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Republican Justin Everett tops straw poll at Colorado Christian University state treasurer forum
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Republican state Rep. Justin Everett handily won a straw poll conducted Monday night after a bipartisan forum for state treasurer candidates at Colorado Christian University in Lakewood. The three-term lawmaker from Littleton, nicknamed “Justin Neverett” and “Dr. No” for his penchant to vote against legislation, led the 10 candidates on the ballot with 34.9 percent…
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Conservative provocateur Jonathan Lockwood launches communication shop
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Conservative operative Jonathan Lockwood, whose advocacy work in Colorado was once labeled “flat-out deranged” by The Denver Post editorial board, launched his own political communications firm this week after a boisterous year as spokesman for the Oregon Senate Republicans. Lockwood said he wants Jonathan Lockwood & Associates to “help people tell their stories, and ignite…
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CPAC to broadcast annual conference live at Colorado Christian University
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In a first for the world’s premiere gathering of conservatives, portions of February’s Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC, will be broadcasting from its main stage live to Colorado Christian University, Jeff Hunt, director of CCU’s Centennial Institute, announced. In addition to audiences at CCU’s campus in Lakewood being able to hear speakers at…
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Colorado politicos react to Supreme Court hearing on Masterpiece Cakeshop case
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Both sides agree it’s a question of rights but differ sharply whose rights should prevail under the law in a case argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court – whether it’s the baker and his religious beliefs or the same-sex couple and their right to be treated like any other customers. As the divisive case…
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Ethics complaint against Colorado state Rep. Ransom dismissed
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After a more than five-hour hearing, the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission Wednesday unanimously dismissed an ethics complaint filed against Republican Rep. Kim Ransom of Lone Tree. The ethics complaint alleged Ransom accepted a “Gold Pass,” valued at $600, to attend the 2016 Western Conservative Summit. In their ruling, the commission said Ransom had met the…
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Ethics complaint against Colorado lawmaker may hinge on committee’s view of university’s funding
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An ethics complaint filed against Colorado state Rep. Kim Ransom, a Lone Tree Republican, may hinge on just how the Independent Ethics Commission views the funding for Colorado Christian University. On Monday the commission discussed several issues that could decide whether Ransom violated the state’s limits on gifts to lawmakers. Ransom was one of 10…
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Principles of Liberty Colorado organization releases legislative scorecard, honors ‘rock stars’
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State Rep. Justin Everett, a Littleton Republican, ranked highest among Colorado lawmakers in the annual Principles of Liberty scorecard, the conservative organization announced Saturday at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver. Known as “Justin Neverett” and “Dr. No” for his propensity for voting “no” on legislation, Everett was one of nine legislators, all Republicans, to…
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Sen. Cory Gardner says Republicans aren’t done on healthcare at Western Conservative Summit
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Colorado’s U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner told a crowd of thousands at the Western Conservative Summit Friday night that Republicans in Congress, as early as next week, will address healthcare. The Senate GOP’s effort to repeal and replace Obamacare collapsed last week. Gardner never said how we would have voted on that bill, even though he…
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Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow to talk religious liberty at Denver’s Western Conservative Summit
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Donald Trump is invited, but his lawyer is showing up at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver on July 22. Jay Sekulow, the chief counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice, is one of the most influential lawyers in America, said Jeff Hunt, chairman of the Western Conservative Summit and director of the…
