(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%
With debate stalled in the U.S. Senate over a measure to reauthorize federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which lapsed due to congressional incompetence last month, ProgressNow Colorado, the state’s largest online progressive advocacy organization, released a “sequel” to Sen. Cory Gardner’s 2014 campaign ad in which Gardner cited “cancellation letters” for […]
Today on the Get More Smarter Show, your hosts Jason Bane and Alan Franklin wear some stupid masks for Halloween, make some predictions about candidates for Governor in 2018, and break out their favorite moments from Vicki Marble and the Cub Scout Tapes. Then, Jason interviews Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cary Kennedy. To jump ahead to the Kennedy interview, skip forward […]
Your deliberately oversimplified glance at what happened in Colorado this week. NOTE: In response to reader suggestions, we’ve changed the Week In Review format. Instead of graphing the week’s stories from “high brow” to “low brow,” we’ve changed that axis in the Week in Review to plot from “uniting” to “divisive.” We hope readers find […]
UPDATE: From Jeff Hunt of Colorado Christian University’s Centennial Institute: No wedge issue here. We’re not happy with any government official taking money from the marijuana industry. Republican or Democrat. — jeffhunt (@jeffhunt) October 10, 2017 Time for a conference call. —– As the Grand Junction Sentinel’s Charles Ashby reports, some are calling it a […]
Monday Update: The recent decision to proceed with large-scale oil and gas development in the upper headwaters of the North Fork of the Gunnison river, at Bull Mountain, is gaining national attention, with coverage by AP and an article in the Denver Post. BLM Approves Master Plan for Drilling in North Fork Valley The Bureau […]
Your deliberately oversimplified glance at what happened in Colorado this week. Majority of Broncos kneel during national anthem Denver among 3 cities being eyed for future Winter Olympics, U.S. officials say If approved by the city, this proposed 90-story structure would be the tallest building in Denver 2 Coloradans and new friends became world record […]
(ICYMI…) Today on the Get More Smarter Show: your hosts Jason Bane and Alan Franklin talk Tom Tancredo, who’s up and who’s down in the gubernatorial races on both sides, and break down the hype over the upcoming special session of the Colorado legislature. Then stay tuned for an in-depth interview with Joe Neguse, a […]
Your deliberately oversimplified glance at what happened in Colorado this week. Rate of Coloradans without health insurance at record low Google buys land, buildings at Boulder campus for $131M The State of Colorado Is Being Sued By…the Colorado River? Colorado’s $68.7 million from VW emissions-cheating settlement will replace older vehicles, fund electric charging stations ‘Pay […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Sarah Metsch is not afraid. She’s fired up. As the U.S. Senate considers yet another bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act and cut Medicaid, Americans who depend on Medicaid in-home services to get through their daily lives are speaking out. Earlier this year, a group of brave protesters with disabilities […]
Your deliberately oversimplified glance at what happened in Colorado this week. Construction crew unearths triceratops skull in Colorado Hickenlooper-Kasich health care proposal calls for retaining individual mandate, funding CSRs Trading booze for water: Colorado brewers halt production to can water for hurricane-ravaged Texas A Taste of Colorado, Telluride Film Festival and more: 5 Things to […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Denver City Council Chambers were packed Monday night with an overflow crowd, wearing white to show support of immigrants and refugees, cheering Denver City Council’s passing of the Public Safety Enforcement Priorities Act. (PSEPA) The PSEPA ordinance codifies a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Share” policy for requesting immigration documents, while also preserving […]
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: 9NEWS has from the final town hall in Lakewood: —– UPDATE: Round 2 live now from Greeley via KDVR: —– KRDO-TV reporting from the first of three public town halls going on today held by Sen. Cory Gardner at Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs early this morning–where the short notice and […]
UPDATE #3: The Denver Post’s Jesse Paul reports from the scene–hoo boy: U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner was shouted at and derided during a Durango town hall Friday afternoon that was slated to center on the Gold King Mine but which focused on anything but, as an unruly-at-times crowd pressed the Republican on health care. “Why […]
TUESDAY UPDATE: This episode of the Get More Smarter Show makes some local news, via Ernest Luning: Republican gubernatorial candiate Victor Mitchell says he’s often called the “nice Donald Trump” in a video interview posted online Monday, but also says he’ll decline to campaign with Trump in Colorado if he wins the GOP nomination next year. […]
Your deliberately oversimplified glance at what happened in Colorado this week. Colorado Springs-based supertanker gets approval to fight U.S. wildfires This Drone Could Solve the Front Range’s Air Pollution Problem Michelle Obama visits Denver as one of first appearances after White House Aurora Police Chief Nick Metz: ‘If U.S. Military won’t take you, Aurora PD […]
Denver7’s Oscar Contreras reporting from the Western Conservative Summit in Denver this weekend, where disability-rights activists from the group ADAPT continued their highly visible bedevilment of Sen. Cory Gardner over the GOP’s continuing attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act: At least two people were escorted out Friday evening as Sen. Cory Gardner gave a […]
The Senate health care bill is not in Colorado’s best interests. Call our Senators and let them know that. Cory Gardner – (303) 391-5777 Michael Bennet – (303) 455-7600
Today on the Get More Smarter Show: your hosts Jason Bane and Alan Franklin talk health care politics and the 2018 electoral landscape. Then stay tuned for an in-depth interview with Rep. Alec Garnett of Denver, who helped close some of the biggest deals of the 2017 Colorado legislative session! Rep. Garnett and Jason talk […]
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. […]
Happy 150th birthday, hosers. 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… ► A group of protestors with […]
UPDATE #4 (Friday, 11:15 am): Outside of the Denver City Jail this morning, supporters wait for news on the status of protestors arrested at Sen. Gardner’s office: —– UPDATE #3: Denver PD now disputing Gardner’s contention that he did not order the protesters’ arrest: Breaking: @DenverPolice tell me these arrests were acting on a signed complaint […]
UPDATE: Denver7’s Blair Miller, still going strong after 24 hours: The protesters first took up residence in Gardner’s Denver office Tuesday afternoon, just hours after Senate Republicans decided not to try and vote on the Senate’s version of the bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017. The office is in a large office building […]
Your deliberately oversimplified glance at what happened in Colorado this week. Protesters plan to greet Mike Pence in ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ garb at Focus on the Family in speech in Colorado Springs Colorado students given $420,000 in marijuana tax-funded scholarships Xcel Energy gets go-ahead to modernize power grid and recoup costs Greeley man helps lead storm […]
UPDATE #2: Via Talking Points Memo: Rank-and-file Senate Republicans had one thing in common with their Democratic counterparts in the health care debate Tuesday: Most did not know exactly what is going to be in the GOP Obamacare repeal legislation expected to be unveiled Thursday and put up for a vote as soon as next week. […]
ProgressNow Colorado executive director Ian Silverii sits down with Rep. Leslie Herod for a Facebook Live interview on the Colorado legislative session and civil asset forfeiture.
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