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Republican gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler announces campaign advisory team

Aug 22, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler announced the members of his campaign advisory team Tuesday, and the roster includes some of the leading political operatives in the state. Brauchler’s team includes Kristin Strohm, managing partner and founder of political consulting firm The Starboard Group; Sean Tonner, Colorado president of national marketing and media giant R&R Partners; former state…
Attorney General Coffman, Democratic challengers sound alarm over Comey memo

May 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman on Wednesday called for an independent investigation into allegations that President Donald Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to shut down a federal probe into Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security advisor, according to accounts of a memo Comey wrote after a meeting with the president. Coffman, a Republican…
In Depth: Perlmutter joins Lakewood legislators for jam-packed town hall

Mar 2, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Next week, a Czech ensemble, Cirk La Putyka, brings its contemporary take on the circus to the stage, blurring the lines between acrobatics, dance, puppetry and music, and a couple of weeks after that it’s the boisterous “Hello, Dolly!” musical that’ll be filling the theater’s seats for a two-week run. But Saturday, Feb. 18, it…
Conservation Colorado joins public lands fight for Outdoor Retailer show

Feb 15, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

We told you last week that Utah is shaking in its hiking boots that Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is trying to lure away the twice annual Outdoor Retailer trade show from Utah. Now Conservation Colorado has his back. It seems some of the industry titans who produce outdoor gear aren’t crazy about the way some…
Outdoor trade show could tip to Colorado over public lands

Feb 7, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

The position some Utah leaders have taken on public lands has created an opportunity for Colorado to snag the Outdoor Retailer Show. The four-day show in Salt Lake City is the equivalent of New York Fashion Week for the energy bar crowd, and Gov. John Hickenlooper is prowling, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. The Outdoor Retailer…
Public lands would get a boost from Bennet, Gardner bills

Feb 2, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

After the splash Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz made when he proposed then pulled a bill to sell off 3.3 million acres of public lands in 10 Western states this week, five bills by Colorado’s senators, Democrat Michael Bennet of Denver and Republican Cory Gardner of Yuma, seem awfully local. Bennet and Gardner announced the bills they’re…
THE HOT SHEET – SURPRISE: Hick not a fan of Trump, isn’t America a ‘free speech zone’, nixing tampon tax, haters hating Gorsuch and … MORE!

Feb 2, 2017

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Colorado Politics

VOL. 02 NO. 018 | February 2, 2017 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2017 DENVER – Good morning and Happy Thursday! Do you hate the term “free speech zone” as much as we do? Shouldn’t the idea be universally hated? Did you hear that? That was the sound of a founder or two rolling in their…
Chaffetz cans bill to sell public lands, including Colorado’s

Feb 2, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz flirted with the idea of selling off 3,3 million acres of public lands in 10 Western states, including Colorado. The Republican from Utah introduced the Disposal of Federal Lands Act last week. Chaffetz backed off the deal this week, however. “I am withdrawing HR 621,” Chaffetz posted on social media late…
US declines prosecution of government worker in mine spill

Oct 13, 2016

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Matthew Brown

U.S. prosecutors have declined to pursue criminal charges against an employee of the Environmental Protection Agency over a massive mine wastewater spill that fouled rivers in three states, a federal watchdog agency said. The EPA’s Office of Inspector General disclosed Wednesday that it recently presented evidence to prosecutors that the unnamed employee may have violated…
GOP lawmaker: FBI gave immunity for Clinton aide’s testimony

Sep 23, 2016

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Jared Wright

Hillary Clinton’s former chief of staff, Cheryl Mills, and two other staff members were granted immunity deals in exchange for their cooperation in the now-closed FBI investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state, says a Republican congressman. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee,…