'Fractivists' Follow Governor To Aspen

July 15, 2013 Subscribe · Forward 'Fractivists' Follow Governor To Aspen ASPEN– This tiny resort town, set high above the heavily plied natural-gas fields of the Colorado Front Range, was the unlikely scene on Saturday of the latest clash in the running battle in the state over the controversial natural-gas-extraction method known as fracking. More than 100 anti-fracking protesters gathered outside the Democratic Governors Association meeting held here, waving signs, shouting slogans and staging street-theater scenes in an attempt to draw the attention of Governor John Hickenlooper and the other "important state leaders and presidential hopefuls" in attendance. Continue reading... 2 Broncos Execs Suspected For DUI Arrests Boulder Considers Double-Digit Pot Taxes Gessler Files Suit Against Hick To Set Recall Election Date Rural-Urban Tensions Are Real In Colo., But Few Want 51st State Zimmerman Mugshot Made Of 12,000 Skittles (PHOTO) Governor Signs Historic Legal Marijuana Bills Descendants of Sand Creek Massacre Victims Sue Zimmerman Mugshot Made Of 12,000 Skittles (PHOTO) Bodies Uncovered During School Construction BOB SEMRO The Role of the 'Employer Mandate' in the Affordable Care Act Simply put, the employer-responsibility provision will require some businesses to provide an adequate level of affordable health insurance coverage to their employees or pay a penalty. Calling it a mandate is a bit of a misnomer, because the penalty does not apply to the vast majority of employers. Continue reading... JASON SALZMAN Congressman Apparently Set to Risk U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade Again You may recall that when House Republicans blocked the extension of the U.S. debt ceiling a couple years ago, the stock market went into cardiac arrest and America's credit rating was downgraded. So are you shocked that Rep. Cory Gardner is on the radio talking about doing it again? Continue reading... KAREN MIDDLETON North Carolina, Texas, Colorado: Why Abortion and Reproductive Rights Matter In the coming weeks, NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado will be releasing a scorecard of elected officials and their record supporting -- or not -- women's reproductive health care and abortion rights. You should know who stands with you. And who doesn't. Continue reading... DONALD COHEN Cities and States Should Learn From Edward Snowden On May 20, 29-year-old whistleblower Edward Snowden boarded a plane to Hong Kong and launched a national conversation about government surveillance. But it also exposed what happens when important government functions are outsourced to for-profit companies. Continue reading... MORGAN KISTLER Four Misconceptions About Being in a Military Family There's more to being a military family than what meets the eye. Every single year during transfer season your heart breaks. It breaks when you watch your children say goodbye to their best friends, and when you say goodbye to your best friends. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003