(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%
The Colorado Independent's Tessa Cheek reports on action Monday in the GOP-controlled Colorado Senate Business, Labor, and Technology Committee to advance freshman Sen. Laura Waters Woods' first priority as a lawmaker: repealing the 2013 Colorado Civil Rights Enforcement Act, which gave workers in businesses under 15 employees remedies closer to those aready available under federal […]
WEDNESDAY UPDATE #2: FOX 31's Eli Stokols: After a couple weeks of speculation that Republicans, who control the committee, were considering an amendment that would have rolled back the comprehensive sex education program Democrats enacted last year — effectively daring Democrats to vote against their own bill aimed at helping victims of child sexual abuse […]
Has anyone seen the Denver Nuggets? We still have a team, right? It's time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below. TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Two of the most controversial pieces of legislation in recent memory are being discussed […]
(Like Dave Balmer says, everybody deserves a second chance – Promoted by Colorado Pols) It appears that the entire front-range media missed one of the most exciting election stories of 2014: the resurrection of failed GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis! McInnis, who was taken down by wizard Dan Maes in the 2010 Republican primary, won […]
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: Adams County GOP vice chairman John Sampson responds (via his Facebook page), after reader Elliot Fladen alerts him to the existence of this blog post: Elliot, went to the link, read the post. First, I know Mr. Salzman from prior encounters. Second, what they quoted was the quote from THE ARTICLE, not from […]
Still nursing that hangover from celebrating "Family Day" in Canada yesterday? It's time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below. TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► The Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee will hear testimony today on SB15-091, also […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Pueblo County's Republican Chair, Becky Mizel, isn't known for pulling her punches, but she hit particularly hard at her fellow Republicans in a recent interview on KNUS' Peter Boyles Show. The fight roiling the state GOP is reaching a frenzy leading up to the March 14 vote on whether to retain Republican State […]
When the Republican members of the Senate Education Committee were first announced back in November, it didn't take a crystal ball to predict the nuttiness that was sure to ensue once the legislature convened in January. After all, we're talking about a single room with chairs reserved for the likes of Senators Tim Neville, Laura […]
Only 7 more shopping days left until President's Day. It's time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below. GET READY FOR THIS… ► Senator Laura Waters Woods (R-Arvada) presents SB15-069 in the Senate Business, Labor, and Technology committee today. Also […]
We've been talking for a few days about a bill making its way through the one-seat majority Colorado Senate, Senate Bill 15-077–the so-called "Parent's Bill of Rights" that would reaffirm generally existing rights parents have in Colorado to opt children out of vaccinations, sexual education, and other "controversial" subjects. In addition to wading into the […]
(What an injustice! – Promoted by Colorado Pols) The Colorado Statesman’s Marianne Goodland offered up a good tidbit of reporting in an article published yesterday, in which she aired out State Rep. Patrick Neville’s complaint that his gun purchases were twice denied because he failed a background check. But Goodland put the problem in context by also […]
Open up your brain. It's time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below. TODAY IS THE DAY… ► A State House committee will consider the so-called "Death with Dignity" act today (HB15-1135). The legislation would allow terminally-ill Coloradans to seek […]
FOX 31's Eli Stokols reports on the debate yesterday over Senate Bill 15-077, the so-called "Parent's Bill of Rights" legislation that would, among other provisions, reaffirm existing parental rights in Colorado to not vaccinate one's children. As we discussed early this week, Colorado's existing law on this subject is already controverisally lax, allowing parents to […]
