joan fitz-gerald
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Q&A with Matt Moseley | A political consultant who lives — and swims — way outside the mainstream
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No wonder Matt Moseley has survived and thrived in the political realm; he’s accustomed to swimming with sharks. In his case, literally. The Denver-based communications and media consultant – a veteran of the Colorado Capitol as well as the campaign trail – is also a record-setting open-water swimmer who most recently crossed a stretch of…
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HUDSON: Let’s not break our PERA promise to Colorado state employees
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The second PERA reform/bailout bill (SB 18-200) in less than a decade reaches the Colorado Legislature this week amidst a clash of competing narratives regarding who is responsible for the pension plan’s precarious fiscal posture. On one side is a tale that greedy employees have maliciously and surreptitiously burdened taxpayers with a bankrupting obligation that…
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YESTERYEAR: World leaders descend on Denver for G-7; health care forum exposes tragedies
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Twenty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman: Little old Colorado was plunged into the deep end of international politics when Denver hosted eight world leaders from the Group of Seven. Denver rolled out the carpet for national leaders from the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Russia and the United Kingdom, and on the…
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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis to join crowded Democratic field for Colorado governor
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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis announced Sunday that he’s running for governor of Colorado in next year’s election, shaking up an already crowded Democratic primary field. Colorado Politics has learned that Polis plans to launch his campaign Monday with stops up and down the Front Range, including Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Denver and Boulder. Polis told Colorado Politics in…
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YESTERYEAR: Andrews rips Dems, ‘shadow senator’ for playing coyote to roadrunner Owens
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Fifteen Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Senate Minority Leader John Andrews, R-Centennial, excoriated Senate President Stan Matsunaka, D-Loveland, for “doom[ing] compromise on the year’s toughest issue” in the just-concluded special session on growth with his “belligerent, partisan and profane” words. In a stinging guest commentary, Andrews criticized the Democrats at the…
