house bill 16-1454
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Q&A: Rep. Tim Dore on being right about open primary voting, frustrations of the Legislature, growing challenges for the state GOP
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‘Our party is facing permanent minority status unless we embrace a wider vision’ Two-term state Rep. Tim Dore, a Republican from Elizabeth, was defeated in the party primary last June. He wasn’t surprised. Dore’s feather-ruffling efforts to move hardline Republican caucus members to embrace a “wider vision,” as he put it in an interview this…
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Letter: Put the brakes on problem-riddled primary bill
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Editor: The Colorado Senate should admit the obvious and acknowledge that they cannot responsibly pass the Primary Participation Bill this session. Fortunately, the Primary Participation Bill, HB1454, has hit a snag in the House, where it is stalled awaiting more amendments and a final vote before being sent to the Senate. Senate observers report growing…
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Zarlengo: Politicians strike while crisis is hot with presidential primary bill
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“Never let a serious crisis go to waste,” as former Barack Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel once quipped. This is especially true when no crisis actually exists and entrenched politicians see the opportunity to solidify a permanent political and consultant class, while masquerading as a pro-democracy populist movement. So is the case with the…
