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After midterm autopsy, Colorado and national Democrats scramble to realign message
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When Sen. Cory Gardner unseated Democratic incumbent Mark Udall in the 2014 midterm elections, he was the first challenger to boot a sitting Colorado U.S. senator out of office since 1978. The highly competitive race topped priority lists on both sides of the aisle. But on election night, only the Republican camp celebrated. Not only…
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Starboard Group: An inside look at the Colorado GOP fundraiser-in-chief
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When everything was said and done, all Katie Behnke and Kristin Strohm could do was wait. Wait and see what a string of caffeine-fueled, sleep-deprived months of endless phone calls, conversations and a flurry of hastily written checks would translate to in percentage points. Would Cory Gardner clear the 50 percent hurdle? What about Mike…
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Bennet’s Keystone approval farsighted, not noxious
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U.S. House Republicans are poised to push their legislative pet issue, the Keystone XL pipeline bill, down Pennsylvania Avenue and onto the President’s desk this week after a 62-36 Senate majority okayed the amended measure on Jan. 29. The White House has consistently hurled veto threats at lawmakers. But the GOP-led Congress has rolled up…
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Fracking, property rights re-emerge
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The Erie board of trustees’ 4-3 decision last week to not put a one-year hold on any new oil and gas drilling permits may very well have saved the city from some looming financial backlash. Two bills currently floating through the ranks of the Colorado legislature propose that if a local community wants to put…
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Five years past Citizens United ruling, critics accept new campaign finance realities
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Five years after a slim majority of Supreme Court justices handed down its game-changing Citizens United ruling — opening the floodgates for virtually unlimited corporate campaign contributions — even the decision’s most ardent opponents now admit that money in elections is here to stay. “It’s not about getting money out of politics, it is about…
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John Hickenlooper, the grown-up governor
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When you wonder what makes Colorado a special place, you could turn your face toward the snow-capped, majestic Rocky Mountains. You could praise the deep sense of freedom and independence instilled in its people, or the quality of life they get to enjoy day in, day out. Or you could watch the governor pick the…
