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DENVER - Mail-in ballots for recall elections for two state senators will be tossed out after a judge ruled Monday to use a constitutionally-set deadline for candidates to allow more access to the ballots. Judge Robert McGahey considered a lawsuit brought by Libertarians last week alleging they were wrongfully denied the ability to get a candidate on the Sept. 10 recall elections for Senate President John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, and Sen. Angela Giron, D-Pueblo. The constitution says that candidates can get on a ballot by turning in enough valid signatures within 15 days of election day, which would make mail-in...

Loopholes in California and Colorado laws designed to keep criminals from hunting down cops and other public employees are being used by local officials and their extended family as a way to avoid paying thousands of dollars in traffic and parking fines. In Colorado, special license plates issued to 100 state lawmakers and representatives not only shield them from radar tickets for speeding, but also prevent collection notices on past-due parking tickets. That’s because the legislative plates in Colorado aren’t entered into the Division of Motor Vehicles database. If someone with a special license plate blows through the speed limit...

Cory Gardner was a tea party hero. In the last 48 hours, he’s become a weasel. Gardner bailed on a Tea Party Express event to support Congressman Meadows and Senator Lee’s attempts to defund Obamacare. Cory Gardner caved to pressure from the GOP leadership. We sent him to Congress as a fighter and instead he’s become a lover of the establishment. It’s a fact and I suspect you’ll now see him try to weasel his words over the next forty-eight hours to claim he’s for full repeal and defunding doesn’t do enough, so he won’t support it — or something...

A controversial gun policy at an apartment complex for seniors has been thrown out after a 9Wants to Know report. The Douglas County Housing Partnership, a multi-jurisdictional housing authority, held an emergency board of directors meeting late Wednesday afternoon. Board members decided that the policy, which would have prohibited residents from having firearms in their homes, will not go into effect. Read the article: KUSA-TV

Renters at an apartment community just south of Denver are between a rock and a hard place, ordered by their landlord to either get rid of their weapons or move out. The manager at Oakwood Apartments in Castle Rock, Colo., sent a notice to renters last week advising them of the new rule banning all “firearms and weapons” from the premises, a local news station reported. Residents have until Oct. 1 to comply. The rule has one worried — and outraged. Art Dorsch, 77, a Marine Corps veteran and avid hunter with a concealed carry permit, said he lives on...

After nearly two decades of continual victories in state legislatures, gun-rights proponents have suddenly hit some turbulence. Despite paralysis on the issue in Washington, mass shootings in Aurora, Colorado, Sandy Hook, Connecticut, and elsewhere have led five states to tighten their gun laws. Four of those states are liberal bastions, but the fifth is the formerly red state of Colorado, home of not only Aurora but also the Columbine massacre. Unsurprisingly, the Centennial State is also where the gun lobby is looking to make a statement in return – with recalls set to take place September 10 against two state...

An apartment complex in Colorado has news for tenants: get rid of your guns, or get out. Colorado Apartment Building Tells Tenants They Have to Get Rid of Their Guns or Leave Art Dorsch said he’ll either have to give up his guns or move out of his apartment. (Image source: KUSA-TV) The Oakwood Apartments in Castle Rock, Colo. sent notice to residents last week of a new provision banning all “firearms and weapons” from the premises, KUSA-TV reported. Tenants have until Oct. 1 to comply. Art Dorsch, a 77-year-old retired Marine Corps veteran, told KUSA he’s afraid he’ll lose...

Again, I offer my back yard as an asylum to anyone in Colorado who still wishes to breathe free air. Bring your own tent, RV hookups not provided. If you are tired of looking at Cuba under Castro, China under Mao, Russia under Stalin, or (insert the name of a power-crazed fascist here) for examples of what will happen when ersatz dictators get completely beyond the pale, you can always turn to Colorado. If you follow the news at all, you know that Colorado is not far from going completely over the edge into some kind of tie-dyed dictatorship. Whether...

Laws are for plebes: State lawmakers are getting special perks because of their legislative license plates.The plates issued to the 100 state lawmakers and representatives elected to serve Colorado are preventing them not only from receiving photo radar tickets but also collection notices from past due parking tickets.The legislative plates are not entered into the Colorado DMV database, so when photo radar cameras catch these drivers speeding, they never received tickets. That’s because of a loophole that doesn’t allow the City of Denver to electronically cross-reference those plates with a home address. The same “loophole� affects parking tickets and the...

Below is a list of businesses participating in the statewide buy-cott from August 4th-10th. The list is sorted by region (Denver Metro Area, Southern Colorado, Northern Colorado, Western Slope, and Mountains). Denver Metro Area AT Audio – 138 Federal Blvd, Denver, CO 80219 Joe’s Plaza – 1991 Clinton St, Aurora, CO 80010 Novedades La Morenita – 9558 E Montview Blvd, Aurora, CO 80010 Restaurant Puerto Vallarta #2 – 9538 E Montview, Aurora, CO 80010 El Mercado Azteca Market – 9701 E Montview, Aurora, CO 80010 Azucar Bakery – 1886 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210 Appliance Profe