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YESTERYEAR: Broncos stadium project debated, Hickenlooper again wins mayor

May 4, 2017

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Rachael Wright

Twenty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman … The issue of a “new” stadium for the Denver Broncos turned two bill sponsors against one another when Rep. Vickie Agler, R-Littleton, House co-sponsor of SB 97-230 — a bill that allowed for consideration of a re-fit of Mile High Stadium — accepted an amendment that Senate sponsor Mike Coffman,…
John Elway gets behind fourth-quarter drive for Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court bid

Mar 20, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway on Monday threw his support behind U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. The Colorado star’s endorsement came as Gorsuch, who is also from Colorado, was facing U.S. Senate confirmation hearings. A letter Elway wrote to the Senate Judiciary Committee was first reported by Colorado Politics. “A native of Colorado,…
Sewald Hanfling adds Brittany Morris Saunders as local affairs chief

Feb 2, 2017

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Ernest Luning

UPDATED with comments from Mayor Michael Hancock, Tami Door and R.D. Sewald. Brittany Morris Saunders, the senior vice president for economic development and public affairs with the Downtown Denver Partnership, is joining Sewald Hanfling Public Affairs, a Denver-based lobbying, business development and communications firm, The Colorado Statesman has learned. Saunders, a former economic development director for…
Denver Broncos sign lobbyists Sewald Hanfling

Jan 27, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The Denver Broncos have a new lobbying firm to go along with the team’s new coach after signing up with powerhouse persuaders Sewald Hanfling Public Affairs this week. The young Denver-based firm will handle local government relations and also assist longtime Broncos lobbyists Bill and Lacee Artist of J. William Artist and Associates with matters…
Grantham totally OK being one kind of hater

Jan 23, 2017

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John Tomasic

Colorado Sen. President Kevin Grantham, R-Canon City, is a straight talker. He’s a straight tweeter, too. On Monday afternoon, he let loose on the twitterspere: In an era in which debates rage over hate speech and political correctness, it takes a certain kind of boldness to acknowledge a shared hatred and to suggest that, in…
Elway not running for governor

Jan 3, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

Just before starting his search for a new head coach for the Denver Broncos, John Elway denied any plans to throw his name in the hopper with others already mentioned as potential candidates for Colorado governor in 2018. Speaking to 9News on Monday, Jan. 2, the Broncos general manager and Hall of Fame quarterback said…
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…
Hickenlooper rappels down Denver high-rise for charity

Sep 9, 2016

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Associated Press

Colorado’s governor rappelled down a high-rise apartment building in downtown Denver to raise awareness for cancer Thursday, squeezing his eyes shut as he approached the sidewalk. Gov. John Hickenlooper, clad in a bright-orange Denver Broncos jersey, described the 380-foot rappel as “pure fear, but nothing like facing cancer.” He descended the 32-floor building for the Cancer…
Broncos get naming rights to stadium from Sports Authority

Aug 24, 2016

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Associated Press

The Denver Broncos have taken over the naming rights to their stadium from Sports Authority. After missing its latest contract payment, Sports Authority asked a bankruptcy judge earlier this month to allow it to transfer the rights to the team. KMGH-TV reported Tuesday that the judge has signed off on the deal. The estate of the…
YESTERYEAR: Dole, Kemp make first campaign stop in Denver after boisterous GOP convention

Aug 17, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Twenty Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole and his running mate Jack Kemp – the “American Dream team” – would make their first post-convention campaign appearance in Denver, underlining the importance of Colorado as a crucial swing state in the 1996 election. The Kansas senator gave a…