Colorado Politics News

In marked contrast to the big-government elitist Denver Post editorial board, numerous newspapers around the state are beginning to take notice of the outrageous assault on Colorado drivers in the form of the “FASTER” Colorado Car Tax - and the political implications for elections in 2010 as more and more voters are impacted by this [...]

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Hello, I'm Senator Jim Inhofe from Oklahoma, and I am proud to be one of the hundreds of lawmakers on all levels of government to sign the Americans for Prosperity "No Climate Tax Pledge." This pledge states clearly that climate change legislation should not be used to fund a dramatic expansion in the size and scope of government. As I add my name to the list, I am also here to call on all those who oppose the largest tax increase in American history to join me in signing the pledge by going online to http://www.noclimatetax.com/.

I have worked tirelessly over the past ten years to expose cap-and-tax for what it really is: the largest tax increase in American history.

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Surrounded by more than 10 Sudanese refugee who now call the state home, Gov. Bill Ritter signed a proclamation this morning declaring it Genocide Awareness Day in Colorado.

"Genocide is not some abstract concept," Ritter said. "It is a very real thing. Genocide has faces of people who are murdered, assaulted and raped."

Ritter was asked to address the Genocide in Sudan by Roz Duman, the director of the Colorado Coalition for Genocide Awareness and Action.

Since tribal clashes in the Darfur region resumed in 2003, an estimated 400,000 people have died, Ritter said. In addition to those that have been killed, thousands of women and girls have been raped, said Omhagain Dayeen , a Sudanese refugee and activist who spoke at the proclamation event.