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Former GOP congressional nominee urges Judy Reyher to resign, but newly appointed lawmaker isn’t backing down

Dec 2, 2017

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A former Republican congressional nominee called on recently appointed GOP state lawmaker Judy Reyher to step down over social media posts and comments criticizing African Americans, Muslims and others, but a defiant Reyher vowed to fight back against attacks she termed desperate and divisive. Reyher has come under fire since winning a vacancy appointment Monday…

Otero County Republican Judy Reyher engulfed in controversy after contested House District 47 vacancy appointment

Dec 1, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The aftershocks were still coming days after a Republican vacancy committee picked a replacement for former state Rep. Clarice Navarro, the Pueblo Republican who resigned to take a position with the Trump administration in early November. Judy Reyher, a Swink resident and former Otero County GOP chair, won the appointment to Navarro’s seat on a…

Colorado state Rep. Clarice Navarro resigning House seat to take Farm Service Agency post with Trump administration

Nov 5, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado state Rep. Clarice Navarro, a Pueblo Republican, plans to resign her seat on Nov. 12 after being appointed executive director of the Colorado Farm Service Agency by the Trump administration, she announced Friday night on Facebook. “I leave with mixed emotions, but I’m confident I’ll be able to continue my fight for agriculture and…

Facebook users vote to call members of Colorado’s Unity Party ‘Uniters’

Sep 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Members of Colorado’s newest official political party have a new nickname. Henceforth, members of the Unity Party of America shall be known as Uniters. That was the overwhelming winner in a Facebook poll conducted last week by Bill Hammons, the party’s founder and national and state chairman, beating out Unis and UPAs – “that one…

Never forget: Colorado officials remember Sept. 11 attacks, honor the fallen

Sep 11, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Officials from across Colorado took to social media to issue solemn statements Monday to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. “Today we all take a moment to remember those we lost and how far we have come together. Never forget. #CORemembers911,” Gov. John Hickenlooper posted on Twitter. He also noted that…

Republican Mike Coffman ‘will absolutely sign’ petition to force House vote on DREAM Act, spokesman says

Sep 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman will sign a petition to force a House vote on legislation that offers a path to citizenship for immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, a spokesman for the Aurora Republican told Colorado Politics. The five-term incumbent has been under attack from Democrats for what Coffman spokesman Kyle Kohli says…

Mike Coffman files petition to force vote to protect DACA recipients, but Democratic challengers scoff

Sep 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman expressed optimism Wednesday that the GOP-controlled House will take up legislation to protect young immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children from deportation, although the Aurora Republican also stressed that a rare maneuver he initiated earlier in the week might still be necessary to force a vote. But Coffman hasn’t…

Facebook flap goes back to court in Virginia — as pols in Colorado and elsewhere watch with interest

Aug 29, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Remember Colorado state Sen. Ray Scott’s face-off on Facebook a few weeks ago with some critics who complained that he had blocked them and hidden their comments? They wound up filing an ethics complaint with the legislature against the veteran Grand Junction lawmaker, citing in part a recent federal court ruling in Virginia that a public official in…

Facebook flap leads to an ethics complaint (seriously?) against a state senator

Aug 18, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Is the Facebook face-off between state Sen. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction, and a few of his political detractors getting out of hand and maybe just a little bit silly? Meanwhile, are we witnessing the development of the newest M.O. for ambushing political foes – social media-spawned legal actions? More on that below, but first, the…

Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell distributes campaign ‘newspaper’ to Colorado voters

Aug 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell is distributing a newspaper about his campaign this week, part of what a campaign spokesman describes as a multi-pronged approach to getting the Castle Rock entrepreneur and former state lawmaker in front of Colorado voters. Mitchell’s campaign printed “tens of thousands” of copies of the 16-page, tabloid-style publication, delivering them…