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Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, state Sen. Irene Aguilar endorse Crow in 6th Congressional District

Aug 17, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Jason Crow, who is seeking to replace Colorado’s Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the 6th Congressional District, received impressive endorsements from top Democrats Thursday. Former U.S. senator and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar – one of the state’s highest profile and most respected Colorado Democrats – threw his support behind Crow. State Sen. Irene Aguilar…
Sirota calls out Democrat Donna Lynne’s healthcare ties, ignores Polis’ fracktivism

Aug 5, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Liberal journalist David Sirota is calling out one of the Colorado left’s own in an article Friday in the International Business Times. He says the insurance industry could run “one of its own” for governor next year in Donna Lynne, the Kaiser Permanente executive Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed lieutenant governor just last year. The far…
Viano: GOP health insurance reform bill must stop Obamacare-induced bleeding

May 4, 2017

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Jake Viano

Back in 2010, voters across the nation swept Republicans into office, giving the GOP the majority in the House of Representatives for the first time in years. Two years later, Americans allowed the Republicans to take control of the Senate, and the party has managed to maintain its majority in the federal legislative branch ever…
Highlight reel: Colorado’s wild and woolly 2016 election season

Dec 29, 2016

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Adam McCoy, special to Colorado Politics

Symbolic of the divisiveness of our politics, many Coloradans will look back at the 2016 election with violent contempt, reflecting on a political year that saw the rise of President-elect Donald Trump, while others will reminisce with sublime glee over a cycle where voters bucked the political establishment. In a year full of tectonic shifts…
ColoradoCare runs into objections as Congress seeks Obamacare reform

Nov 11, 2016

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Tom Ramstack

The Obama administration recently gave an unintentional boost to opponents of government-subsidized health care, such as Colorado’s proposed amendment for universal health insurance that failed voters’ approval this week. Affordable Care Act insurance premiums will rise an average of 22 percent in 2017, according to a White House announcement. The act, also known as Obamacare, was…
Cheers, jeers at Colorado GOP election night party

Nov 9, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

In an odd situation reminiscent of the 2016 election cycle, U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman won re-election in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District and on the same night was scorned by Donald Trump’s supporters in attendance at the election night party where he delivered his victory speech. Coffman took the stage at the Colorado Republican Party’s election…
? The effectiveness of ballot issue TV ads is iffy

Nov 1, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Story Updated: 11/4/2016 at 12:34 p.m. All those political TV ads we’ve been watching for what seems like an eternity are almost over, but what have they accomplished? That’s the big question only Colorado voters can definitively answer as they cast their ballots in the Nov. 8 general election. Not counting the races for various offices, state…
? Political uncertainty roils small businesses

Oct 27, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

According to Visa’s chief economist, Hillary Clinton will win the presidency in the Nov. 8 general election, bringing with her several economic, regulatory and tax concerns for small businesses. Wayne Best explained this and other concepts to Denver-area small-business owners at a dinner presentation Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the University of Denver. Best is a member…
Letter: Amendment 69 is an opportunity for change

Oct 27, 2016

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Colorado Politics

Editor: I support ColoradoCare, or Amendment 69, because it will provide access to affordable, quality health care for all Coloradans. This matters to the families of Coloradans who die each year because they don’t have health insurance; to those declaring bankruptcy because they can’t pay medical bills; to those who pay ever higher premiums for…
Elway ads promote amendment 71, oppose 69 & 70

Oct 25, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Likely the most recognizable and perhaps admired person in Colorado, John Elway has made what may be his first highly visible entry into the political world, appearing in TV ads for the campaign promoting passage of Amendment 71, the Raise the Bar effort to make it harder to change the state constitution. The Hall of…