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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet sets Wednesday town hall in Steamboat Springs
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet plans to hold a one-hour town hall in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday, his office announced. The Denver Democrat plans to answer questions chosen at random from the audience at the event. The town hall is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. at the Bud Werner Memorial Library, 1289 Lincoln Ave., in Steamboat Springs.…
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet to hold town halls in Greeley, Sterling next week
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has scheduled two hour-long town halls in Greeley and Sterling in Northeastern Colorado next week, his office announced. The Denver Democrat plans to answer questions chosen at random from the audience at the events. The Greeley town hall is scheduled for 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday at the UNC University Center…
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Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet on GOP health care bill: ‘Nobody should bet against Mitch McConnell’
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, is warning against underestimating Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s ability to pass legislation overhauling the nation’s health care system – even if the bill appears to be on the ropes. “It is hard to bet against Mitch McConnell. He is relentless at this stuff,” Bennet told the hosts…
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After bags and sodas, Boulder has designs on straws next
The Colorado town that charges a dime for plastic bag and a puts an extra tax on your sugary soda might have its eyes on your straws next. That’s the word Tuesday from Alex Burness of the Boulder Daily Camera. There’s a public education campaign afoot called Suck the Straws Out of Boulder to talk…
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Take 2 on B.J. Nikkel and whether she wants in on the CD 2 race …
…Courtesy of Colorado Peak Politics. The other day we cited Colorado Pols’ insights on which Republicans might want to vie for one of the longer shots in state politics – representing the GOP in the race to replace U.S. Rep. Jared Polis in the decidedly Democratic 2nd Congressional District. Citing “speculation,” Pols named state Sen.…
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With Polis running for governor, Ken Toltz says he’ll run for Colorado’s CD2 seat in Congress
No sooner had U.S. Rep. Jared Polis announced his plans to run for Colorado governor next year than we hear that activist and businessman Ken Toltz will seek Polis’ seat in Congress from the 2nd Congressional District. Toltz has been a player in Colorado politics for awhile, but he’s perhaps best known as the founder…
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Is Boulder safe and welcoming? City spent $167,000 to find out
…And the conclusion of the recent, city-commissioned survey on the subject is: … not for everyone – despite the college town’s reputation as a center of free thinking, social engagement and open minds. Particularly, “… those outside the Boulder majority – that is, affluent, liberal, heterosexual white people – feel less welcome on average in the city,”…
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Knights of Columbus warn that Joe Salazar’s Columbus Day ban would fulfill Klan’s plan
The world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization is coming out swinging against a bill sponsored by state Rep. Joe Salazar to cancel Columbus Day as a state holiday in Colorado. The Knights of Columbus — named in honor of explorer Christopher Columbus — is opposing House Bill 1327, saying the legislation is based on “fake history”…
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Trump era liberal strife still evident in Dem Boulder town halls; but what does it mean for Colorado?
It was another weekend in the first months of the Trump administration and so another weekend of packed political town halls in heavily Democratic Boulder County, Colorado. “Resistance” energy in the region seems as fresh as it was the day after the inauguration, but it’s difficult to gauge to what degree Boulder might be a…
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Denver Council argues over extending marijuana store hours
Instead of a sought-after additional five hours of business, Denver’s recreational marijuana dispensaries seem likely to be allowed three extra hours, and city coffers could see between $664,000 to $1.3 million in extra revenue if all those dispensaries decided to take advantage of the extra hours that may soon be allowed under a City and…