As “What’d I Miss?” writer R. Alan Brooks points out, hard work and believing in your dreams help, but some of our biggest economic success stories worked from a slightly different script.
Charles Koch
Posted inCartoons
“What’d I Miss?”: Can we put to rest the myth of the billionaire genius?
In “What’d I Miss?” writer R. Alan Brooks ushers out 2022 with a Bezos-Elon-inspired send-up of the belief that the ultra rich somehow have it all figured out.
Posted inEnvironment, News, Outdoors, Politics and Government
As Colorado readies wolf-reintroduction plan, other states may step up kills
By Matthew Brown and Iris Samuels, The Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. — Payments for dead wolves. Unlimited hunting of the animals. Shooting wolves from the air. Wolf hunting policies in some states are taking an aggressive turn, as Republican lawmakers and conservative hunting groups push to curb their numbers and propose tactics shunned by many […]
Posted inNews, Politics and Government
TABOR stands strong in Colorado as Proposition CC fails and voters refuse to allow more state spending
The only-in-the-nation fiscal handcuffs on Colorado’s budget will remain in place after voters Tuesday rejected a move by Democrats to repeal the spending limits in the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. Preliminary election returns showed Proposition CC losing by a solid margin, trailing 56% to 44% with an estimated three-quarters of the vote counted. If the […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: In the age of Trump, Cory Gardner can’t decide who to be
This month, Americans for Prosperity Action backed Republican Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner in his 2020 re-election push. AFP is the massive super PAC funded by libertarian billionaires Charles and David Koch. They, along with Colorado GOP Chair Ken Buck, are wasting no time initiating what will no doubt be a brutally lengthy campaign season here […]
Posted inNews, Politics and Government
Here’s how much the Koch network will spend to help elect Walker Stapleton in governor’s race
The political arm of the conservative Koch network will announce Wednesday that it is endorsing Republican Walker Stapleton in the Colorado governor’s race — and may spend as much as $1 million to help get him elected. Americans for Prosperity-Colorado told The Colorado Sun that it would put its “full weight” behind Stapleton, the two-term […]
Posted inNews, Politics and Government
Koch brothers political network makes its election 2018 picks in Colorado
Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the Koch political network, will endorse Walker Stapleton in the governor’s race along with two state Senate candidates, The Colorado Sun has learned. The organization, backed by The Seminar Network, an effort led by conservative billionaire Charles Koch, is preparing to spend significant sums to elect Stapleton and keep the state Senate in Republican […]