(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(D) Julie Gonzales
(R) Janak Joshi
80%
40%
20%
(D) Jena Griswold
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Hetal Doshi
50%
40%↓
30%
(D) Jeff Bridges
(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
50%↑
40%↓
30%
(D) Diana DeGette*
(D) Wanda James
(D) Milat Kiros
80%
20%
10%↓
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Alex Kelloff
(R) H. Scheppelman
60%↓
40%↓
30%↑
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) E. Laubacher
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
30%↑
20%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Jessica Killin
55%↓
45%↑
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(D) B. Pettersen*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Shannon Bird
(D) Manny Rutinel
45%↓
30%
30%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
TUESDAY UPDATE: The stupid…it burns… Here’s Rep. Ken “Dildo” DeGraaf (R-Colorado Springs) arguing that the State of Colorado should begin doing genetic identification of post-abortion remains in order to identify the responsible male so that he can repay the state somehow: Or, if you prefer, here’s Rep. Larry Don Suckla (R-Montezuma County) telling a […]
As Seth Klamann reports for the Denver Post, the nominal second priority of the special session of the Colorado General Assembly set to convene on Thursday after mitigating the effects of the billion-dollar hole in the state budget opened by the passage of the federal “We’re All Going To Die Act” budget bill is for […]
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: John Wenzel of The Denver Post has more on the proposed sale and reaches many of the same conclusions: A proposed merger between the parent companies of two of Denver’s top TV news operations could result in layoffs, consolidation and programming changes, according to media experts. Fox31 KDVR parent company Nexstar Media Group, […]
Brian Eason of The Colorado Sun has expanded on a story in last week’s “Unaffiliated” newsletter that we mentioned previously about the folly of cutting taxes as an effort to boost the economy and employment — particularly with Colorado’s unusual TABOR budgetary restrictions. This issue is popping up again ahead of Thursday’s special legislative session […]
As the Colorado Springs Gazette’s Marianne Goodland reports, the ongoing internal conflict within the morally headless Colorado House GOP minority caucus escalated again yesterday with the filing of a campaign finance complaint against Rep. Ron Weinberg of Loveland, who is already beset by allegations of serial sexual harassment that scuttled his short-lived bid to serve […]
Today, Colorado General Assembly leaders met at the Capitol to get reports on the expected impact to Colorado’s budget this year from passage of the Republican federal budget reconciliation bill: a budget that was balanced during this year’s session as required by the state constitution, now coming up short by an estimated billion dollars as […]
“No man is rich enough to buy back his past.” –Oscar Wilde
awesome + uniting Colorado beats Florida State and Ole Miss for 4-star LB Rodney Colton Denver Museum of Nature & Science finds nearly 70-million-year-old dinosaur fossil This weekend’s Colorado Black Arts Festival celebrates nearly 4 decades of centering diversity in the arts awesome + controversy Screw the Haters: Katy Perry Exceeded Expectations on the Lifetimes […]
As Colorado Public Radio’s Sam Brasch reports, thanks to the passage of the “We’re All Going To Die Act” Republican budget bill, generous federal tax credits to incentivize the purchase of all-electric cars are going away this coming October–years before their original sunset in 2032. Combined with state tax credits also facing cuts due to […]
Now that President Trump has signed his “big, beautiful, bullshit bill” into law, we’re getting a better sense of just how bad things are going to get as a result of cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from social safety net programs so that rich people can finally get a nice tax break. There is […]
New polling data from KFF makes it clear that President Trump’s “big beautiful bullshit bill” — what we have taken to calling the “We’re All Going to Die Act” — is about as beloved by Americans as genital warts. According to the latest health tracking poll from KFF (formerly the Kaiser Family Foundation): The “One […]
Happy Dia dos Namorados. Please celebrate responsibly. Let’s 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 an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. Warm Up Those Brains… ► Colorado is saying […]
Following the antisemitic terror attack in Boulder just over a week ago that injured 15 people at a march in support of Jewish hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, local Republicans led by freshman Rep. Gabe Evans rushed to lay blame for the attack on Colorado’s so-called “sanctuary state” policies, despite the fact that the […]
Republican Rep. Gabe Evans of Ft. Lupton has gone from State Representative to Member of Congress to a walking punchline over the course of the last 12 months. For all of the career changes Evans has undergone in the last year, he’s going to have a hard time shaking his new clownish reputation. Here’s how […]
awesome + uniting Denver’s wet May eclipses Pacific Northwest rainfall numbers Colorado governor signs bill increasing family leave for parents of NICU babies Denver Chalk Art Festival returns to Denver awesome + controversy The return of the miller moths in Colorado: Why their migration is important for pollination Colorado law requiring people buying guns to […]
As NBC News reports, negotiations over the “We’re All Going To Die Act” among Republicans in the U.S. Senate have apparently taken a turn towards what was at the beginning of the budget negotiation process under President Donald Trump assured by all including Trump to be “off the table”–cuts to Medicare, the extremely popular health […]
Colorado lawmakers in Congress on Thursday introduced a bipartisan resolution related to last weekend’s antisemitic attack on a group of Jewish demonstrators in Boulder. That resolution, which you can read in full HERE, was signed by all but two members of Colorado’s Congressional delegation. According to a press release from the office of Rep. Joe […]
Our deliberately oversimplified glance at what’s happening in Colorado. awesome + uniting Parker police use drone to find child who didn’t return from playground Colorado hookless cactus thrives, exits endangered species list Bobcat hangs out in Colorado home, not impressed with capture efforts awesome + controversy Denver’s revamped 16th Street draws thousands for sold-out EDM […]
The Colorado Rockies have three more chances in May to get to 10 wins for the season; the Rockies are on track to become the losingest team in the history of Major League Baseball. Let’s Get More Smarter! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good […]
Shhhh…don’t talk about it (lest we jinx things), but it may have stopped raining. Let’s 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 an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. Get Smarter Today […]
It’s been a mighty blustery couple of days. Let’s 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 an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. Get Smarter Today About: Medicaid cuts move closer; Republicans […]
Today is Peace Officer Memorial Day; Governor Jared Polis has ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset. Let’s 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 an audio learner, check out The Get More […]
Readers will recall a controversy last year after the Jefferson County Republican Party led at the time by chair Nancy Pallozzi announced a fundraising event starring then-South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who now serves as the Secretary of Authoritarian Cosplay Homeland Security under President Donald Trump based on qualifications that have never been precisely articulated. […]
Enjoy the sun today before it cools off a bit later in the week. Although, with so many federal job cuts at NOAA and the National Weather Service, who the hell knows? Let’s Get More Smarter! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). […]
Today officially marks the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. In order to celebrate this milestone, the White House and the rest of the Trump administration did what they do best: Make things up. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt opened her press conference today by reading through seven minutes […]
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