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Polis, political leaders join hundreds in march through Denver for MLK Day
Colorado’s political leaders joined hundreds who took to the streets of Denver on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day during the city’s 37th annual “marade” in honor of the civil rights leader. Denver’s marade – a combination of march and parade – is one of the largest MLK Day celebrations in the country. The…
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TRAIL MIX | Jason Crow proposes democracy toolkit on anniversary of Capitol attack
A year ago, as a violent mob swarmed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow recalled, he and other lawmakers were trapped in the House gallery in fear for their lives. “We sat there as the mob tried to break…
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Colorado officials reflect on 1-year anniversary of US Capitol attack
On the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Colorado elected officials – including many who were inside the Capitol when it was stormed by a mob of Trump supporters – marked the occasion by asking the American public never to forget it, while others dismissed its comparison to momentous events…
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TRAIL MIX | Candidate switcheroos are nothing new in Colorado
Wouldn’t you know it, less than a week after last week’s Trail Mix column went to press, it was obsolete. In the holiday news lull, it had seemed like a good opportunity to take stock of the candidate line-ups in major Colorado races. While savvy political watchers have been expecting at least a few additional contenders…
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Rep. Jason Crow tests positive for breakthrough case of COVID-19 after Ukraine trip
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow announced Sunday night that he tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19 following his return from a trip to Ukraine. The Colorado Democrat, who is fully vaccinated and has received a booster shot, said he’s experiencing minor symptoms. Crow’s announcement came the same day as two other Democratic lawmakers who…
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Colorado delegation splits along party lines as House passes Biden’s Build Back Better bill
Members of the Colorado House delegation voted along party lines Friday on President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act, a nearly $2 trillion package Democrats are hailing as a groundbreaking social and environmental legislation and Republicans are denouncing the measure and its price tag. The bill passed on a 220-213 vote, with only one Democrat…
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Jason Crow, other House Democrats find shift on gun-control debate
WASHINGTON – House Democrats are warming to gun-control legislation once considered risky for all but the safest incumbents, but remain uncertain whether they will vote this year on some of the more far-reaching bills. In a sign of the changing political climate around gun-safety legislation, some of the more vulnerable House Democrats, including those who…
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Jason Crow: ‘Ineffective’ border wall would be a waste
WASHINGTON — New U.S. Rep. Jason Crow cites his combat background in explaining why he’s standing with other congressional Democrats who refuse to make concessions on the border wall demanded by President Donald Trump. “I spent two combat tours on the Afghan-Pakistan border, so I know a thing or two about border security and support…
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Crow pushing US House Democrats’ election, campaign finance reform package
After making campaign finance reform a central issue in his winning congressional run, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says he anticipates taking a leadership role pushing proposals House Democrats have put at the center of their legislative agenda Meanwhile, a group dedicated to getting dark money out of politics credited Crow with helping lay the…
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Here are the OTHER Democrats who voted against Pelosi (besides Jason Crow)
WASHINGTON – What started as a rebellion with a potentially devastating effect on Nancy Pelosi’s winning drive to reclaim the House speaker’s post officially fizzled Thursday as just 15 Democrats refused to back her bid for the job. One of them was Colorado freshman lawmaker Jason Crow. Though suspense about the outcome vanished last month,…