Author: Joey Bunch
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Americans for Prosperity giving away gas to defeat potential fees
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As it ramps up to fight legislation to put more fees on gas, diesel, vehicles, ride sharing and deliveries, Americans for Prosperity is offering an appropriate prize: $200 in fuel to each of five lucky Colorado drivers. Jesse Mallory, the conservative organization’s state director and the former chief of staff to the state Senate Republicans, announced the…
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Common Sense report shows Polis-induced insurance savings
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The Common Sense Institute is releasing an insurance market analysis Wednesday that will detail Colorado’s lower insurance premiums the last three years. Colorado’s individual and small group market got twin boosts from the stabilization of the Affordable Care Act marketplace and from Gov. Jared Polis and the legislature, the report said. In 2019, Polis signed…
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New Colorado Water Wins campaign links bets, taxes and the common good
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A new campaign called Colorado Water Wins is uncorking public awareness of where the proceeds of sports betting flow. Last weekend Colorado Politics reported on the $1 million bet a Texas furniture store magnate placed in Colorado on the University of Houston to win the college basketball championship. If Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale wins against…
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Alan Dershowitz, Robert Post to discuss free speech on campus in Colorado Wednesday
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Two of the nation’s best known legal scholars will discuss university censorship in an online event Wednesday evening, put on by the Colorado-based Steamboat Institute. Jillian Melchior, an editorial page writer for The Wall Street Journal, will moderate the discussion between Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz and Robert Post, the former dean and current…
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Michal Rosenoer moving on from Emerge Colorado to Hipcamp
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Michal Rosenoer is moving on from Emerge Colorado to Hipcamp, the online outdoor recreation marketplace, as its government affairs manager starting next month. Emerge has trained dozens of Democratic women who have become some of Colorado’s top current policymakers. The Board of Directors will begin looking for Rosenoer’s replacement as executive director. Rosenoer went to…
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Colorado Business Roundtable sets Tuesday talk about opportunities in space
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The Colorado Business Roundtable, a coalition of the state’s top executives, will look at opportunities in space in a free virtual event Tuesday morning. The event, titled “Colorado’s Aerospace Industry: Exploration and Innovation,” begins at 10 a.m. Registration is available by clicking here. The discussion is part of the roundtable’s “Road to Recovery” series to get…
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INSIGHTS | Veterans getting attention they deserve at the Colorado Capitol
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Americans owe a large debt we can never repay, besides the national debt. At the Colorado Capitol, at least a few are trying to cover some of the costs of service. My friend Leroy Garcia is the president of the Colorado Senate, but he’s also someone I admire for his military service, a commitment to…
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Dominion Voting Systems adding Fox News to the defendant’s list
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Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems said Friday morning it’s adding Fox News to the list of those it sees a defamers liable for the damage to the company’s brand. The company’s $1.6 billion lawsuit accuses the news network, a favorite of President Donald Trump, of turning a profit off false claims that Dominion was at the…
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Former House Speaker Chuck Berry to retire as Colorado Chamber leader
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A fixture in Colorado public life for decades, Chuck Berry is ready to retire … eventually. The Colorado Chamber president and CEO will stay on until the end of the year to transition the replacement to the job he’s held since 2000. “There is still a great deal of work to be done in the…
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American Petroleum Institute releases its climate change policy plan
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The American Petroleum Institute is endorsing a price on carbon emissions that the trade group has long resisted, as federal and international authorities appear poised to step up regulation. “Confronting the challenge of climate change and building a lower-carbon future will require a combination of government policies, industry initiatives and continuous innovation,” Mike Sommers, API’s…
