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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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8th CD candidate Chaz Tedesco wins endorsements from Andrew Romanoff, Joe Salazar
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Former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, former state Rep. Joe Salazar and community leader Nita Gonzales are among a group of endorsers announced Monday by Democratic congressional candidate Charles “Chaz” Tedesco, an Adams County commissioner and former union president. Tedesco is one of three Democrats seeking the nomination in Colorado’s new battleground 8th Congressional District,…
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2020 Senate race: Hickenlooper snubs bid to take on Gardner
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner has one less thing to worry about, if words spoken on the campaign trail mean anything. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, testing a presidential bid in Iowa Saturday, said, “I’m not cut out to be a senator.” Politico reported the declaration Saturday evening. > RELATED: Soup for 3: Hickenlooper, other Democratic hopefuls…
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Andrew Romanoff set to challenge Cory Gardner for U.S. Senate
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Former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff is expected to jump into the 2020 race for U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner’s seat as soon as Monday, joining a growing field of Democrats hoping to challenge a Republican incumbent considered among next year’s most vulnerable GOP senators, Colorado Politics has learned. In appearances at Democratic county reorganization meetings…
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THE PODIUM | Ten years in radio — thanks to free speech on campus
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It was the summer before 8th grade (2003), a couple months before I turned 13. We were on a family vacation in my hometown of Albany, New York. After golfing with my grandfather, a familiar voice emanated from the car radio – familiar not because I really knew who Rush Limbaugh was, but because Grandpa…
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Herod, Michaelson-Jenet get high-profile praise for mental health advocacy
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Colorado Reps. Leslie Herod, D-Denver, and Dafna Michaelson-Jenet, D-Commerce City, were honored Wednesday for their work on mental health issues. They were lauded at Mental Health America’s Regional Policy Council breakfast in Los Angeles, coinciding with the National Conference of State Legislators’ Summit. Herod, who is leading a sales tax ballot measure called Caring 4…
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Q&A w/Kristin Strohm | Republican rainmaker and agent of change
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So, what is to be done about the unholy alliance between money and politics? Policy wonks and editorialists wring their hands over that perennial talking point, but streetwise insiders say the answer’s simple: Get yourself a good fundraiser. And Colorado’s center-right political realm has found just that in the Starboard Group and its president, Kristin…
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Pending legislation would ensure children can access mental-health treatment
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What would you do if you had to give up your child in order to access mental health services? For some Coloradans, this is a reality. Colorado ranked 48th in the country for overall youth mental health, according to Mental Health America’s 2018 “The State of Mental Health in America” report. This same report estimates that…
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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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Gubernatorial candidates talk mental health, substance abuse at bipartisan forum
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DENVER – A stage full of gubernatorial candidates agreed on the importance of addressing issues surrounding mental health and substance abuse, but some differed sharply on their approaches at a bipartisan forum devoted to the topics on Friday in Denver. “This issue is literally a matter of life and death,” said Andrew Romanoff, president of…
