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BREAKING: Ed Perlmutter Will Exit Gubernatorial Race
UPDATE #2: State Sen. Andy Kerr, a candidate to replace Perlmutter in Congress: Ed Perlmutter has been a friend, a mentor, and a hardworking public servant for the people of Adams and Jefferson Counties. I wish him nothing but the best in whatever path he chooses next. —– UPDATE: Peter Marcus at the Colorado Springs […]
Trusted Charted Bus Companies
Last year, I invited my students to go on vacation together. Aside from boosting their knowledge and skill, I did this fun activity to make them happy and free from stress. At that moment, I brought them to visit nation museum, bird park, and sea world in another city. I was very happy when seeing […]
Gardner Remains Committed to Obamacare Repeal
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Citing the case of an English child with a degenerative brain disease, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) remains committed to repealing and replacing Obamacare, and he’s “been told” the U.S. Senate has made progress toward writing viable legislation. “And the alternative is a single-payer healthcare system, and look what happened in […]
Get More Smarter on Thursday (July 6)
Today is National Fried Chicken Day; this is a pretty good Colorado-related marketing stunt. It’s time to Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show. […]
Tipton Gets Hopeful 2018 Opponent
As the Grand Junction Sentinel reported exclusively this morning, popular Democratic state Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush of Steamboat Springs will challenge incumbent GOP Rep. Scott Tipton in 2018, taking another high-profile shot at a congressional seat Tipton has held comfortably since winning election in 2010: In an exclusive interview with The Daily Sentinel earlier this […]
Williams Fence-Straddles Trump “Voter Fraud” Witch Hunt
.@COsecofstate should not be complicit in a politically-motivated federal campaign to intimidate voters and suppress the vote. #copolitics https://t.co/Y7aP9Gy8E7 — ACLU of Colorado (@ACLUofColorado) June 30, 2017 A controversy that sprang up heading into the long holiday weekend, which we expect is driving a lot of political discussions at Independence Day celebrations among Colorado’s politically […]
Colorado Week in Review: 6/30/17
Elite smokejumpers train locally Fireworks in Colorado 2017: Find all Colorado fireworks shows from Denver, Aurora, Boulder and more Report: Colorado has best economy in US Colorado Springs cop released from ICU after Pence motorcade crash Aurora Fair Brings A Wealth of Services to the Homeless Drivers: Expect heavy Fourth of July traffic for next […]
Reporters should be clear about who’s backing the baker who discriminated against a gay couple
In wide coverage of the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a Colorado case in which a bakery refused to sell a wedding cake to a gay couple, reporters are almost universally failing to mention that the powerful legal organization backing the bakery has a long history of opposition to same-sex marriage, LGBT […]
Beware Koch Brothers Bearing Gifts
Americans For Prosperity-Colorado, the well-funded conservative message group tied to the Koch Brothers empire of political advocacy organizations, is launching a campaign that’s fairly unusual at first glance–praising Democrats for a bill passed this year on charter school funding: Americans for Prosperity Colorado launched a “Thank you” ad campaign, acknowledging state legislators from both sides […]
Buck Blasts U.S. Chamber of Commerce
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) The schism between business groups and some members of the Republican Party in Colorado came into sharp focus Saturday when U.S. Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), speaking on conservative radio, lit into the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In an interview about his book Drain the Swamp, Buck was asked by KNUS 710-AM’s […]
Colorado Week in Review: 6/16/17
Denver introduces program for safe LGBTQ+ spaces Thousands to descend on downtown for annual Pride festival Not a pop-up shop. Not a pop-up bar. There’s a new pop-up park downtown Prime Now, Amazon’s 1-hour delivery service, launches in Denver The proposed rules of public pot consumption at Denver businesses The surprising Colorado city that has […]
Good news! Week of June 11- 17, 2017
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Small victories, local heroes, sweet stories, random kindnesses, unexpected grace, cold justice served up on a hot plate…that’s what this diary is about. As always, your interpretation of what is “good news” is probably different than mine. And that’s fine. Something I’m missing? Add it in the comments. LGBT: Massive Marches […]
Rep. Doug Lamborn: “Abortion Is Not Health Care”
As the Denver Post’s Jesse Paul reports, Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs wants to make extra-super sure that the Senate’s forthcoming Obamacare repeal legislation doesn’t make anything easier on women who need abortions: U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Colorado Springs Republican, has penned a letter signed by 70 members of the U.S. House asking […]
Joe Neguse Running For CD-2
UPDATE: Neguse makes it official: Joe is running for Congress because, as a first generation American, he has been driven all his life to give back to the community, state and country that have given him and his family the freedom and opportunity to succeed, and he has worked hard to ensure that others have […]
CD-2 GOP Primary: Nikkel vs. Lundberg?
With Rep. Jared Polis now running for governor of Colorado instead of re-election to his CD-2 seat, Republicans can be reasonably expected to mount a more vigorous challenge in 2018 than they might have otherwise. In 2014 and 2016, Rep. Polis faced two Republican challenges who could best be described as “minor candidates,” and defeated […]
Get More Smarter on Friday (June 9)
“The President is not a liar.” Welcome to the history books, Sarah Huckabee Sanders. It’s time to Get More Smarter! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show. TOP OF MIND TODAY… […]
Get More Smarter on Thursday (June 8)
Slow news day, eh? Well, except for that Comey thing. It’s time to Get More Smarter! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show. TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Former FBI […]
Daily D’oh: Comey’s Senate Testimony Will be BRUTAL for Trump
There is so much breaking news lately on the ever-widening allegations about Russian ties to the Trump campaign that it can be difficult to keep track of everything. With that in mind, we’ve created what we’re calling “The Daily D’oh!” to help you stay up-to-date on President Trump and the rest of the White House staff as more […]
What you can do to fight back this week (June 5)
Last week, Trump announced that our nation will abandon the historic 195-country Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change. Trump’s speech justifying this decision has been ridiculed worldwide for having no basis in reality. Then in Colorado, the truth struck back. Gov. John Hickenlooper condemned the decision to abandon […]
Phil Anschutz Eats The Colorado Statesman
As the Denver Business Journal’s Neil Westergaard reports, an icon of Colorado political news is being absorbed into Republican billionaire Phil Anschutz’s growing media empire–and the loser is, well, all of us: The Colorado Statesman, a venerable political and public policy weekly newspaper and website that has been in continuous publication since 1898 in Denver, […]
Get More Smarter on Wednesday (May 31)
And that’s that for the month of May. Hope it was good to you. It’s time to Get More Smarter! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show. TOP OF MIND […]
Get More Smarter on Tuesday (May 30)
After a long and (hopefully) relaxing Holiday Weekend, we’re here to help you get caught up on all things political in Colorado and beyond. It’s time to Get More Smarter! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of a visual learner, […]
Finish Your Damn Job, Faye Griffin (Again)
Faye Griffin will still be serving as an elected official in Jefferson County long after your children’s children have come and gone — even if Jeffco Republicans have to get her cryogenically frozen in order to make it happen. It looks like we need to update a long-running saga involving Griffin’s political history in Jefferson County. Current […]
Tipton Doesn’t Believe CBO Score That Makes Him Look Terrible
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its score of the GOP healthcare legislation (Trumpcare 2.0/American Health Care Act) late Wednesday, and the numbers are absolutely terrible for Congressional Republicans. Thursday’s front page of the Denver Post summed up the bad news in pretty stark terms, as you can see from the image at right. Colorado Republicans took […]