From The Durango Herald (Joe Hanel):
Lamm pressed Hickenlooper on his promises to be friendly to business, asking which regulations he would change. Hickenlooper pointed to the gas and oil rules adopted in 2008. Most of them work, but some were too burdensome without being helpful, he said. The only specific example he gave was a rule that requires produced water from coal-bed methane to be injected into the ground. It doesn’t make sense for the area around Trinidad, he said. Hickenlooper thinks it is important to have an inclusive process for adopting new rules for businesses. “Find a place where those being regulated are satisfied,” as well as people who want tighter rules, he said.
Meanwhile, here’s a report on polling in the governor’s race from The Denver Daily News. From the article:
The Colorado governor’s race is increasingly looking like a contest between Democrat John Hickenlooper and independent Tom Tancredo, according to Rasmussen. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Colorado voters shows Hickenlopper still ahead with 43-percent support, but Tancredo now earns 35 percent of the vote, his best showing so far. Republican candidate Dan Maes trails with 16 percent. One percent like another candidate in the race, and five percent are undecided. The survey of 750 Likely Voters in Colorado was conducted on Oct. 3.
More 2010 Colorado elections coverage here.