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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
6 years
#BREAKING : @BernieSanders endorses Democrat @EmilyForCO Sirota in her HD9 primary challenge against state Rep. Paul @Rosenthal5280 #coleg #copolitics
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1 year
Fresh off his election to the House Democrats' No. 5 elected leadership position, @RepJoeNeguse learned this week that he had more bills signed into law than any other House member in the last Congress, @eluning writes.
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@colo_politics
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1 year
BREAKING: U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse won election to lead the House Democrats' messaging arm, putting the Lafayette Democrat in the No. 5 spot on his party's leadership team in the chamber. (via @eluning )
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
7 years
#BREAKING : @ttancredo will join the race for #Colorado governor, Colorado Politics has learned. #copolitics #coleg
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
3 years
Report: The comms director for @laurenboebert quit after the violent riot at the Capitol. A Cap Hill staffer told @eluning : "I can’t imagine trying to defend her, to guide her, to keep her from stepping in whatever mess." #copolitics
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
3 years
State Sen. Kerry Donovan, D-Vail, has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to challenge U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Silt, for the 3rd Congressional District seat. #COpolitics
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
1 year
. @JenaGriswold was reelected this week as chair of the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State, after the national political organization ran the table in crucial races in the midterm elections. (via @eluning )
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
5 years
Our @joeybunch is back: "Dying was amazingly uneventful. ... I just went. Poof. Everything I could say had already been said."
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
1 year
"It's definitely frustrating to see them fall apart," @pettersen4co told @eluning with a weary laugh. "We can't even get through the (opening) day ... so it definitely makes me fearful for what the next two years are going to look like."
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
6 years
Stapleton: "I am delighted that Bernie Sanders chose not to endorse me."
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
7 years
“There is simply no evidence of widespread voter fraud" in the U.S., @SenBennetCO said. H/t @CoryBooker #copolitics
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
8 months
While running for the Colorado House of Representatives, Rep. Stephanie Vigil spent her days and nights knocking on constituents’ doors. Sometimes to ask for their vote. Sometimes to deliver them food.
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
7 months
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners on Sunday filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the state of Colorado over a law establishing a three-day waiting period to purchase a firearm. (via @mgoodland )
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
6 years
Gold Star father Khizr Khan to headline rally for Democratic congressional candidate @JasonCrowCO6 #COpolitics #COleg (by... @eluning )
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
2 years
ICYMI: Democratic congressional candidate Brittany Pettersen banks more than $200K in 5 days, via @eluning
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
3 years
Democratic firebrand @COChicanoJoe files to run for open state Senate seat, says he will to "hold @GovofCO 's feet to the fire," charges Polis & CO's executive agencies w/ failing to "live up to the spirit" of tough enviro laws passed by #coleg #copolitics
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
3 years
A bill to provide state benefits to LGBT veterans dismissed from the military with a less than honorable discharge because of their sexual orientation or gender identity is on its way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk @GovofCO #COpolitics #COleg
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
6 years
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper and Sen. Michael Bennet also took hits on their job performance, but not like Gardner did. #copolitics
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
7 years
The Trump administration weighed in on the side of the cake shop owner in a brief last week. #SCOTUS #copolitics
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
4 years
"I strongly believe that one person should equal one vote in every election, and whoever gets the most votes should be the president of the United States," the governor said. #COpolitics #2020Election
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
1 year
A soon-to-be-introduced measure backed by some of the General Assembly's most progressive lawmakers would require almost every business in the state to pay employees for the full hours they were scheduled to work, even when sent home. (via @MGoodland )
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
2 years
Colorado's U.S. senators said the proposal seeks to provide states with the resources to recruit and train election workers, while also instituting federal safeguards to shield them from intimidation and threats. (via: @MGoodland )
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
2 years
BREAKING: House Minority Leader Hugh McKean passed away early this morning, according to @COHouseGOP
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
2 years
Tom Sullivan started his day on July 20, 2012, like any other. He got up at 2:30 a.m. to make coffee to get ready for a 4 a.m. post office job. He turned on the TV to catch up on sports scores, but the TV was turned to a news channel. (via: @MGoodland )
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
1 year
“What we’ve been able to do, I really do believe is transformational,” Vice President Kamala Harris said during her stop in Arvada. “What an impact we can have to fast forward what is long overdue on a number of issues.” (via @hnmetzger )
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Colorado Politics
7 years
Conservative Malkin wows ’em on stage in promo of new digital TV gig | #coleg #copolitics
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
2 years
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold will finish the year with nearly $1.4 million in the bank after bringing in more than $1.6 million for the cycle. Both figures smash previous records for the office, @eluning reports.
