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Q&A with Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg | At the end of 16 years of public service
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State Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, is the only one of 100 lawmakers in the 2022 session who has served for a full 16 years: four consecutive two-year terms in the House followed by two consecutive four-year terms in the Senate. First elected in 2006 to the House and in 2014 to the Senate, his district…
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Democrats pledge unity, rally around gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis
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DENVER – Leading Colorado Democrats on Friday called for a unified front ahead of the fall election at a Capitol rally for freshly minted gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis, though the absence of the three candidates defeated by the Boulder congressman in Tuesday’s primary drew jeers from state Republicans. Speakers hailed Polis’ drive and inclusive approach…
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Cover Story: ‘Anybody’s ballgame’ — crowded ballots, wide-open primaries make for a wild governor’s race
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DENVER – For the first time in 20 years, Colorado voters in both parties are faced this year with contested primaries for an open seat for governor. While the race to replace term-limited Gov. John Hickenlooper has been underway for more than a year and front-runners have emerged, the June primary ballot likely won’t be…
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Mueller indictments: Russian agents targeted Colorado in plot to sway election to Trump
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Russians intending to influence the 2016 presidential election targeted Colorado and other swing states as part of a multi-million dollar operation to “sow discord” among Americans while helping Republican Donald Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton, according to an indictment released Friday naming 13 Russians and three Russian organizations. The federal indictment, brought by Special Counsel Robert…
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You’re a congressman? How nice. Let’s put the lilies over there ….
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For many of us, funerals aren’t only about grieving, loss and remembrance but also about celebrating lives lived and, sometimes, even sharing a few laughs. Our thanks to Democratic insider Alan Salazar (nowadays, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s chief of staff) for sharing just such a mix of emotions from the funeral of Pueblo political Titan Ray…
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In State of the State, Hickenlooper digs back into fiscal thicket
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Gov. John Hickenlooper likely had to rewrite the State of the State speech he delivered Thursday, or at least rethink it. He surely thought he would be addressing a Legislature controlled by Democrats working in concert with a Clinton administration in Washington. Things didn’t turn out that way. Instead, the governor as speaking to the…
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No silver bullets: Jim Carpenter stresses fundamentals, agility
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Jim Carpenter likes to tell a story about a campaign stop more than two decades ago in a small town on the Eastern Plains. It’s no coincidence the story stars former three-term Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, a man Carpenter describes as the master of quick thinking and innovative approaches to the surprises any politician is…
