COPO BEST OF THE WEEK | Polis profile, Kavanaugh’s Colo. accuser, ‘Dark Money’ star
Here’s our recap of some of our best stories of the week from the Colorado Politics staff.
> COVER STORY | Profile: Entrepreneur Jared Polis seeks to make a difference
> Colorado woman accuses Kavanaugh: Here’s all of CoPo’s coverage
> TRAIL MIX | Is Colorado becoming the new Iowa?
> ‘Dark Money’: How a Coloradan blew the whistle on campaign corruption
> INSIGHTS | Old political games face the two-minute warning
> Election forecasters make their calls on Colorado’s congressional races
> CAPITOL M | Observations from rural Colorado (and don’t drive too close to an onion truck)
> After 19 years, police report surfaces in Jared Polis campaign for governor
> Kochs’ Americans for Prosperity to launch campaigns against 2 Colo. ballot measures
> Senate examines another potential Kavanaugh allegation after Cory Gardner gets anonymous letter
> ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Gun-debate groups choose sides in Colorado’s CD3
> Q&A with Kevin Lundberg | ‘Blessed and honored to be an elected official in Colorado’
> New Kavanaugh accuser is from Colorado
> Kavanaugh accuser Deborah Ramirez garners strong support from Colo. associates
> Clock’s running out on farm bill, conservation fund. Now what?
> Colorado Springs officials pitch plans for sports and event center to state panel
> Obamacare: Will it be the Democrats’ secret weapon in the election?
> Major GOP group pulls support for Mike Coffman’s re-election bid
> Bennet wants Kavanaugh confirmation halted until FBI investigates new allegations
> Gardner supports investigating Boulder woman’s new allegations against Kavanaugh
> 6 takeaways from the NY Times profile of Kavanaugh’s Colo. accuser
> Hickenlooper, Kasich team up again – this time against Trump’s trade war
> Colo. activists warn in D.C. of skiing threat from climate change
> WATCH: Mike Coffman: ‘I’m not your Republican congressman, I’m your congressman’
> Coal debate: A northwestern Colorado town is caught in the middle
> Pelosi beats back effort by Perlmutter, others to thwart her run for speaker – for now
> Giffords PAC to change anti-Coffman ad that mirrored Colorado school shooting
> Part of Colorado street renamed to honor Armenian battle
> Colo. secretary of state asks for probe of alleged voter intimidation in small town
> Denver Homeland Security official asks Congress to help human trafficking victims
> Ice cream moguls Ben & Jerry show support for Stephany Spaulding’s CD5 campaign
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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