Mike Johnston’s cozy photo-op with the Koch Brother’s AFP

It’s always an odd sight, seeing a Democratic elected official being a featured speaker at a photo-op where many of the attendees were sporting Americans for Prosperity t-shirts over their dress oxfords. In a sign of fidelity, Democratic Senator Mike Johnston even donned the bright yellow… http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/mike-johnstons-cozy-photo-op-koch-brothers-afp/
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Colorado ranks No. 11 in income inequality

Colorado’s overall income grew more than 6 percent between 2009 and 2012, but nearly half of that new money went to the wealthiest 1 percent of Coloradans. In fact, in 2012 the state’s top 1 percent took home nearly 27 times more than the bottom 99 percent, according to new … http://goo.gl/0vIXGC

Mike Johnston’s cozy photo-op with the Koch Brother’s AFP

It’s always an odd sight, seeing a Democratic elected official being a featured speaker at a photo-op where many of the attendees were sporting Americans for Prosperity t-shirts over their dress oxfords. In a sign of fidelity, Democratic Senator Mike Johnston even donned the bright yellow… http://goo.gl/fNBF3D

2000 Bimota Carbon SB8R-S

It’s the ultimate Suzuki-powered Biota

Does an acre of carbon fiber bodywork ever get old? Not in my book. And probably not in the mind of most of our readers. Carbon fiber is like oxygen to mouth breathers, cheerios to toddlers, or profanity to Gordon Ramsey. With its light weight and… http://goo.gl/YJxgXE #Bicycle, #Bimota, #BimotaSB8K, #BimotaTesi3D, #Brake, #Brembo, #California, #CarbonFiberReinforcedPolymer, #EBay, #SportBike

More development planned for Cherry Creek, downtown

The Transit Alliance Citizens’ Academy, 7 week program is the best way in Denver to become familiar with the ways that our evolving transportation infrastructure is transforming the community.  We hear testimonials like: “I cannot recommend it more highly to anyone interested in pu… http://goo.gl/17Ntwr #2024SummerOlympics, #AirPollution, #AmalgamatedTransitUnion, #BayAreaRapidTransit, #NewYorkCity, #Protest, #PublicTransport, #SanFrancisco, #SanFranciscoBayArea, #UnitedStates

Nominate A Qualified Undersecretary Of Domestic Finance Now

 

By Simon Johnson
The Obama administration urgently needs to nominate a qualified individual as Undersecretary for Domestic Finance at the Treasury Department. The Dodd-Frank financial reforms are under sustained and determined attack, and the lack of a confirmed Undersecretary is… http://goo.gl/SMra1j #AntonioWeiss, #BarackObama, #BellagioResortAndCasino, #ConsumerFinancialProtectionBureau, #DoddFrankWallStreetReformAndConsumerProtectionAct, #RepublicanPartyUnitedStates, #RichardCordray, #TheWallStreetJournal, #WallStreet, #WhiteHouse

Consumer, Investor Confidence Hit Eight-Year High

The Rasmussen Consumer Index, which measures consumer confidence on a daily basis, rose four points on Sunday to 121.5, the highest confidence rating since 2007. Consumer confidence is up seven points from a week ago, 14 points from a month ago and 23 points from three months ago.
The Rasmussen… http://goo.gl/S4h6w1

Crowdfunding vs. Hard Money for Real Estate

 Crowdfunding of real estate projects, particularly commercial ones, has made it’s way to Colorado’s Front Range. It may provide a way for small investors to enter commercial real estate investments without resorting to large REITS.

A company called realtyshares describes how … http://goo.gl/XSIEvf #Flipping, #JoeBiden, #Loan, #MunicipalBond, #ObamaAdministration, #PrivateSector, #PublicPrivatePartnership, #RealEstate, #UnitedStatesDepartmentOfAgriculture, #UnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

Want to have cheap, fast Internet? Many cities aren’t allowed to provide it

by Leticia Miranda ProPublica, Jan. 23, 2015, 12:12 p.m.
On Tuesday evening during the State of the Union address, President Obama pledged “to protect a free and open Internet, extend its reach to every classroom, and every community, and help folks build the fastest networks.”… http://goo.gl/P5AP6z #Denver, #Fiber, #Internet

Romney heads GOP pack

Generally, at this stage of the game, it’s mostly about name recognition, and Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee in 2012, is the leader in the race to be the party’s standard-bearer in 2016.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey asked Likely Republican Voters to choose a… http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/romney-heads-gop-pack/ #DemocraticPartyUnitedStates, #MittRomney, #RepublicanPartyUnitedStates, #UnitedStates