COPO’S BEST OF THE WEEK | The year in politics; Polis staffs up; Perlmutter’s course change on Pelosi
Here’s our recap of our best stories of the week from the Colorado Politics staff.
> COVER STORY | 2018: CoPo’s look back at the year in politics
> Polis makes first round of cabinet picks
> TRAIL MIX | Perlmutter speaks out on his Pelosi role
> INSIGHTS | It’s hard to find common ground on guns
> COMMENTARY | Mattis’ departure marks the end of the age of alliances
> Q&A w/Kelly Nordini | Colorado’s ‘not yet blue but … consistently green’
> Pentagon says U.S. military is losing its advantage with artificial intelligence
> Rep-elect Jason Crow names Iraqi immigrant as district director
> Admissions freeze favors criminal suspects for state-run psychiatric beds
> BEST OF COPO 2018 | Profile: Jared Polis
> BEST OF COPO 2018 | Inside the Polis campaign
> BEST OF COPO 2018 | Colorado’s dark horses: What makes non-major-party candidates run?
> BEST OF COPO 2018 | John Hickenlooper’s legacy of water
> BEST OF COPO 2018 | Illegal pot spreads on Colorado’s public lands
> BEST OF COPO 2018 | Rural electric cooperatives look at cutting the cord
> BEST OF COPO 2018 | Uncertain course for Colorado’s ethics watchdogs
> BEST OF COPO 2018 | What we learned about the ‘U’ Factor
InnerView with Pat Schroeder
Ernest Luning
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Updated 2 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 2 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
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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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BEST OF COPO 2018 | A New Year's look at our top stories
With a white-hot campaign season leading to a blue-wave election, 2018 was an exciting year for news of politics and policy in Colorado. And the staff of Colorado Politics has been proud to bring it to you. We’ve tracked burning issues like health care, transportation, energy, marijuana and water. We’ve followed bills and policies through […]