Author: Jessica Machetta
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Colorado Gives rally at Capitol puts nonprofits in spotlight
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Colorado Gives Day is an annual event that brings numerous nonprofits throughout the state together for one common goal – to raise money for all of them. The annual, 24-hour event has raised $145.3 million for local nonprofits since it began seven years ago, and several folks rallied at the Capitol Tuesday to raise awareness…
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Former aide files formal complaint against Colorado state Sen. Baumgardner
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A former legislative aide has filed a sexual harassment complaint against Republican state Sen. Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs, for inappropriately touching her, according to NPR affiliate KUNC. The woman alleges that Baumgardner slapped and grabbed her buttocks about four times over a three month period during the 2016 legislative session when she worked at the Capitol,…
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‘The Weinstein Effect’: A firestorm over sexual harassment forces changes at Colorado’s Capitol
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The New York Times investigation of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein apparently started it – some have dubbed it the Weinstein Effect – but why did his alleged sexual assaults on a number of women in the film industry touch off a national conflagration? Why not Bill Cosby, Bill O’Reilly, Roger Ailes, or, going back further,…
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Sen. Michael Bennet to discuss Senate GOP tax bill on Facebook Tuesday evening
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., is hosting a Facebook live town hall on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. (7:30 ET) p.m. The question-and-answer session will focus on the Senate Republican tax bill. Bennet is asking constituents to submit questions ahead of time on Facebook, or, submit questions by emailing Townhall@bennet.senate.gov. Those who want to listen to…
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Tom Tancredo on sanctuary cities: Texas sheriff ‘has right idea’
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“This Texas Sheriff has the right idea,” one of Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial candidates, Tom Tancredo, said in a tweet Monday. “What will it take to get Denver, Boulder and other sanctuary cities in ….” Tancredo then posted an opinion piece from The Hill titled “Texas sanctuary city crackdown should go nationwide.” “Sanctuary policies create…
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Tom Tancredo denies being recruited by Bannon to run for Colorado governor
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Republican Tom Tancredo denies that his run for Colorado governor is part of a larger agenda spearheaded by political operative, former White House chief strategist and current Breitbart executive chairman Steve Bannon. “First of all, he did not recruit me, as identified in many [reports],” Tancredo told The Washington Examiner. “We met in Colorado Springs.…
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Polis for Governor making campaign stops in Estes, Denver areas
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Jared Polis is making campaign stops to talk about his policy plans in his run for governor of Colorado. Polis will be at the following locations Sunday, Nov. 19, through Tuesday, Nov. 22. Sunday, Nov. 19 – Monday, Nov. 20 – Tuesday, Nov. 21 – Polis has been pushing his education plan in recent days, which…
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Pot activist Chief Wana Dubie gets high one last time on Pikes Peak
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Pot activist and perennial candidate for statewide office in Missouri, Chief Wana Dubie has journeyed to his final resting place, Pikes Peak, the first place he ever smoked a legal joint, although the act of smoking it there was probably illegal. Born Joseph Bickell in Flint, Mich., he had his named legally changed to Wana…
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Man who says he was victimized by Rep. Paul Rosenthal: This is not acceptable behavior, gay or straight
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Thomas Cavaness, a campaign organizer in 2012, says he was a young, recently out gay man when now State Rep. Paul Rosenthal, D-Denver, grabbed his inner thigh during a campaign event hosted by LGBT and community allies. Rosenthal denies the allegations, telling The Denver Post, “He’s lying.” Cavaness isn’t surprised by that response. “I hate…
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Tancredo fires back at Karl Rove’s tirade on Fox News
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Former congressman and gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo didn’t take long to respond to establishment GOP consultant Karl Rove’s tirade on Fox News early Tuesday evening after Rove called Tancredo a “disgraced former congressman” on national television. Tancredo fired back in a press release, saying, “I don’t take moral advice or criticism from someone who helped…