Colorado Week in Review Colorado Climate Change: cpr.org/news/blog/report-four-ways-colorado-vulnerable-climate-change Michael Bennet VP: blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2015/01/30/colorado-sen-michael-bennet-vice-president/116873/ #LeftShark Tattoo: denverpost.com/theden/2015/02/03/left-shark-tattoo-born-denver/ Rockmount Cannabis Shirt: esquire.com/blogs/mens-fashion/rockmount-cannabis-cowboy-shirt-020515 Alpine World Skiiing Championships: nytimes.com/2015/02/03/sports/skiing/five-events-to-watch-at-the-alpine-world-ski-championships.html?_r=0 7 gun bills heard at the Capitol: denver.cbslocal.com/2015/02/03/the-political-strategy-of-gop-gun-bills/ Colorado record smashed for biggest flathead catfish: denverpost.com/news/ci_27449646/southern-colorado-man-breaks-catfish-catch-record-slimey Colorado kindergarteners have lowest vaccination rate in the nation: denverpost.com/news/ci_27448970/colorado-kindergartners-have-lowest-measles-vaccination-rate Lance Armstrong hit two parked cars in Aspen, tries […]
It's time for the first Get More Smarter in Colorado Pols history. We're more excited than Tim Neville in a room full of men (no, not like that). TODAY IS THE DAY… ► State Sen. Tim Neville (R-Littleton) will try to explain his "Parent's Bill of Rights/No Rights for Children" (SB15-077) legislation in the […]
After yesterday's story by the Grand Junction Sentinel's Charles Ashby about the death in a GOP-controlled Senate committee of a bill to provide relief to rural communities impacted by layoffs, that paper's editorial board weighed in this morning with a blistering editorial against the chair of the committee responsible: Republican Sen. Ray Scott of Grand […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Conservatives are still wandering around, from interview to interview, saying they want to dump Obamacare. And here's "the key thing," as articulated by freshman Colorado State Senator Tim Neville on the radio Saturday: Neville: "The key thing is the Republican Party, and those of us up in the Senate and the House, […]
Republican Sen. Tim Neville is generally regarded as one of the most stridently conservative members of the Colorado Senate, and so far this year he's had ample opportunity to prove it. As a member of the Senate Business, Labor, and Finance Committee late last month, Neville helped kill the Colorado Pay Equity Commission, which has […]
Together, we can Get More Smarter. As part of our neverending quest to keep you entertained and informed about Colorado politics, we're happy to introduce a new feature to Colorado Pols today. We're calling it Get More Smarter. This new feature is something you've no doubt seen before, but it's new to Colorado Pols, so […]
As Tweeted yesterday by Rep. Ken Buck–a big, big deal! Check out my vote to fully repeal Obamacare. Is that what this was? Good thing, because our imagination was starting to wander.
FOX 31's Eli Stokols reports on a bill up for debate tomorrow in the GOP-held Colorado Senate, either timely or most unfortunately timed given related headlines this week: Federal data Tuesday showing Colorado kindergartners having the lowest immunization rate in the country would seem to illustrate that parents here already have the option of not vaccinating […]
As recorded today from the well of the Colorado Senate, here's the always-entertaining Republican Sen. Vicki Marble, stating her reasons for supporting Senate Bill 15-044–a measure to roll back the state's renewable energy standard. SB15-044 passed the GOP-controlled Colorado Senate on a party-line vote today but is expected to swiftly die in the Democratic-controlled House. Sen. […]
POLS NOTE: What follows may well be the most incredibly ridiculous story we've heard in 2015. So sit back, relax, and try not to get lost in this bizarre tale… —– As readers of Colorado Pols should know by now, Colorado Republicans are in the midst of a heated battle over who should become their […]
While I’ve posted on here a fair bit, my normal account is known as me to enough folks that I felt I needed to create another one to share this info. Because of my position, it’s best not for me to get involved in these sorts of things. But in this case, it’s important enough […]
Neville's bill to have CBI certify machine guns dies on 7-4 vote. Rep. @Dan_Thurlow joins Dems against it. #shocking #coleg — Charles Ashby (@OldNewsman) February 3, 2015 Yesterday's action in the Colorado legislature on guns was mostly a party-line affair, with gun law rollback bills passing in the GOP-held Colorado Senate and dying in the […]
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