COPO BEST OF THE WEEK: Hick’s water legacy, pot politics and more
Here’s our recap of some of our best stories of the week from the Colorado Politics staff.
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> COVER STORY: Hickenlooper’s legacy of water
> Pot businesses are a growing source of campaign cash
> INSIGHTS: Hickenlooper spiked the ball with his veto pen
> Marijuana lobbying gains potency in Colorado
> PAC backing Johnston for governor gets another $1M from Bloomberg
> Republican Mitchell loans his campaign another $1M for gubernatorial run
> Hundreds of primary votes in El Paso County won’t count. Here’s why
> Colorado revenue forecast: Severance taxes on the rebound
> Bennet takes on gerrymandering, even as Colo. voters are set to decide it
> Medal of Honor recipient reflects on Vietnam War, politics during Pueblo portrait unveiling
> Poll: Colorado’s unaffiliated voters favor Democrats, strongly dislike Trump
> Colorado regulators raise Xcel’s energy-efficiency target by 25%
> Mike Coffman vs. Joe Salazar (and they’re not even in the same race)
> Secretary of State Williams takes over campaign finance enforcement
> Trump orders creation of ‘space force’
> Pot use by Colo. teens is decreasing, fed report says
> Denver withdraws bid to host 2020 Democratic National Convention
> Q&A with Bob Gardner | Policy maven, military veteran, school-choice champion
> ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Colorado candidates notch support as primary looms
> Colorado lawmakers react to Trump dumping border policy
> Trump nominates new U.S. attorney for Colorado
> Colo. Supreme Court recharges Xcel’s challenge to Boulder utility
> Denver Post staffers to launch digital news venture (VIDEO)
> US House OKs farm bill but says no to hardline immigration measure
> Gardner among GOP senators calling for end to forced separations at border
> Hickenlooper: Separating immigrant families is ‘immoral and un-American’
> Debts, financial difficulties in El Paso County candidates’ pasts
> Super PAC’s ad blitz blasts Coffman, other GOP lawmakers on Obamacare repeal
> Denver chamber leads sales tax hike for local scholarships
> Bennet joins bipartisan Senate push to renew conservation fund
> WATCH: Republican candidates stand by Trump in final gubernatorial debate
InnerView with Pat Schroeder
Ernest Luning
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Updated 3 months ago
Editor’s note: Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder died on March 13, 2023 at the age of 82 at a hospital in Florida, the state where she had been residing. In this interview from 2010, Schroeder visited with The Colorado Statesman on...
Colorado Republicans will gather to cheer Trump’s 2020 kickoff
Colorado Politics
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Updated 1 year ago
When President Donald Trump ceremoniously kicks off his re-election campaign Tuesday evening, Colorado Republicans will huddle together to watch the event at gatherings up and down the Front Range. Florida is one of the must-win states for the next president....
COPO’S BEST OF THE WEEK | Worker visa woes; Denver council newbies; recall dropped; governors confab
Colorado Politics
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Updated 1 year ago
Here’s our recap of our best stories of the last seven days from the Colorado Politics staff. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis welcomes fellow governors to the annual meeting of the Western Governors Association at an opening press conference on June...
Polis, Hancock, other Colorado politicos react to death of Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen
Colorado Politics
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Updated 1 year ago
Sports greats aren’t the only ones reacting to the death of Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, who passed away late Thursday night at age 75 after a years-long battle with Alzheimer’s. Colorado politicos, from the governor and U.S. senators to state...
HUD Secretary Ben Carson to address Western Conservative Summit in Denver
Colorado Politics
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Updated 1 year ago
If history is any lesson, Ben Carson can expect a warm reception in Denver next month when the secretary of Housing and Urban Development addresses the Western Conservative Summit. Tickets are on sale for the July 12 session that features Carson,...
2020 ELECTION | Hickenlooper takes on Sanders’ democratic socialism stance
Colorado Politics
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Updated 1 year ago
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is taking rhetorical aim at Democratic presidential rival Bernie Sanders on Thursday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. This could prove a growing departure from the way candidate Hickenlooper was in Colorado, vowing...
WATCH: Who’s running for mayor of Aurora?
Next with Kyle Clark, 9News
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Updated 1 year ago
The Denver mayoral race is over, so let’s move on to Aurora. There’s a growing list of candidates, including former Congressman Mike Coffman and former 9News political expert Ryan Frazier. WATCH the 9News video above. = = = = =
Americans for Prosperity target Bennet over corporate welfare
Colorado Politics
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Updated 1 year ago
Coloradans will soon receive a campaign-style mailer that takes aim at tax handouts for special interests and corporate welfare, featuring the face of Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Denver. The mailer is part of a multi-year, multi-million dollar campaign, said...
Group forms to fight anti-TABOR ballot question
Colorado Politics
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Updated 3 months ago
A group made up of some of the Colorado Republican Party’s biggest names has formed to fight Proposition CC on the November ballot. The measure would allow the state to keep future refunds allowed by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights...
WATCH: The Sullivan recall campaign is over. So who’s next?
Marshall Zelinger, 9NEWS
marshall_zelinger_9news@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 year ago
Backers of a proposed recall of Colorado state Rep. Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial, over his support for a gun-control measure said Tuesday they are ending the effort. (CLICK HERE for Ernest Luning’s CoPo report.) So what happens now? And what happens...
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