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Colorado conservation leaders, gun owners rally around gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler

Jul 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Dozens of leaders in Colorado’s wildlife conservation and gun-rights communities gathered to launch the Sportsmen and Gun Owners for Brauchler coalition in support of Republican gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler last Saturday in Douglas County. “This coalition solidifies statewide support for the Brauchler for governor campaign with a very important, reliably Republican constituency,” said coalition co-chair…
Colorado’s GOP gubernatorial hopefuls hit Hickenlooper with blizzard of criticism over climate order

Jul 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republicans who want to take his place after next year’s election pelted Gov. John Hickenlooper with criticism Tuesday when the Democrat declared that Colorado would join the U.S. Climate Alliance, a coalition supporting a global climate agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While praise poured in for Hickenlooper’s move from Democrats and environmental groups, four GOP…
Owen Hill welcomes Darryl Glenn to 5th District GOP primary, calls him ‘long on talk, short on accomplishments’

Jul 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Sen. Owen Hill knocked El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn as “long on talk and short on accomplishments” after news broke Friday that Glenn was planning to join Hill in a Republican primary challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District. Colorado Politics reported Friday morning that Glenn was notifying leading Republicans…
Republican Darryl Glenn jumping in 5th Congressional District primary against Lamborn, Hill

Jul 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn, the Republican nominee for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat last year, notified GOP insiders on Friday that he plans to run for the 5th Congressional District seat held by six-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in next year’s election, Colorado Politics has learned. “Colleagues, I want to give you a…
Republican Jack Graham to make decision on run for governor by end of summer

Jul 4, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Republican Jack Graham will make a decision on whether he will run for governor by the end of the summer. In an interview with Colorado Politics, Graham – the former Colorado State University athletic director and 2016 U.S. Senate candidate – said regulatory reform, education, transportation and health care, would staples of his campaign. “I’m…
Democrat Jared Polis kicks off gubernatorial campaign at employee-owned Colorado Springs grocery store

Jun 13, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Freshly minted gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis, a Democratic congressman from Boulder, visited an employee-owned grocery store in Colorado Springs on Monday for one of several Front Range stops meant to highlight key campaign themes. Standing in the produce section of a recently opened Save-A-Lot grocery store on North Academy Boulevard, Polis said he wants to…
Emily’s List endorses Democrat Cary Kennedy for Colorado’s 2018 gubernatorial race

Jun 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A national Democratic fundraising group that backs women running for office endorsed Colorado gubernatorial candidate Cary Kennedy on Wednesday. “Colorado has a long history of strong women’s leadership, but has never before elected a woman as governor,” said EMILY’s List President Stephanie Schriock in a statement. “Cary will not only break through that glass ceiling…
Democrat Cary Kennedy talks opportunity as she launches campaign for governor of Colorado

Apr 11, 2017

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Ernest Luning

For Democrat Cary Kennedy, a former state treasurer and former deputy mayor of Denver, it’s all about opportunity, and that’s what she wanted to talk about as she prepared to make her run for governor of Colorado official. Kennedy is the fourth Democrat to jump in the primary race for the chance to take…
Congressman Ed Perlmutter officially declares he’s running for governor of Colorado

Apr 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Declaring that he’ll stand up for Colorado in the face of threats from the Trump administration, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, an Arvada Democrat, made his campaign for governor official on Sunday afternoon at a grocery store in Golden. “I love this state, and I want to continue to lead the fight for freedom, equality and…
Conservative group sounds alarm over health care’s rapidly rising share of Colorado state budget

Apr 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado’s state budget has jumped by more than 19 percent over the last decade, measured in constant dollars, a free-market think tank says in a report delivered at the Capitol this week as lawmakers weigh next year’s budget. And nearly all of that increased spending has gone to health care, the study by the Common…