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Letters: Dem candidates call out Windholz for rhetoric
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Editor: I was saddened by the events in Colorado Springs. The loss of life at the hands of a depraved and lost person is sickening. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims, the community of Colorado Springs and the Colorado Springs Police Department. In the wake of such unimaginable horror,…
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Denver move could spur state action on construction defect statutes
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Supporters of legislation aimed at making it harder for condominium owners to sue developers — backers say it would spur construction amid a statewide affordable-housing crisis — sounded a note of optimism this week amid word that Democratic House Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, who blocked legislation earlier this year, is holding talks with groups pushing…
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Carl Williams helped revive state Republicans in 1970s
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A true giant in Colorado Republican history has passed away. Carl Williams, a pioneer in the cable industry, noted aviation enthusiast and philanthropist died on Nov. 27. He was 87. He served one term as a Republican state senator in the late 1960s. Williams left an indelible mark on state politics with his tenure as…
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Supreme Court denies Hickenlooper on Clean Power Plan dispute with Coffman
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Thursday denied a petition by Gov. John Hickenlooper questioning the legality of Attorney General Cynthia Coffman joining a multi-state lawsuit to block the EPA’s Clean Power Plan. In denying Hickenlooper’s petition by a 5-2 margin, the Supreme Court said the governor already has an “adequate alternative remedy” and cited Salazar…
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Sonnenberg: Carbon tax would have devastating effect on Colorado
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Last month, President Obama published his sweeping new carbon regulations on new and existing power plants. This federal overreach will hit every corner of the Centennial State, endangering the livelihoods of Colorado families while promising higher energy prices and lost jobs. Despite this looming threat, the federal government is suggesting adding insult to injury. Under…
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Sonnenberg: Carbon tax would have devastating effect on Colorado
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Last month, President Obama published his sweeping new carbon regulations on new and existing power plants. This federal overreach will hit every corner of the Centennial State, endangering the livelihoods of Colorado families while promising higher energy prices and lost jobs. Despite this looming threat, the federal government is suggesting adding insult to injury. Under…
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Fields: Colorado should stand up to EPA’s mandates
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When the federal government released their harmful new energy regulation – better known as the “Clean Power Plan” – Attorney General Cynthia Coffman wasted no time filing a lawsuit against the Obama administration for overstepping its authority. Coffman rightly joined a rapidly growing coalition of states who are standing up for Colorado’s right to control…
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Webb: Economic growth and environmentalism have a symbiotic relationship with good policy
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Environmental groups across the country are celebrating a recent victory – President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. This political decision was at best an ideological choice, with very real, and perhaps unintended economic consequences. At worse, it may have driven a stake in the growing wedge between labor groups and environmental organizations.…
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Lamborn expresses sympathy as Dems call Planned Parenthood attack terrorism
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn over the weekend declined to comment on the growing political firestorm over Friday’s shooting that killed three and wounded nine at a Planned Parenthood clinic in his hometown. Lamborn, a Colorado Springs Republican who has represented the 5th Congressional District since 2007, on Friday called for prayers for the family and…
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Fields: Colorado should stand up to EPA’s mandates
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When the federal government released their harmful new energy regulation — better known as the “Clean Power Plan” — Attorney General Cynthia Coffman wasted no time filing a lawsuit against the Obama administration for overstepping its authority. Coffman rightly joined a rapidly growing coalition of states who are standing up for Colorado’s right to control…