americans for prosperity
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The latest take on an old standoff between pro-growthers and growth controllers
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ColoradoPolitics.com has reported before on a couple of ballot proposals to curb growth in Lakewood, the old, inner-ring Denver burb that has undergone something of a renaissance in recent years. The pending Lakewood Strategic Growth Initiative would among other things place a 1 percent annual growth limit on new residential construction. Meanwhile, a proposal by a Lakewood…
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Nation’s top conservative donors descend on Colorado Springs for Koch confab
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Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch provide the daily bread for their formidable national network of conservative organizations and activists – and their extensive circle of like-minded donors helps turn water into wine. All of them are converging on Colorado Springs this weekend to share inspiration and develop strategy for three days at The Broadmoor.…
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Conservative group Americans for Prosperity launches campaign to promote ‘school choice’ in Colorado
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The conservative Americans for Prosperity this week launched a “six-figure school choice ‘It’s Working’” campaign following a politically charged legislative session on the subject. The effort – which runs through July – includes a promoted video, mail, digital and social advertising, according to the organization. Events and “grassroots advocacy” also will accompany the campaign.…
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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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State Senate GOP staffer Jesse Mallory to lead Colorado AFP
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With Americans For Prosperity’s Michael Fields moving up from state director to take on a broader portfolio for the conservative, pro-free market, national advocacy group, Jesse Mallory – chief of staff for the ruling state Senate Republicans – has been tapped to fill Fields’s shoes. The AFP announced the move this afternoon, quoting Mallory: Mallory is…
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House debate on budget continues, colored with flashes of rancor
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After ten hours of back and forth Thursday night, it became clear at near 11 p.m. that members were not going to conclude first-round debate on amendments to the proposed $26.8 billion state budget before midnight, the tentative deadline, so they halted debate and began again at 9:00 a.m. Friday. The debate so far is…
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Owen Hill formally launches primary challenge against congressional incumbent Doug Lamborn
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State Sen. Owen Hill, a Colorado Springs Republican, formally launched his primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn with a Monday morning email saying he plans to bring a bold approach to Congress instead of merely voting the right way. “Over the past several years, so many in our district have approached me with a…
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Backlash at transportation tax proposal spawns a ballot drive of its own
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Hey, how about a ballot issue to upgrade the state’s woefully bottlenecked, backlogged and aging highway network – without raising taxes? You want it? You got it: The libertarian-leaning Independence Institute in Denver announced it filed a ballot proposal with the state today that would require the General Assembly to issue $2.5 billion in bonds to fund a raft of highway projects statewide…
