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Colorado: Sean Tonner

August 5, 2009 - 12:05 pm
NEWS FEED: Face the State

New institute mixes politics, policy

A new, conservatively-aligned think tank is taking shape in Colorado, but few details are available about the forthcoming launch of the Colorado Policy Institute.

The state already has an assortment of non-profit policy organizations like the Independence Institute, a libertarian think-tank in Golden, and the Rocky Mountain Foundation, a research and education institute founded by former Congressman Tom Tancredo. Independence Institute founder and former state Senate President John Andrews also recently launched the Centennial Institute, an academic policy center at Colorado Christian University. These groups hold non-profit 501(c)(3) status under federal tax law, and do not typically participate in candidate elections.

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May 21, 2009 - 10:21 am
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

McInnis begins 2010 challenge to Gov. Ritter

Former U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis officially entered the 2010 gubernatorial race with little fanfare and after critics have for weeks argued he was essentially running without filing the appropriate financial disclosures.

The Grand Junction Republican gave notice of his intent to run Tuesday to the secretary of state's office in what McInnis' right-hand man called a "purely bureaucratic" move.

So many people have asked to volunteer, Mike Hesse said, that McInnis made his candidacy official so he could put them to work.

And though McInnis' detractors claimed victory Tuesday, the filing has nothing to do with the mounting criticism, Hesse said.

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Mon, 12/31/2007 - 08:49

Top Ten New Year's Resolutions for Colorado Politicos

By Wally Edge

With a New Year dawning tomorrow, there will be 366 new days (one extra because of leap year) for politicians to cause mischief and mayhem in the state of Colorado. Therefore the Inside Edge has offered ten lucky politicians ten resolutions to make for the New Year to limit the carnage and confusion in Colorado in 2008.

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Fri, 12/21/2007 - 17:44

Critics Question Coffman Ties To Voting Machine Company

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

Democratic and government watchdog groups are criticizing Secretary of State Mike Coffman after finding a political consulting firm that works on behalf of his Congressional campaign is also a client of a voting machine manufacturer, according to news reports published today.

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