Author: Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Moderate Democrats are issuing dire warnings about the prohibitive expense of big-ticket liberal promises. They bemoan that the party is ignoring politicians who found success in areas that supported President Donald Trump. One — Colorado’s John Hickenlooper — even echoes the Republican talking point that Democrats are becoming socialists. Yet the moderates competing for the…

LAS VEGAS – Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper is proposing a $15 national minimum wage – with a twist. Rather than unilaterally hiking the wage to $15, the former Colorado governor proposes phasing in the increases depending on an area’s cost of living. The most expensive quarter of the country would get a $15 minimum…

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Thursday slammed President Trump’s hastily-announced withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria as he kicked off a Colorado tour while exploring a presidential bid as an independent. Schultz spoke at town halls in Denver and Boulder on Thursday. The 65-year-old billionaire said he’ll decide whether to formally run later this…