americans for prosperity-colorado
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Americans for Prosperity – Colorado beefs up, moves up its staff
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Conservative advocacy juggernaut Americans for Prosperity’s Colorado chapter already boasts, “…over 127K Colorado activists working together for free-markets, reducing the size and scope of government & holding elected officials accountable.” Now, it’s adding a West Slope field director and promoting its well-known communications director, Tamra Farah, the organization announced today. Among other changes, Farah has been…
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A roadmap for funding transportation: First, end waste and cronyism in the budget
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Driving in Colorado isn’t easy, and it’s getting harder every day – from potholes to all the time wasted sitting in traffic. But the fix to these problems requires politicians to make the same kind of tough decisions that small businesses and families make every day. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) says it needs $900…
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Lakewood residents launch citizens initiative to rein in growth
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As greater Denver metro natives and cities struggle to keep up with ubiquitous development and the seemingly fading character of some historic neighborhoods, one community is looking to curtail growth. A group of Lakewood residents has canvassed the city’s neighborhoods, gathering signatures to petition the city to place a cap on new development while making…
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Levi Tillemann rejects call to declare candidacy in 6th District, says he’s still considering run
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A local conservative organization is charging that Democrat Levi Tillemann is only pretending to be weighing a bid for Congress and has demanded the Aurora resident make his campaign official. But the former Obama administration official insists he’s staying “well within the boundaries” of federal election law and plans to decide soon whether or not…
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Jesse Mallory takes reins at Americans For Prosperity-Colorado from Michael Fields
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After serving as chief of staff for the Colorado Senate Republicans for five sessions, Jesse Mallory takes over as state director of Americans for Prosperity-Colorado, the influential conservative organization announced Monday. AFP-Colorado’s previous state director, Michael Fields, was named senior director of issue education for the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a related organization, he announced in…
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Hickenlooper delays decision on special session for transportation funding, other topics
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Gov. John Hickenlooper hadn’t yet decided on Monday whether to call a special session to come up with more funding for the state’s transportation needs, among other topics he said were left unfinished in the General Assembly’s 120-day regular session. While Hickenlooper called it “the most productive legislative session” since he took office in 2011,…
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Americans for Prosperity targets four GOP senators over transportation funding legislation
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Americans for Prosperity Colorado announced plans Wednesday to rain down pressure on four Republican senators who have yet to state a position on a bipartisan transportation funding package unveiled last week by legislative leadership. The conservative advocacy organization’s state director, Michael Fields, said the four GOP lawmakers – Senate President Pro Tem Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling,…
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Duran, Grantham unveil deal to raise sales tax, fund $3.5 billion in transportation bonds
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A long-awaited transportation funding deal introduced by Colorado lawmakers Wednesday proposes asking voters to approve a sales-tax hike in November to pay for $3.5 billion in bonds for road construction, as well as other transit projects. Majority leaders in the House and Senate hailed the package as a “breakthrough” but also cautioned that the bill…
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Getting ready for battle
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The battle lines will likely soon become clear – if they aren’t already – at the state Capitol, as the Colorado Legislature gets its feet underneath itself and moves through the hundreds of bills already introduced since the session began Jan. 11. The main issues will be familiar in most cases: transportation, education and health care will…