americans for prosperity
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The latest take on an old standoff between pro-growthers and growth controllers
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…