The Denver Post: GOP tax plan has become an accounting lie told to American taxpayers
When we endorsed the GOP tax reform plan two weeks ago, we had the basic expectation that Republicans would be intellectually honest in their pursuit of a lower corporate tax rate and a more fair individual tax code.
Sadly, we assumed too much.
Unable to keep their tax giveaway within the massive limits of $1.4 trillion over a decade, Republicans amended the House plan to make many of the proposed reductions in individual tax rates temporary.
Registered voters on the eve of the 2026 primaries | Cronin & Loevy
Tom Cronin Bob Loevy
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Updated 23 hours ago
The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office has published the latest voter registration figures for the state and its counties as of June. Colorado ranks among the highest states for independent, or unaffiliated, voters. Only Alaska and Massachusetts have more. New Hampshire, New Jersey, Maine and Oregon also rank highly. So here...
A decade after Standing Rock protests, Dakota Access oil pipeline segment gets OK | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
The Associated Press
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Updated 4 days ago
NORTH DAKOTA Pipeline segment OK’d BISMARCK — Federal officials on May 21 gave final approval for the Dakota Access oil pipeline to continue operating its contentious Missouri River crossing, an outcome that comes nearly a decade after boisterous protests against...
Rep. Jeff Crank thinks Democrats are too focused on Trump, not enough on Colorado Springs | Vince Bzdek
Vince Bzdek
vince.bzdek@gazette.com
Updated 20 hours ago
For U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank, who’s unopposed in the Republican primary for the 5th Congressional District but the main target of both candidates in the lively Democratic primary, the big question in the midterms is not who will stand up...
Colorado Politics Calendar June 22-28
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 4 days ago
CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances,...
Vice president attends Denver event to support energy freedom; more news from the past | A LOOK BACK
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
Forty-Five Years Ago This Week: Vice President George H.W. Bush flew to Denver to address the annual meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Landmen, where he assured the audience that the Reagan administration’s strong belief was that the private...
Does character matter anymore? | SONDERMANN
By Eric Sondermann
by-eric-sondermann@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
The last few weeks have been illuminating in the manner of a headlamp pointing the way to some deep, dark, murky netherworld. Graham Platner, a hero to the populist set on the Democratic side, became his party’s Senate nominee in...
A special edition of Capitol M: In remembrance of the outrageous Lynn Bartels
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
I had Lynn Bartels envy. For almost longer than I can remember. There, I said it. And it’s true. Lynn died Friday, age 69, after a short battle with glioblastoma. I was just heartsick when that news of her diagnosis...
Bernie Sanders endorses DeGette challenger Melat Kiros in Colorado’s 1st CD Democratic primary
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday endorsed congressional candidate Melat Kiros, one of two Democrats challenging 15-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s June primary. Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with the Democrats, called the 29-year-old Kiros “exactly the...
Trump’s 10th Circuit nominee recuses from cases against federal government without explanation
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill a vacancy on the Denver-based federal appeals court recused himself without a clear explanation from nine cases against the executive branch while he was undergoing vetting by the White House this spring. U.S. District...
Trump’s low approval unchanged as Iran war perceptions continue to plague him
Rena Rowe, Washington Examiner
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Updated 2 days ago
A new poll shows most Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of Iran, with views on the issue closely mirroring his overall job approval rating. Just 37% of U.S. adults approve of the way Trump is handling his presidency,...
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The Fort Collins Coloradoan: Discourse, friendship provide plenty to be thankful for
As Northern Colorado families prepare to give thanks for what they have, and to help share their bounties with those who have less, this week is a time to reflect on the topic of gratitude. Gratitude isn’t a headline-grabbing term, but if watch for it, you can find it offering subtext on many of the […]
Colorado fines Uber $8.9M for nearly 60 problem drivers
DENVER – Colorado regulators have issued an $8.9 million fine against Uber’s parent company for allowing employees with serious criminal or motor vehicle offenses to work for the company. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission said Monday that it launched an investigation into the ride-hailing service last year after an Uber driver was accused of assaulting […]