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Man Accused Of Threatening Sen. Bennet Staffers
DENVER (AP) – A Colorado man is accused of threatening to set fire around Sen. Michael Bennet’s office and shoot members of his staff, prompting authorities to step up patrols around the senator’s home...
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The NREL Budget Smokescreen
Rep. Doug Lamborn, from Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, was one of nine Republican Congressmen to sign a letter last week encouraging that all federal funding be cut from the National Renewable...
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Local Economist Weighs In On National Debt Debate
DENVER (CBS4)- On Capitol Hill, Republicans and Democrats are fighting over spending cuts that will accompany the debt deal. Both sides say they’re making progress, but not enough to put an end to the...
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Brooke’s Bargains: Reasons To Feel Better About Your 401k
DENVER (CBS4) – Watching the stock market swings puts all of us on edge — mainly because of three little numbers and a letter: 401(k). The closer you are to retirement, the more concerning this is. In...
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DOJ: Man Took Dead Mother’s Social Security
DENVER (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Hudson man collected nearly $22,000 over two years after his mother died. U.S. Attorney John Walsh said Thursday that 55-year-old Wayne Henry Ackermann of...
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Udall’s Amendment Would Have Congress Balance Budget Every Year
DENVER (CBS4) – As the federal debt soars to $15 trillion, a Colorado senator is fighting for a constitutional amendment that would require Congress balance the budget every year. There will be a vote...
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Seniors Wait For Tax Relief As Colorado Mulls Budget
DENVER (AP) – Bonnie Prante, a 78-year-old Denver retiree, paid her monthly bills recently and had $42 left in her checking account for groceries. She and other senior homeowners are watching closely...
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Opinion: Romney’s 47% Don’t Pay Taxes Remark Shows He’s Exactly Who We...
To paraphrase the former Arizona Cardinals head coach Dennis Green: “Mitt Romney is who we thought he was.” The recently released tape of Romney speaking to donors at a closed door fundraiser has...
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Opinion: Romney Denigrates 47% Not Paying Taxes As He Uses Loopholes Trying...
Last May, Mitt Romney talked to a room full of wealthy donors about the leeches on the American system. The video has just surfaced and it has put Mitt Romney further on the defensive. Romney...
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Getting Real about Social Security
As I was reading various articles online on Tuesday, a headline caught my eye. The story was about how to estimate the Social Security benefits you will receive when you retire. At first, I thought it...
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Opinion: Republicans Endorse Todd Akin As Senate Chances Slip Away
The Republican Party has flip-flopped of Congressman Todd Akin of Missouri. In August they were demanding that he leave the Senate race. Today, the same people are embracing the national embarrassment...
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Opinion: Despite Obama Attacks Romney Will Win The Senior Vote
Senior citizens – Americans in the 65-year-old and older bracket – have a higher percentage of voters than any other age group according to data accumulated throughout past elections. The good news...
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Opinion: Unlike Obama, Romney Has A Plan To Save Social Security
The reason that so many Romney-supporters are looking forward to the presidential debates is because GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has many plans for “hot topic” issues that aren’t being...
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Opinion: In A Cautious Debate Obama Gets The Points He Needed
Like the first few rounds of a heavy weight fight, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama spent a cautious night together mostly dancing around each other. Each made their points, but not aggressively so....
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CBS Local Presidential Forum: Obama/Romney: Talk Jobs, Economy and Government
By Carol Cain CBS62 With the economy clearly driving the 2012 race for the White House Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama took turns at bat to talk up their plans to help create jobs as CBS...
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Opinion: Ryan-Biden Vice Presidential Debate Necessarily Spirited
The most difficult part of the sole vice presidential debate of 2012 was for GOP vice presidential challenger Paul Ryan not to appear like a bully, and he accomplished that goal superbly. It would...
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Opinion: Joe Biden Schooled Paul Ryan With Facts And Substance
Mitt Romney’s apprentice salesman stepped on the stage last night and delivered his talking points, but little more. Throughout the night, Joe Biden delivered lesson after lesson to the ambitious...
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Opinion: Romney Clearly Won The Debate – Again
The second presidential debate between GOP presidential challenger Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama was quite different from the first due to the town hall format and due to the fact that...
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Right Or Wrong, The Fiscal Cliff Is A Deep Drop-Off
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – As we approach Thanksgiving and members of Congress travel over the river and through the woods, they may find themselves emerging from the woods at the edge of the cliff. The...
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Rep. Polis Says Fiscal Cliff Contingency Plan Already In The Works
DENVER (CBS4) – Senate negotiators are pessimistic about avoiding the fiscal cliff. Talks seem to have broken down but there is a contingency plan already in the works. The latest from Capitol Hill is...
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