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• Hickenlooper backs mill's plan to boost production

  April 24, 2011 1:31 PM

  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - Gov. John Hickenlooper says he supports Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel's plan to ramp up production to 24 hours a day. The mill in Pueblo needs to renew its state clean-air permit for increased operations. Hickenlooper told The Pueblo Chieftain he wants to speed up the... more »

• Hickenlooper to lay out goals, not programs

  January 10, 2011 10:08 AM

  John Hickenlooper has a busy week on-tap. The micro-brew owner will be sworn-in as Colorado's new governor tomorrow. On Thursday, Hickenlooper will deliver the State of the State address. Our new governor is expected to lay out his goals and principles for the next four years, but he's... more »

• Businesses line up to pay for Colo. inaugural

  January 8, 2011 5:25 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Big businesses in Colorado are bankrolling next week's the inaugural celebrations for Democratic Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper. Businesses routinely pay for inaugural parties, but watchdog critics are again questioning whether those companies are buying undue influence. The Denver Post reports that Encana USA, Quiznos and Vail... more »

• Gov.-elect Hickenlooper makes 3 appointments

  December 31, 2010 6:46 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper continues filling out his cabinet, announcing three appointments Friday. The incoming Democrat has announced that Sue Birch, who currently leads the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, will be in charge of the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. Another appointment went... more »

• Governor-elect meets with new speaker of state house

  November 5, 2010 2:55 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper is promising to scour the state for Cabinet and commission members and he promises to consider Democrats, Republicans and anyone else who qualifies for the job. Hickenlooper says what happens in the first six months will define his governorship for the next four... more »

• Hickenlooper assembling his team

  November 4, 2010 4:20 PM

  Colorado Governor-elect John Hickenlooper named the first two hires of his new administration, just two days after the election. Roxane White will be his Chief of Staff and Eric Brown will be Director of Communications. Both worked for Hickenlooper at the City of Denver, in similar jobs. more »

• Hickenlooper says focus now is on Colorado's economy

  November 3, 2010 6:01 PM

  Fresh off his victory, Governor elect John Hickenlooper says his priority is fixing Colorado's economy. On Wednesday Hickenlooper announced a new team to transition from Governor Bill Ritter's administration. Hickenlooper and Lt. Governor elect Joe Garcia were in Denver Wednesday morning. They announced their transition team called Partners For Colorado.... more »

• Statistical dead heat in Colorado gubernatorial race

  October 15, 2010 4:34 PM

  One of the most closely watched political polls in Colorado, the Rasmussen Poll, now shows independent Tom Tancredo in a statistical dead heat with democrat John Hickenlooper in the race for governor. The poll released Friday shows Hickenlooper with 42% support from likely voters, while Tancredo has 38%. Since... more »

• Gubernatorial candidates debate in Pueblo

  October 12, 2010 11:40 PM

  The three major candidates for Colorado's governor came together in Pueblo Tuesday night for a debate in front of a packed crowd at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center. Republican candidate Dan Maes was about 25 minutes late, after getting caught in heavy traffic from a bizarre accident involving... more »

• Maes releases Kansas termination letter

  September 28, 2010 2:40 PM

  GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes has released personnel files showing his boss knew that he was investigating a gambling ring and meeting with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Maes provided his termination letter from 1985 to The Associated Press. In it, Liberal, Kansas Police Chief Richard Kistner told Maes... more »

• Tancredo can stay in governor race

  September 14, 2010 5:16 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A judge has ruled that third-party gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo can stay on Colorado's ballot in November. Denver District Court Judge William Hood ruled Tuesday that the secretary of state was correct in certifying Tancredo as a candidate running on the American Constitution Party ticket. The... more »

• Democrat Hickenlooper to spend $1.3 million on TV ads

  September 8, 2010 8:26 AM

  Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's campaign for governor says he raised $403,597 in August and is budgeting $1.3 million for television advertising before November's election. The Democratic candidate says in his latest finance report filed Tuesday that his campaign spent nearly $358,000 in August, when Hickenlooper began airing commercials. ... more »

• Two more Republicans withdraw support for Maes

  September 3, 2010 4:29 PM

  Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes appears headed for the November ballot. Secretary of State Bernie Buescher has to certify the ballot by the close of business Friday, and Maes says he's not going anywhere. Maes has faced a growing chorus of calls to drop out of the race amid... more »

