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Colo.’s election brought a wave of women, but the current was strongest for Democrats

Nov 9, 2018

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Marianne Goodl

Women turned out in force in Colorado on Election Day, casting 110,000 more ballots than men, based on unofficial results Friday. But it was primarily Democratic women who won the day: They outvoted Democratic men by 165,000 ballots and Republican women by 108,000 ballots. Eighty-seven women (including 57 Democrats) competed for Colorado congressional and statewide…
Colorado’s Carno takes to national TV to advocate for trained, armed teachers

Mar 6, 2018

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Personable but plucky Colorado political operative Laura Carno wears a lot of hats, all tipped to the right. One of them involves serving as face and voice for right-to-arms group Coloradans for Civil Liberties, whose take-no-prisoners motto unflinchingly advocates, “Restoring freedom one round at a time.” And she regularly touts that priority far and wide.…
InstaCheck fee hike slights gun owners of modest means, says Coloradans for Civil Liberties

Jan 2, 2018

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Fees are more than doubling for Colorado gun buyers paying for the required background check by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, and news of the hike isn’t sitting at all well with at least one groups that advocates for the right to arms. Coloradans for Civil Liberties, helmed by center-right activist Laura Carno, fired off…
New ad campaign contends Colorado Springs is driven by tax-a-holics

Oct 12, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

A ballot question in November would fund major stormwater improvements in Colorado Springs, but taxpayers are tired of getting soaked, according to a non-opposition group that’s rolling out a radio and digital ad campaign against Question 2A on the November ballot. “The mayor and a majority of City Council have asked for more money…
Q&A with Colorado’s Laura Carno: ‘I, the citizen, am created equal to the politician’

Sep 3, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Laura Carno’s political views probably could be summed up in four words: Government ruins nearly everything. In fact, that’s the title of her book. It also says a lot about the campaigns and causes she embraces. The El Paso County-based author, political consultant and all-around activist on the right, who was instrumental in the recall…
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…
Educators in the line of fire train to open fire, if needed, at a course in Greeley

Jun 23, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Not long ago we took note of an independent effort to pick up where the 2017 legislature stopped short – training Colorado’s K-12 educators in the use of firearms to defend their campuses. A GOP bill passed by the state Senate would have provided the training to designated faculty and staff with concealed-weapons permits; as anticipated,…
Group picks up where legislature left off on training school staff for gun use

May 15, 2017

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Dan Njegomir

Remember the GOP bill in the legislature that would have provided gun training to designated staffers with concealed-weapons permits on Colorado’s K-12 campuses? The one that was approved by the Republican-controlled state Senate but, as anticipated, never made it past a “kill committee” in the Democratic-dominated House? Well, Coloradans for Civil Liberties isn’t about to let it drop. In a…
The Hot Sheet, March 18, 2016

Mar 18, 2016

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Jared Wright

By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Good morning and happy Friday. As we head into a full weekend of county assemblies for both the Democrats and Republicans, good luck to each of you, whether you are a volunteer, a donor, a delegate, an alternate, campaign staff or the candidate. Pat yourselves…
Carno: Turn over every stone before asking for more taxes

Sep 28, 2015

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Laura Carno

Colorado Springs voters will have a decision to make this November. Will they approve yet one more tax increase, or will they ask the city leaders to sharpen their pencils and tighten their belts? Politicians — both Republicans and Democrats — like to grow government. And the only way they can grow government is to…