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Bennet, Hickenlooper seek additional funding for Arkansas Valley Conduit
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While the federal government has kept the money flowing to the Arkansas Valley Conduit in southeastern Colorado, there’s more to be had, according to Colorado’s two Democratic senators. U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper sent a letter to the commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Camille Touton, seeking additional dollars from either the recent…
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Governor Polis kicks off $700 million in I-70 improvement projects on Floyd Hill
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Motorists frustrated with I-70’s famed bottleneck-causing Floyd Hill corridor are about to get relief by way of a $700-million Colorado Department of Transportation improvement project. Gov. Jared Polis, accompanied by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse and other state and local officials, met at the Floyd Hill Open Space Trails parking…
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U.S. Supreme Court overturns EPA Clean Power Plan, Polis says ruling won’t affect Colorado
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday curbed the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse emissions from power plants, concluding that an anti-pollution law does not grant broad new powers to the agency. But Gov. Jared Polis said the ruling would not have any effect in Colorado. “Colorado has already locked in the closure of…
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Former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway headlines reception for Bennet challenger Gino Campana
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Kellyanne Conway, the first woman to run a winning presidential campaign, is slated to appear at a reception for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gino Campana Friday night in Colorado Springs ahead of the Colorado GOP’s state assembly. Conway, a veteran pollster and longtime advisor to former President Donald Trump, managed Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and…
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Michael Bennet lands endorsements from environmental, foreign policy groups
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A leading national conservation group and an organization that advocates for American involvement in global affairs endorsed U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s bid for a third term, with both citing the Colorado Democrat’s leadership on issues they peg as important to state voters. The National Resources Defense Council Action Fund hailed Bennet as a “climate champion”…
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Bennet challenger Gino Campana announces statewide grassroots team
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gino Campana on Monday unveiled his campaign’s grassroots team, including more than 85 current and former elected officials and community and business leaders from across the state. The former Fort Collins City Council member is one of seven Republican candidates seeking the nomination in Colorado’s June primary for the chance to…
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Texas Rep. August Pfluger endorses Eli Bremer in Colorado’s Republican US Senate primary
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U.S. Rep. August Pfluger, a Texas Republican, on Thursday endorsed Eli Bremer in Colorado’s GOP primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet. Pfluger said that his fellow Air Force Academy graduate has the national security chops needed in the Senate amid mounting crises worldwide, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “We have…
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Colorado’s politicians join world leaders in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Colorado’s public officials joined the chorus of condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and called for tough sanctions and swift punishment against the invading nation and its strongman, Vladimir Putin. Gov. Jared Polis unveiled a slew of sanctions aimed at Russia, including divesting from Russian-owned assets. He also called on the federal government to suspend…
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TRAIL MIX | After a decade in China, Bennet challenger Gregory Moore plans to speak his mind
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Jefferson County Republican Gregory Moore says the seeds of running for office were planted in the summer of 2020, when he returned to the United States after roughly a decade teaching political science at universities in China, though it wasn’t until a year ago in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.…
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TRAIL MIX | Colorado’s 1974 ballot serves as a distant mirror to this year’s election
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The two major parties enter Colorado’s 2022 midterm election year in starkly different positions. The Democrats hold every statewide office on the ballot this year – from governor and U.S. senator to attorney general, secretary of state and state treasurer – and every one of those incumbents is seeking reelection. Republicans, on the other hand,…
