Tag: election news
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State lawmakers take on ‘invisible killer’
DENVER • In Manitou Springs last month, 22-year old Kelly Murphy, a wife and mother, lost her life to carbon monoxide poisoning. In November, the odorless gas claimed the lives of the four members of the Lofgren family, who were vacationing in Aspen. Last week, a Greeley ice arena was emptied and 14 people hospitalized…
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Groups vow to fight TABOR repeal effort
Three citizens groups are gearing up to oppose a possible ballot measure in the April election to repeal Colorado Springs’ Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. The measure hasn’t been officially recommended to the City Council. That’s likely to happen Tuesday, when the council meets with the Sustainable Funding Committee, a volunteer group that’s been studying how…
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Colorado voters reject affirmative action ban
DENVER – Colorado voters have rejected a proposal to ban state affirmative action programs, becoming the first state in the nation to say “No” to a ballot measure passed by four other states.Amendment 46 would have barred state officials from considering race or gender in decisions on hiring, contracting and admissions to public colleges and…
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Fears of a Dem crackdown lead to boom in gun sales
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – When 10-year-old Austin Smith heard Barack Obama had been elected president, he had one question: Does this mean I won’t get a new gun for Christmas?That brought his mother, the camouflage-clad Rachel Smith, to Bob Moates Sports Shop on Thursday, where she was picking out that special 20-gauge shotgun – one of…
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Obama results show gains in key religious voters
In building a winning coalition of religious voters, Barack Obama cut into the so-called God gap that puts frequent worshippers in the Republican column, won Catholics, made inroads with younger evangelicals, and racked up huge numbers with minorities and people with no religious affiliation.By some measures, the faith-based equivalent of the red and blue map…
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Bush seeks seamless transition to Obama
WASHINGTON – President Bush says he’ll meet with President-elect Barack Obama next week as his administration works to achieve a seamless transition of power to the Democrat.Bush talked outside the White House as he gathered with a host of Executive Mansion and administration workers to urge cooperation with the Obama team on the transition that…
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Chalk school tax rejections up to a tough economy
With the economy in tatters, few voters in El Paso County were willing to open their pocketbooks to benefit K-12 education. Voters rejected three of four requests for local mill-levy overrides, a clear message this isn’t the time to increase taxes for schools. “It’s a tough economy and people hunkered down,” said Mike Miles, superintendent…
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Obama picks Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama pivoted quickly to begin filling out his new administration on Wednesday, selecting hard-charging Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff while aides stepped up the pace of transition work that had been cloaked in pre-election secrecy.Several Democrats confirmed that Emanuel had been offered the job. While it…
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Obama victory sparks speculation about Kansas gov
TOPEKA, Kan. – Barack Obama’s victory in the presidential race has intensified speculation that Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will join his Cabinet, and she didn’t rule it out Wednesday.”I’m always flattered to have my name in circulation,” she said during a news conference. “I want to be helpful any way I can.”Even before Tuesday’s election, fellow…
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Voter turnout best in generations
WASHINGTON – Voters cast their ballots in numbers not seen in at least 40 years, as millions of Americans picked their president early and waited in lines that stretched the lengths of blocks and buildings.It looks like about 133.3 million people voted for president, based on preliminary results from the country’s precincts tallied and projections…