Author: Peter Marcus
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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt expected to tour Gold King Mine spill site near Durango on Friday
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is expected to tour the Gold King Mine spill site near Durango on Friday, Colorado Politics has learned. U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, a Republican, is expected to join Pruitt, according to sources, who were unable to speak on the record as the event has not yet been made public. Gov. John…
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Lakewood construction growth initiative drawing political fire from odd bedfellows
Efforts aimed at curtailing construction growth in Lakewood until a strategic plan can be developed are drawing political fire. The Lakewood Strategic Growth Initiative and a separate effort by a city council member to place a moratorium on growth have faced a backlash from the right-leaning Americans For Prosperity, and within the community. On Monday,…
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper fights to protect Obamacare subsidies
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday continued his marathon assault against Republican efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act. The Democrat focused on “ongoing threats to undermine and defund our health care system,” underscoring President Trump’s proposal to default on making cost-sharing reduction payments on health insurance. “On a state level we see firsthand in very…
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Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne formally announces exploratory effort in run for Colorado governor
Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne announced Tuesday she is “actively” exploring a run for governor, her most public signal yet that she will shake up a crowded Democratic field, Colorado Politics has learned. Colorado Politics first reported last month that she was considering a run for governor. She took that exploration to the next level on Tuesday…
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Jared Polis picks two women to lead his campaign for Colorado governor
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis announced that two women will lead the management of his campaign. Jenn Ridder, a well-known operative within Democratic circles, will take the position of campaign manager, and Lisa Kaufmann, a long-time Polis staffer who ascended to chief of staff, will assume the role of chair of the…
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Colorado Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne considering run for governor
Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne is asked every day whether she is considering a run for governor on the Democratic ticket “There isn’t a day that goes by that somebody doesn’t ask me the question, or somebody doesn’t pledge support, or pledge their interest in me running,” Lynne told Colorado Politics. “It really is something two…