barry farah
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Veterans department must change the way it does business
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Some government agencies should shrink. Some should be eliminated. And some should be reimagined to better serve their recipients – and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is a prime example. We all want to take care of our deserving veterans. But, so far, no one has been able to fix the problems of fraud,…
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Tamra Farah departs Americans for Prosperity-Colorado
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After nearly three years spent working at Americans for Prosperity’s Colorado operation, communications maven Tamra Farah is moving on. Farah, AFP-Colorado’s deputy state director, had been on leave since mid-March from the advocacy group, which is financed by conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch, while her husband, businessman and author Barry Farah, mounted a short-lived…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, April 20 edition
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Elbows were flying across bruising internal rifts among Colorado Republicans and Democrats April 14 as thousands gathered to nominate candidates at the parties’ state assemblies. In Broomfield, a long-festering dispute between Democrats over education policy erupted during debate over the party’s platform. Delegates voted overwhelmingly to ban the organization Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) –…
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Barry Farah congratulates Walker Stapleton, who bumped him from the governor’s race
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Businessman Barry Farah had a short battle in the governor’s race. Ultimately, it could be argued that Walker Stapleton sank his battleship. Farah finished third in the Republican State Assembly Saturday, with 13 percent of the delegates, short of the 30 percent he needed to qualify for the June 26 primary ballot. He entered the…
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Stapleton, Lopez win spots in GOP gov primary
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BOULDER – State Treasurer Walker Stapleton and businessman Greg Lopez, a former mayor of Parker, won spots in Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial primary Saturday at the GOP’s state assembly. Stapleton took top line on the June primary ballot, with 44 percent of the delegate vote – just four days after asking state officials to reject petitions…
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House GOP leadership, Ken Buck back Walker Stapleton on eve of state assembly
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton has locked down support from House GOP leaders ahead of Saturday’s state party assembly, where he will compete for delegate votes and a spot on the primary ballot. The two-term state treasurer also received the backing of U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, who recorded an endorsement message delivered to Republicans on…
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Tancredo endorses Stapleton in governor’s race
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Citing his commitment to end so-called sanctuary cities, Republican Tom Tancredo on Wednesday threw his support behind gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton the day after Stapleton said he was withdrawing his petition and would instead pursue a spot on the primary ballot at Saturday’s GOP state assembly. Tancredo, an immigration hard-liner and former five-term congressman, had…
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Candidate Stapleton dumps petitions, accuses signature-gathering firm of ‘misconduct’
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In a startling turn in Colorado’s race for governor, Republican candidate Walker Stapleton said Tuesday he is withdrawing petitions that won him a spot on the June 26 primary ballot, accusing the firm that gathered signatures on his behalf of engaging in “fraudulent conduct” and lying about it to Stapleton’s campaign and state officials. The Colorado…
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Barry Farah kicks off TV ad campaign ahead of state assembly
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Republican Barry Farah is launching a brief, statewide TV and digital ad campaign Tuesday aimed at boosting his chances of landing a spot on the primary ballot at Saturday’s state GOP assembly, his campaign said. Farah, a wealthy Colorado Springs businessman and author who joined the crowded primary field just three weeks ago, plans to…
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Our state must get back on track — in pursuit of ‘the Colorado way’
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I have a vision for Colorado – I want all Coloradans to be able to securely enjoy the blessings of freedom principles – principles rooted in the American Idea. The American Idea evolved over millennia through people who had a quest for freedom. The highlights include the Magna Carta in the early 13th century, which…
