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UPDATED: Colorado officials react to shooting at congressional baseball practice

Jun 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado officials, candidates and organizations reacted with shock, sadness and prayers to the shooting early Wednesday at a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, where Republican members of Congress were practicing. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, two Capitol Hill police officers and a congressional staffer were injured and appeared to be in stable…
Jesse Mallory takes reins at Americans For Prosperity-Colorado from Michael Fields

May 23, 2017

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Ernest Luning

After serving as chief of staff for the Colorado Senate Republicans for five sessions, Jesse Mallory takes over as state director of Americans for Prosperity-Colorado, the influential conservative organization announced Monday. AFP-Colorado’s previous state director, Michael Fields, was named senior director of issue education for the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a related organization, he announced in…
Mike Merrifield talks about getting gaveled down and mountain biking ‘until his legs fall off’ in Senate Dems’ podcast

May 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Sen. Mike Merrifield discusses his love for the outdoors and the reason he doesn’t miss “The Big Bang Theory,” a sitcom about nerds, in a new episode of “Behind the Politics,” the weekly podcast produced by Colorado’s Senate Democrats. He also recalls with pride that he had the distinction during his first term in…
Dominick Moreno discusses hard budget choices, winning election as a youngster and accidentally finding the panic button

Mar 29, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Sen. Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat, has been in office longer than many of his fellow lawmakers but is still the youngest member of the state Senate, a distinction he explores in this week’s episode of “Behind the Politics,” a podcast produced by the Senate Democrats. The 32-year-old member of the Joint Budget Committee also talks about…
Steve Fenberg talks about engaging young voters, his mountain bar and being mistaken for an aide

Mar 24, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Sen. Steve Fenberg discusses a range of topics in an episode of “Behind the Politics,” a weekly podcast produced by the Senate Democrats posted online this week, including his work engaging young voters over the course of a decade with New Era Colorado, the Silver Plume bar he opened last summer with a few friends and some…
Hundreds sign Colorado Senate GOP’s petition to save alleged wolf hybrid Capone

Mar 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Senate Republicans want Aurora officials to know they’re standing with the owners of Capone, the dog being held by the city’s animal shelter on suspicion the longtime family pet is a wolf hybrid. And by Monday afternoon, hundreds of people had signed their names to an online petition started by the Senate GOP asking…
Leroy Garcia talks Pueblo, treatment for opioid abuse in Senate Dems’ inaugural podcast

Mar 13, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Assistant Minority Leader Leroy Garcia discusses Pueblo, a bill to combat opioid abuse and the importance of reading early in life in the first episode of “Behind the Politics,” a weekly podcast produced by the Senate Democrats. Garcia, a Pueblo Democrat, calls Pueblo a fascinating community and recommends visiting Lake Pueblo, one of the area’s most…
Insights: Senate GOP shows maturity as House bickers over words

Feb 17, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Colorado Senate Republicans have been the adults in the room. When it comes to transportation funding, the House has gone a bit sideways. It started when House Speaker Crisanta Duran, a Democrat, told reporters transportation and education are a package deal. It was a seemingly harmless statement from the speaker, which reflected a priority for both…