Author: Mark Harden special to Colorado Politics
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Proposed buyout would join KUSA in Denver, local TV stations around Colorado
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A proposed $8.5 billion merger of two of the nation’s largest local television companies would gather TV stations in Denver, Colorado Springs and Grand Junction under one corporate roof. Atlanta-based Gray Television, which operates KKTV in the Springs and KKCO serving Grand Junction, is seeking to acquire Tegna, the Tysons, Virginia, owner of KUSA in…
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ELECTION 2019: Ballots are on their way to Coloradans
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Ballots will arrive in the mail this week for Colorado state and local elections that end Nov. 5. Those ballots include two statewide questions. Proposition CC would allow the state to retain tax revenue that otherwise might be rebated to Coloradans under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. That money would be spent on K-12 schools…
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Colorado Secretary of State Griswold decides against US Senate run
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Jena Griswold, the novice candidate who was elected last November as Colorado secretary of state, said Friday she had decided against running for Cory Gardner’s U.S. Senate seat next year. The announcement came about 3-1/2 weeks after the Democrat formed an exploratory committee to consider joining the crowded field of candidates hoping to unseat Republican…
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Sen. Michael Bennet says he has prostate cancer; planned to announce presidential run soon
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet announced late Wednesday that has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The news comes as the Colorado Democrat has been pondering a possible run for the presidency next year and has been making stops in early caucus and primary states. “Late last month, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer,” Bennet said in…
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Hickenlooper heads to Iowa as presidential decision nears (VIDEO)
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A pack of Democratic presidential hopefuls is descending on Iowa in coming days, more than a year ahead of the state’s early presidential caucuses. And one of the 2020 wanna-bes heading to the Hawkeye State is the still-undeclared John Hickenlooper. The former Colorado governor is slated to appear at an Iowa house party on Sunday,…
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Colorado’s lieutenant governor to return to health care
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Colorado Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne, whose term ends in January, announced Wednesday she will re-enter the health-care sector after leaving office. Lynne – who finished last in the four-way June primary race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination – will become chief operating officer of New York’s Columbia University Medical Center and chief executive officer of…
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Hickenlooper asks state Supreme Court to weigh in on TABOR, Gallagher conflicts
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday asked the Colorado Supreme Court to look into conflicts between two state constitutional amendments that critics say combine to drain away tax revenue needed by communities around the state to fund schools, firefighting and other services. Those conflicts are “preventing local governments from funding even limited essential services,” Hickenlooper’s filing…
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DeGette drops out of race for majority whip
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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette has withdrawn her bid to become majority whip in the U.S. House of Representatives next year. The move by the Denver Democrat clears the way for Rep. James Clyburn, D-South Carolina, to be selected for the House Democrats’ third-highest-ranking position. “Many of my supporters have expressed concern about pressure they are…
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NBC: Colorado no longer a swing state
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With Democrats winning every statewide office and both houses of the state legislature in the midterm election, NBC is ready to move Colorado off its roster of “swing” states and into the blue category. The network notes that Colorado’s demographics bolster that conclusion: 22 percent of residents are Hispanic and 39 percent are college educated.…
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Polis, other new governors attend ‘boot camp’ in Colorado Springs
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Several of the nation’s newly elected governors, including Colorado’s Jared Polis, were gathered over the weekend at The Broadmoor hotel in Colorado Springs at a National Governors Association meeting. The “Seminar for New Governors” was off-limits to the press and public. Jake Brownell of Colorado Springs public radio station KRCC reports that 16 governors-elect were…
