Town Hall Disabled man executed in 1939 pardoned in Colorado Washington Post AP DENVER -- A mentally disabled man executed more than 70 years ago has been pardoned in Colorado. Outgoing Gov. Bill Ritter on Friday awarded a posthumous pardon to 23-year-old Joe Arridy, who was executed in 1939 by lethal gas after being convicted ... Gov. Ritter pardons and commutes 28 Denver Post Gov. Bill Ritter to Head New Colorado State University Energy Policy Center EP Magazine Colorado Governor Bill...Read Full Story
Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, a Democrat, talks about a $26 billion plan to aid cash-strapped state governments currently in the U.S. House. Ritter speaks with Margaret Brennan on Bloomberg Television's "InBusiness." (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)Read Full Story
May 4 (Bloomberg) -- Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, a Democrat, talks with Bloomberg's Mark Crumpton and Julie Hyman about the outlook for job growth in alternative energy. Ritter also discusses Colorado's renewable energy standards. (Source: Bloomberg)Read Full Story
COLORADO: Pro-Gun Bills Await Action in Denver
Two crucial pieces of legislation are currently waiting to be heard in the Colorado State Legislature. Emergency Powers legislation (SB 51)is currently awaiting action in the Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee. This bill would remove the Governor’s ability to “suspend or limit the sale, dispensing, or transportation” of firearms during a declared state of emergency. Currently scheduled for a hearing is HB 1094, which...Read Full Story
Chris Dodd will not run again. Byron Dorgan will not run again. Colorado Governor Bill Ritter will not run again. Politico has a story on the run for the exit.
Four top Democrats—including veteran Sens. Chris Dodd and Byron Dorgan—all prepared to pull the plug on their campaigns in a 24-hour period that began Tuesday, and in the process, offered an unnerving glimpse at the perilous election year ahead.
With Dorgan’s stunning retirement announcement Tuesday evening, Democrats are now...Read Full Story
Denver Post reporter Kurtis Lee attended President Obama’s energy speech at Buckley Air Force Base and conducted on-site interviews with former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter and current Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.
DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has donated more than $300,000 of his remaining campaign funds to charities and nonprofit groups. The money is going to help Ethiopians, homeless and hungry Coloradans and Americans needing organ transplants.
Bill Ritter is established as the top anchor at WABC/Channel 7. But since 2001, he has also been the go-to guy for Christmas newscasts.
Ritter, who is Jewish, does not mind logging some holiday hours to help his fellow man (and woman) celebrate the birth of Jesus.
“We now have two Jewish anchors, but before Phil [Lipof] got hired I was the only male Jewish anchor,” Ritter tells FishbowlNY. “You work Christmas Day. It’s the right thing to do...
DENVER — Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has donated more than $300,000 of his remaining campaign funds to charities and nonprofit groups, saying he still hopes to make a difference in the state's future.
The money is going to help Ethiopians,...
DENVER — Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has donated more than $300,000 of his remaining campaign funds to charities and nonprofit groups, saying he still hopes to make a difference in the state's future. The money is going to help Ethiopians ...
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OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 2008  CONTACT. Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370, evan.dreyer@state.co.us  GOV. RITTER CONTINUES HOMELAND ...
JACKSON, Wyo. -- Tom Brokaw will host Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal (FREE'-den-thawl) and Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter on "Meet the Press" on Sunday. Part of the show will be taped Saturday at Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis resort. The topic of the ...