americans for prosperity
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2021 transportation bill did not violate TABOR, appeals court rules
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Colorado’s second-highest court rejected a legal challenge on Thursday to a major piece of a 2021 law that created new funding sources for the state’s transportation system. Americans for Prosperity, a conservative Virginia-based advocacy group with a chapter in Colorado, sought to strike down Senate Bill 260 and block various government-owned business from collecting fees until voters…
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Conservatives target transportation funding in TABOR lawsuit
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Colorado’s leading conservatives, along with a free-market group, are challenging last year’s law that created hundreds of millions of dollars in new fees to fund the state’s transportation system and other programs. In a lawsuit this week, Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, and residents Michael Fields and Richard Orman, joined Americans for Prosperity in asking Denver…
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Americans for Prosperity Action gets behind Republican Barbara Kirkmeyer in 8th CD
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National conservative group Americans for Prosperity Action is endorsing Republican Barbara Kirkmeyer in the crowded race to represent Colorado’s new congressional district. The group said in a release that Kirkmeyer, a state senator and former Weld County commissioner, will “put people over politics” to help everyone achieve their version of the American Dream. The group also…
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Polis digs in as criticism grows over handling of latest COVID surge
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In early April, Gov. Jared Polis’s public optimism neared its apex. After a winter spent fighting an unprecedented COVID-19 surge, cases were falling, mortality had plummeted, vaccines were flowing and a Colorado summer beckoned. Four months before, the governor had giddily greeted a FedEx truck delivering the first batch of doses to Colorado. He was…
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Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity Colorado sets 2019 legislative agenda
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Elections have consequences, and few Republican-linked groups at the state Capitol are likely to feel it more in the 2019 legislative session than Americans for Prosperity-Colorado. On Friday, the political organization released its 2019 legislative agenda focused on: Reducing the number of occupations that require state licensing; Fighting any efforts to weaken the Taxpayer’s Bill…
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WATCH: Americans for Prosperity rolls out gubernatorial ads
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Colorado Politics told you last month that Americans for Prosperity planned to put big bucks into this year’s race for governor. Now we see two pieces of fruit from that labor: new ads out Thursday building up Republican Walker Stapleton and tearing down Democrat Jared Polis. One ad portrays Stapleton as a defender of Colorado’s…
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Kochs’ Americans for Prosperity to put money in Colo. races
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Colorado is one of a handful of states where Americans for Prosperity, the political advocacy group backed by the Koch brothers, will put money directly behind candidates in the 2018 election, state executive director Jesse Mallory told Colorado Politics Wednesday. The powerhouse conservative organization plans to invest big in the three Republicans: Walker Stapleton in…
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Q&A w/Michael Fields | A new voice to keep conservatives on message
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This fall’s coming cage fight between Colorado’s left and right will include at least one contender who’s battle-tested, agile and streetwise – at the tender age of 31. Michael Fields has emerged in no time as a leading man for conservative causes and a tormentor on Twitter – if a polite one – to liberal…
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Americans for Prosperity scorecard lauds 22 legislative Republicans
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The well-connected conservative organization Americans for Prosperity-Colorado tapped its 22 favorite Republicans Thursday to receive the Pinnacle of Prosperity Award. There are 47 Republicans in the House and Senate. The award is based on their votes on bills that “expanded economic opportunities for individuals and small business. Award recipients were also cheered for their support…
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Michael Fields leaves Americans for Prosperity to lead Colorado Rising Action
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Michael Fields is leaving Americans for Prosperity to head up a conservative organization that aims to press Colorado liberals on the issues. Colorado Rising Action announced Fields as its executive director Monday. The organization is a state-based offshoot of America Rising Squared, which is an offshoot of America Rising, a group known for tracking candidates…
