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Club 20 honors those who serve Western Colorado

Mar 31, 2018

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JOEY BUNCH

GRAND JUNCTION – Club 20 turns 65 this year as a coalition of civic and business leaders standing up for the counties on the Western side of Colorado at the state and national levels. Friday night at its annual spring meeting in Grand Junction, Club 20 recognized individuals who have done the same. Among the honorees…
Updated: Could Colorado House and Senate flip in ’18? Yes, says Ballotpedia

Oct 12, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Here’s something I bet you haven’t heard anywhere else: The Colorado House and Senate each could flip next year. OK, maybe you’ve heard half that. The Republicans hold just a one-seat edge in the 35-member Senate, which will see 17 seats on the ballot next year. But the House? Democrats enjoy a nine-seat majority in…
New study to show massive volume of water Colorado gives up to other states

Aug 14, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Almost 8 million acre-feet of water has left Colorado in the past 20 years that the state could have kept, according to preliminary data from a legislative-commissioned study expected later this year. It’s enough to make a water warrior cry. An acre-foot of water is about 326,000 gallons of water, or enough to satisfy two…
Rep. J. Paul Brown: Herd the budget, corral Medicaid

Dec 30, 2016

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JOEY BUNCH

If your local school is failing, Obamacare is the root problem. That’s the analysis of Rep. J. Paul Brown. The Republican from Ignacio connected those dots in a Durango Herald op-ed this week. He spells out the challenges for the state budget, schools, roads and refunds guaranteed by the state constitution. Obamcare is the reason…
Noonan: Final results show election angst on both sides turns into not much in Colorado

Dec 5, 2016

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Paula Noonan

In the grand total of many things political, Democrats did well in Colorado in 2016, going against the fly-over state trend. Even so, at the state level, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Statewide, unaffiliated voters broke toward Democrats at about 4.5 percent. With party registrations in November at almost even…
The Hot Sheet – Curing homelessness with pot, attacking Trump’s youngest, Skewes gets skewered, Colorado politics drinking game, U 2KINKY and MORE …

Nov 28, 2016

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Colorado Politics

VOL. 01 NO. 193 | NOVEMBER 28, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 DENVER – Suck in the holiday gut and belly up to your desk … It’s time to get back to work following (for many of us) a long Thanksgiving break. Oh, and happy ‘Cyber Monday’ to you, your favorite electronic device and…
State legislative contests resolve into stalemate

Nov 9, 2016

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John Tomasic

Democrats add to House majority; Republicans retain Senate majority At the end of a long election season that delivered shocks at every stage, including a dramatic upset win for Donald Trump at the top of the Republican ticket, voters in Colorado shuffled some of the players at the state Capitol but didn’t change the game.…
The 2016 Colorado Election Quiz

Nov 2, 2016

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Ernest Luning

As the 2016 election season draws to a close, we thought there would be no better way to reward readers who have paid close attention to the campaigns than offer a quiz about the seemingly endless ordeal. From the sharp reversals and near-daily bombshells of the presidential contest to the stunning upsets and jaw-dropping tangents…
? Ellen Roberts resigns, readies legislative seat shuffle in Southwest

Oct 17, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

State Sen. Ellen Roberts (R-Durango), who currently serves as the Senate president pro tempore, has announced she will resign her Senate District 6 seat at the end of this year, after a decade in the Colorado House and Senate. The announcement came as a surprise to many of her constituents and those in the state Capitol community. In a statement posted…
Colorado GOP legislators get behind Trump

Oct 13, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

With many Republican leaders – including some in Colorado – recently withdrawing their support or renouncing GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump after the release of a 2005 video recording of Trump bragging of what some consider sexual abuse of women, the Trump campaign in Colorado on Thursday, Oct. 13, touted newfound support of several Colorado…