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Drama over oil and gas ballot measure: Claims of stolen petitions, harassment

Jul 27, 2018

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JOEY BUNCH

UPDATE, 7/27: Sponsors of a proposal to limit oil and gas drilling in Colorado say they’ve recovered thousands of voter petitions supporting the measure that were taken out of state by an Oregon signature gathering firm. CLICK HERE for more. Proponents of a ballot measure to keep drilling operations 2,500 feet from homes and businesses…
Conservative website calls out Democrat Jason Crow for law firm’s lobbying history on behalf of gun interests

Feb 27, 2018

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Ernest Luning

The conservative Washington Free Beacon on Monday pointed out that Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow works at a high-powered law firm that has lobbied and done legal work for gun interests at the same time he’s attacked the “gun lobby” and been calling on U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman to return campaign contributions from the National…
Holland and Hart’s Anderson to chair state’s big biz group

Oct 12, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Prominent and politically plugged-in Denver attorney Jon Anderson was elected 2017-18 chair today by the Board of Directors at the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry. Anderson, a partner at prestigious law firm Holland and Hart who once served as chief counsel to then-Gov. Bill Owens, long has been a go-to guy in state Republican…
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…
Pioneering initiative Western Way doesn’t need anyone’s blessing to be regarded as conservative

Jul 17, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

The Independence Institute needs to officially drop its self-appointed role as Colorado’s conservative police because it just executed a no-knock raid on the wrong house. The institute has a bad habit of glancing over another individual or group and decreeing whether or not it is conservative. In a July 10 piece, Amy Cooke of the…
Cadman plays down Coffman opinion; digs in for hospital fee budget battle

Mar 1, 2016

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John Tomasic

Senate President Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, played down news Monday that Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman officially agreed with state Democratic leaders that reclassifying the state’s hospital provider fee would be constitutional. Cadman also minimized the same opinion when it was offered a little more than two weeks ago by former Attorney General John Suthers, a…
Hospital provider fee debate set to intensify

Feb 17, 2016

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Ramsey Scott

The political tension around the state budget that has flared intermittently this legislative session will grow hot and steady at the end of March. House Democratic leaders said Tuesday that they plan in March to team debate on the budget “long bill” with a push to to avoid more than $350 million in cuts by…
The Hot Sheet, February 12, 2016

Feb 12, 2016

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Jared Wright

By TCS Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Jared Wright @_JaredWright_ Friday, February 12, 2016 DENVER – Well, you made it to Friday. Ahead for you are two days of not having to wander underneath the Gold Dome. Congrats. If you’re working campaigns … my condolences. “It’s always difficult to keep Fridays confined within themselves … they tend to spill over …” —…