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Harris County Republicans recognize Denver, state GOP officers for Hurricane Harvey relief effort

Sep 25, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Republican officers who organized a donation drive to help victims of Hurricane Harvey traveled to Houston Monday so the local GOP’s governing body can thank them for the relief operation, which sent four full truckloads of supplies to the Gulf Coast earlier this month. The Harris County Republican Party’s executive committee was scheduled to…
Kent Thiry urges Colorado Republicans against calling off next year’s primary election

Sep 15, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The wealthy executive who championed a ballot measure to let unaffiliated voters cast ballots in Colorado primaries is urging state Republicans to defeat a proposal to scrap next year’s primary election and instead nominate candidates at party assemblies. The Colorado GOP plans to consider whether to cancel the primary at a meeting of the Republican…
Colorado GOP declines to apologize for tweets slamming Southern Poverty Law Center

Sep 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A coalition of civil rights groups and left-leaning organizations on Friday demanded an apology from the Colorado Republican Party for “viciously attacking” the Southern Poverty Law Center on Twitter, but the state GOP’s chairman called the request ridiculous and doubled down on the party’s criticism of the watchdog group. The dispute centers around what the…
‘A devastating betrayal’: Colorado officials react to Trump’s decision to end DACA program

Sep 5, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, called President Trump’s Tuesday decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program “the height of cruelty” and called on Congress to come up with a plan to replace it. “Today’s announcement is a devastating betrayal for the hundreds of thousands of individuals who…
Douglas County Republican Mark Baisley throws hat in ring for House District 39 seat

Aug 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Vowing to uphold the Republican Party platform, Douglas County Republican Mark Baisley announced Saturday that he’s running in next year’s election for the House District 39 seat held by state Rep. Polly Lawrence who is seeking the GOP nomination for state treasurer. The cybersecurity expert and one-time aerospace engineer declared his intentions at the Douglas County…
Staff picks: This week’s top 5 stories in Colorado Politics (Aug. 13, 2017 edition)

Aug 13, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

It’s been a busy week in Colorado Politics, with campaign cash, coal’s slow-motion collapse and the ever-evolving candidacy of Ed Perlmutter in the headlines. Our staff re-evaluated the week, and here are the stories we think you should keep in mind in the days and weeks ahead: 5. Coal communities need a new engine,…
Colorado GOP chair predicts effort to scrap primary will fail

Aug 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Republicans will decide in September whether to cancel next year’s primary election rather than allow unaffiliated voters to participate, party officials said this week, although the state GOP chairman says he’s confident the proposal will go down in flames. State voters approved Proposition 108 last year, allowing unaffiliated voters – a smidgeon over one-third…
Ex-Colorado GOP chief Steve House calls for cutting off donations to Senate Republicans’ campaign group

Jul 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Former Colorado Republican Party Chairman Steve House said Wednesday that donors should stop contributing to the campaign committee dedicated to electing Senate Republicans until GOP lawmakers get it together to fix the nation’s health care system. “We asked them to defund Planned Parenthood. We asked them to defund Obamacare. They did neither. It is time…
Denver Republican Party chairman hears from White House after incident at LGBT pride parade

Jun 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Denver Republican Party Chairman Jake Viano can scratch a big item off his bucket list. On Monday, he received a phone call from the White House to thank him and GOP volunteers for remaining calm during an altercation with a protester at Sunday’s PrideFest Parade in Denver. “I was really stunned,” Viano told Colorado Politics.…
Masked protester accosts Denver Republicans displaying Trump quote at Colorado LGBT pride parade

Jun 18, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A masked protester accosted Denver Republicans preparing to take part in Sunday’s annual PrideFest Parade, yelling obscenities while attempting to remove a banner featuring a Donald Trump quotation from the county party’s parade entry, the party’s chairman told Colorado Politics. “We were prepared for a lot of hateful rhetoric,” Denver County Republican Chairman Jake…