Rocky Mountain News |
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| June 15, 2008 |
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Editorial: McCain's anti-corporate tirades should raise red flags - Orange County Register |
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| June 15, 2008 |
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McCain takes aim at trade barriers and farm subsidies - Reuters |
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| June 15, 2008 |
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Earmarks. Member's pork projects may have benefited family, friends - Myrtle Beach Sun News |
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| June 13, 2008 |
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Earmarks. Pork's still on the menu a year after Congress pledged reforms - Washington Post |
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| June 12, 2008 |
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Power and perks. VP's motorcade mania needs to be curbed - Rocky Mountain News |
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| June 9, 2008 |
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Earmarks. One member of Congress who declines to pig out - Fresno Bee |
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| June 9, 2008 |
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Earmarks. A "prince of pork" and proud of it - The Southern.com |
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| June 9, 2008 |
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Earmarks. And one member of Congress who straddles - Courierpost.com |
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| June 6, 2008 |
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Earmarks. One of Congress' top porkers fetted in Arizona - Arizona Republic |
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| June 6, 2008 |
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Bread and butter. Lobbying firms may fold if earmarks curtailed - Washington Post |
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| June 6, 2008 |
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Nailed. Fox documents how Congresspeople personally profited from earmarks - Fox News |
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| June 6, 2008 |
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Fed official says Bear Stearns bailout may increase future risk - Washington Post |
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| June 6, 2008 |
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AP provides primer on the art of landing congressional earmarks - Associated Press |
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| June 6, 2008 |
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Pork persists, despite public "outrage" and promises of reform - Associated Press |
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| June 3, 2008 |
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On the stump: Text of Obama speech in Colorado Springs - Denver Post |
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