Feds maintain right to “approve” any plans offered by Jack Minor – A conservative think tank has warned that federal regulations will ultimately give them power of a state’s health care, even for those states, such as Colorado that have authorized health insurance exchanges. Diane Cohen, senior attorney with the Goldwater Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, [...]
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Staff Reports – Frontier House and Mental Health America will be sponsoring Northern Colorado LEAD Day 2011, this Friday. Colorado Insurance Commissioner Jim Riesberg will be speaking on health care changes as a result of “Obamacare” this Friday, Oct. 14. Northern Colorado Legislative Education and Advocacy Day will be providing grass roots training, information [...]
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Staff ReportsAt Senator Michael Bennet’s Colorado “Thank you tour” in Greeley, Jim Riesberg stated he has declared victory over his opponent Bob Boswell. The final tally appears to favor Riesberg by about 2%. At a meeting of conservatives Wed. morning, Bob Boswell thanked supporters and explained that he had his eyes opened by the attack [...]
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Story and Photo By Jack Minor Recent mailers attacking Bob Boswell appear to be part of a coordinated effort to help elect Democratic candidates across Colorado. A group called Colorado Ethics Watch has accused Boswell of impropriety regarding a fundraising letter he sent out to lobbyists that shared his political views. The text of the [...]
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by Vanessa Dominguez Jim Riesberg is spending his weekends and evenings knocking on doors, handing out flyers, and to make sure the voters of HD 50 know where he stands on important issues. He says this door to door visiting is to combat what he thinks are “mischaracterizations” by his opponents. Riesberg has been criticized [...]
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Story and photos By Jack Minor The recent Evans Fest celebration provided for a fun family time on a budget. Early birds to the fest were able to enjoy a pancake breakfast, a 5K run and 1 mile walk and then a parade near City Park. Hope, a resident who lives on the [...]
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Rep. Jim Riesberg meets with a local constituent at a town hall Story and Photo By Jack Minor On Friday, August 27, the Greeley Gazette will host a debate between the two candidates for Colorado State House District 50. The debate will be held at the Farr Library at 6 p.m. and will focus on [...]
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