Author: Ben Conarck
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Sen. Udall strives for civility during State of the Union
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Despite one Colorado representative’s very public decision to not attend the State of the Union address earlier in the week, the remainder of the state’s delegation sat together on the House floor in a display of unity.Their reactions to the speech, however, showed a strong partisan divide. Democratic members of the delegation released statements afterwards…
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Candy exec Enstrom announces candidacy for HD 23
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Republican businessman Rick Enstrom’s entrance this week into the House District 23 race in Jefferson County against Democratic Rep. Max Tyler could decide which party controls the State House after the 2012 elections.Lakewood resident Enstrom, a regional manager of Enstrom Candies — the Grand Junction-based toffee maker founded nearly a century ago by his grandfather…
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Republican group comes out in support of civil unions in state
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A newly minted Republican group is garnering support for what it feels has been a missing voice in the debate on the legalization of civil unions in Colorado.“Coloradans for Freedom” enters the scene less than one year after a bill to legalize civil unions was voted down by Republicans on party lines in the state’s…