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
2 years
Sen. Don Coram is the latest prominent Colorado Republican to back Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, who is facing a challenge from prosecutor John Kellner, the GOP district attorney for the 18th Judicial District. (via: @eluning )
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Colorado Politics
1 year
For the first time in state history, leaders of Colorado's Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Southern Ute Indian Tribe gathered at the state Capitol on Wednesday to present their needs to the legislature. (via @hnmetzger )
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
2 years
"Counsel should think long and hard, and do significant pre-filing research and verification, before ever filing a lawsuit like this again," U.S. Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter wrote in his order. #copolitics
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Colorado Politics
10 months
BREAKING: A pair of first-year Democratic lawmakers are suing the Colorado House of Representatives and the chamber's leaders from both parties, alleging lawmakers routinely participate in meetings that break the state laws. (via @hnmetzger )
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
6 years
“When you see injustice, you have to lead by example, so I’ve taken a pledge that I’m not going to take a dime of corporate PAC money,” @JasonCrowCO6 says in the 30-second spot. #copolitics
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
4 years
The second woman to serve as Air Force secretary is endorsing Democrat @JoeBiden for president, saying the former vice president has the "moral compass, the intellect and humanity” she said the country needs in a president. #copolitics #2020Election
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Colorado Politics
9 months
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for a multi-year, multibillion-dollar property tax relief measure to appear on the November ballot, declining to address the argument from a group of largely Republican challengers.
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Colorado Politics
6 years
Colorado's @SenBennetCO and @SenCoryGardner say they’re working together to make sure the program stays in place. #copolitics
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
6 years
Over the last decade, the list price of insulin has jumped by nearly 300%. H/t @DRobCO , @JDRF , @JDRFAdvocacy , @JDRFcos #copolitics #coleg
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Colorado Politics
1 year
After two days of debate and filibuster, the Democrats who control the majority in both chambers of the Colorado General Assembly approved a package of proposals they say will help curb gun violence in the state. (via @MGoodland )
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
7 years
Sirota finds $40,000 donation to Colorado Republicans as oil-and-gas bill was going down | #coleg #copolitics
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Colorado Politics
2 years
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser won an endorsement on Thursday from his Republican predecessor Cynthia Coffman, who called Weiser a "collaborative leader" who has earned her respect for the job he's done.
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Colorado Politics
2 years
“Jared Polis is blatantly using taxpayer dollars to help himself get re-elected," @ColoGOP 's @ColoradoKbb said, adding Democrats "fought to kill and undermine TABOR, but now they are using its benefits to lie to voters." (via: @eluning )
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
1 year
Here's what you need to know: A poll from a Democratic firm shows a neck-and-neck race between @laurenboebert and @AdamForColorado , and a Senate panel advanced a bill to cap minimum income requirements and security deposits for renters.
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Colorado Politics
1 year
Gov. @jaredpolis called Pat Schroeder a "one-of-a-kind leader and barrier breaker."
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@colo_politics
Colorado Politics
4 years
In an exclusive op-ed in #ColoradoPolitics @GovofCO Jared Polis writes that "we have a path before us to make those divisive oil and gas ballot fights a thing of the past" — if Coloradans give new #oilandgas law some time. #copolitics #Colorado
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Colorado Politics
2 years
Between January and May, new voter registrations for Democratic women averaged just under 2,900 per month. The month the Dobbs decision was published, the number jumped to 5,737, almost double the average. (via @MGoodland )
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