Bill Ritter News

Republican candidate for governor Scott McInnis and his wife, Lori McInnis, take a tour from Peter Germann, left, of RK Mechanical, Inc.

Dear Friends, This morning in a small park in Grand Junction I endorsed Scott McInnis to be the next Governor of the State of Colorado.

The Attorney General of Colorado said yesterday that his state can collect taxes on sales of medical marijuana.

After the November 2008 election, Democrats appeared to be on a roll in Colorado and nationally.

At a time of budget cuts, Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter's administration last year paid employees and outside contractors $1.1 million to lobby Colorado lawmakers on legislation ranging from renewable energy tax credits to increasing motor vehicle license fees.

Stephanie Villafuerte has a new strategy in her quest to become a U.S. Attorney.

The Denver Post reported that Michael Bennet raised $364,000 from individuals in his bid to retain his U. S. Senate seat.

A Colorado teachers' union is working to prevent budget cuts to public schools and says a lawsuit is a possibility.

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. on Tuesday directed the state's medical-marijuana dispensaries to pay sales tax and obtain retail-sales licenses, bringing the once-taboo product closer to mainstream respectability.

The University of Colorado said it needs to make up $50 million because of a state budget shortfall.

Date : Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:51:15 +0400 COLORADO GOVERNOR EXPRESSED GRATITUDE TO CCGAA ACTIVISTS FOR FIGHT FOR JUSTICE CAMPAIGN PanARMENIAN.Net 09.11.2009 18:02 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Colorado Governor Bill Ritter expressed his appreciation and thanks for those individuals, activists and organizations that "fight for justice and truth", ...

Chet Culver's 40 percent approval rating in The Des Moines Register's Iowa Poll follows two difficult months for the administration.

"...[I]t's equally clear that you can't be a right-wing party and govern the country." --Newt Gingrich quoted by Jonathan Martin, Politico, November 12, 2009 Dr.

In the meantime, governor also highly assessed the activities of Roz Duman, founder and Director of Colorado Coalition for Genocide Awareness & Action .

No longer a candidate for governor, Josh Penry is planning to leverage his withdrawal from the race for maximum Republican advantage.

Tom Tancredo wants to run for all the right reasons. A short time ago, Tom Tancredo was at Denver International Airport.

Alice Madden told The Denver Post she would stop taking payments from the Washington-based Center for American Progress DENVER, Colorado - A climate adviser to Gov.

Alaska has its Bridge to Nowhere. We're shackled with a prison for nobody. The Colorado State Penitentiary II is a $208 million mothership of a maximum-security prison near completion in Caon City.

Contrary to published reports, former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo has not yet filed papers with the Secretary of State's office to form an exploratory committee to run for governor -- but Tancredo tells FOX 31 he is planning to file in the next several days.

A Veterans' Day service at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver is among the holiday observances drawing attention from public officials.