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‘Barack Obama Highway’ proposal sparks anger at the state Capitol

May 9, 2018

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Marianne Goodl

Debate over a resolution offered in the Colorado legislature by House Democrats to rename a portion of Interstate 25 through Denver after President Barack Obama turned ugly late Tuesday. It was another nasty episode in a legislative session marked by increased polarization over issues such as guns and race – tied to immigration, civil rights, sanctuary cities…
Coming to a freeway near you, maybe: Barack Obama Highway

Apr 19, 2018

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Marianne Goodl

Colorado House Democrats this week are trying to get permission from the General Assembly to rename the portion of Interstate 25 that goes through Denver the “Barack Obama Highway.” They’re hoping the renaming follows in the footsteps of what lawmakers have done in the past for Republican presidents: renaming the portion of I-25 through El…
6 Things to Know About Colorado Gubernatorial Hopeful Donna Lynne

Sep 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Here are six things to know about Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne as the Democrat makes it official Thursday that she’s running for governor of Colorado: ? Before being sworn in as Colorado’s 49th lieutenant governor on May 12, 2016, Lynne was executive vice president of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals,…
YESTERYEAR: Clinton, Dole storm swing-state Colorado as election looms

Oct 13, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Twenty Years Ago in The Colorado Statesman … With just a month until the November election, crucial swing-state Colorado was in the spotlight and was turning into a crossroads for presidential candidates and other national politicians. President Bill Clinton packed the Red Rocks amphitheater for a rally put together by Alan Salazar, the Clinton-Gore campaign’s…
YESTERYEAR: James Watt blasts critics, defends Interior policies in Grand Junction

Sep 29, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Thirty-five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Former U.S. Rep. Wayne Aspinall declared that Colorado was “back in the big leagues” as he introduced divisive Coloradan Interior Secretary James Watt at the annual Club 20 banquet in Grand Junction. Watt, who noted he carried a Navajo arrowhead to “be protected from newspaper…
Reagan: Trump’s bathwater vs. Hillary’s

Aug 26, 2016

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Michael Reagan

The Great Donald Trump Pivot is still very much in progress. Who knows where his position on illegal immigration is going. If he does any more specials with Sean Hannity, he’s liable to replace his signature border wall idea with a big open gate in El Paso manned by volunteers from Welcome Wagon. What’s the…
YESTERYEAR: Denver grapples with economic challenges in wake of oil price plunge

Jun 30, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Thirty Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Cities across the country were facing challenges in the face of economic pressures – a recent study showed that 60 percent of 660 American cities surveyed were anticipating budget deficits in 1986 – but Denver was not demoralized, said Mayor Federico Peña in his State of the…
Lamm undecided over third term as candidates emerge

Mar 31, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Thirty-Five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Gov. Dick Lamm hadn’t decided yet whether he planned to run for a third term in 1982, but the Democrat conceded he could be unseated by Colorado Republicans, who had said their major goal in the next year was retaking the governor’s mansion. “Oh, sure,”…