• Hickenlooper promises clean campaign

  August 18, 2010 7:02 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper is promising to run a "clean" campaign. The Denver mayor's campaign is rolling out his first television ad featuring Hickenlooper in the shower. The campaign says it has reserved $1.2 million in television time through election day. Hickenlooper says in the... more »

• Governor Ritter to speak in Pueblo next month

  June 29, 2010 5:11 PM

  Governor Bill Ritter will speak at Action 22's State of the State Luncheon on Friday in Pueblo. The luncheon is scheduled for Friday, July 30, 11:30 - 1 p.m. at the Pueblo Convention Center, 320 Central Main Street, Pueblo. Governor Ritter was keynote at a statewide State of the... more »

• Aid offered to western Colorado counties with crop losses

  June 9, 2010 8:20 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter says six western Colorado counties have been declared federal disaster areas because of cold weather that damaged vinyards. The counties are Mesa, Delta, Garfield, Gunnison, Montrose and Pitkin. The damage occurred during severe cold weather between December and February. Half of Mesa County's vinyards were affected.... more »

• State leaders predict "average" fire season

  May 21, 2010 5:28 PM

  With all the moisture we've had lately, state leaders are predicting a average fire season in Colorado. "The 2010 fire season outlook is better than we've seen in recent years," Gov. Bill Ritter (D) Colorado. "Overall, we're looking at average fire potential for the entire Rocky Mountain area. But we... more »

• Colorado governor to sign health care legislation

  April 20, 2010 9:44 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter is announcing his plans to implement national health care reform in Colorado. Ritter plans to sign four bills Tuesday that he says will advance the state's ongoing initiatives to contain health care costs, improve quality and make care and coverage more available. He will be joined by... more »

• Gov. signs bill sending medicine to Haiti

  April 14, 2010 9:21 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter has signed legislation that will help deliver medication to Haiti. The bill will make it easier for nursing homes and hospitals to use or donate discarded medication. Lawmakers hope the change will lead to unused medications being sent to medical clinics in Haiti, which suffered a devastating... more »

• Colorado governor released from hospital

  March 7, 2010 9:04 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter is out of the hospital and at home recovering from six broken ribs he suffered in a bicycle accident. Aides to the governor said Ritter was released from Denver Health Medical Center and was at home resting Saturday. The governor was hurt Tuesday on an early morning... more »

• Colorado governor injured in bicycle mishap

  March 2, 2010 11:43 AM

  Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has been injured in an accident while riding a bicycle, apparently suffering several broken ribs. Ritter's spokesman, Evan Dreyer, says the accident occurred early Tuesday. Dreyer says Ritter appears to have multiple rib fractures on his right side. Dreyer says Ritter is being treated at Denver... more »

• Colorado governor to announce more budget cuts

  January 27, 2010 11:44 AM

  Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is going to reveal details of his $50 million plan to re-balance the current fiscal year state budget. Todd Saliman, the governor's budget director, says the cuts are needed because of higher-than-expected Medicaid caseload growth and previous cuts that Ritter backed away from. Those include $4.5... more »

• Gov. Ritter studies worker comp insurer sale

  January 20, 2010 2:03 PM

  Gov. Bill Ritter's chief counsel says the governor is meeting with an investment banker to study the possible sale of the state's interest in Pinnacol Assurance, a state-chartered workers compensation insurer. Chief counsel Trey Rogers said Wednesday that Ritter hasn't decided whether the state should sell its share but... more »

• Hickenlooper announces he is running for governor

  January 12, 2010 2:01 PM

  Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper announced his candidacy for governor Tuesday afternoon. Saying it is a privilege to live in Colorado, Hickenlooper says he understands the difficulties facing Colorado in the midst of a recession, but says he's up to the challenge. During his announcement speech, Hickenlooper recalled his introduction... more »

• Ritter's Colorado Promise unfulfilled

  January 10, 2010 9:01 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter's decision not to seek a second term will leave him with a mixed legacy. When he was elected in 2006, Ritter issued his "Colorado Promise." It was a 54-page pledge to insure hundreds of thousands of Coloradans, boost higher education funding and fix the state's aging transportation... more »

• Gov. Ritter to visit Lamar Tuesday evening

  November 23, 2009 12:41 PM

  Gov. Bill Ritter will make a rare appearance on the eastern plains of Southern Colorado Tuesday evening. The governor will attend a Town Hall Meeting in Lamar at 5:30 pm. He plans to address the state's struggling economy. The meeting is expected to last an hour. It will... more »