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Gardner wins science prize; environmentalists holler
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado picked up a science award from the American Geophysical Union this week, and environmentalists are gobsmacked. The Colorado Republican received the award with Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan for their work on bipartisan legislation to advance science policy. “Sens. Gary Peters and Cory Gardner were selected for their…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Gun-debate groups choose sides in Colorado’s CD3
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Prominent national organizations on both sides of the gun debate are taking sides in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund this week endorsed U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, the Republican seeking a fifth term, while Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, endorsed former state Rep.…
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Conservation group launches six-figure ad campaign targeting Coffman
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A leading liberal environmental group is urging voters to “take the cough out of Congress” in a TV ad campaign launched Tuesday aimed at unseating U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, the Aurora Republican seeking reelection in the swing 6th Congressional District. LCV Victory Fund, the political arm of the League of Conservation Voters, plans to spend…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | EMILY’s List gets behind Democratic legislative candidates
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EMILY’s List, a national group that backs pro-abortion-rights Democratic women candidates, has endorsed 14 Colorado legislative candidates, including a half dozen running for seats that could determine which party has the majority in the state Senate. The group’s president, Stephanie Schriock, said the group’s picks “have the backbones and experience to fight for Colorado’s women…
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INSIGHTS | Left won’t take Gardner at his word on support for parks
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Environmentalists are hitting U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner where it hurts him most: On Colorado’s great outdoors. Part of the charm and, I’d argue, success of the Republican farm boy from small-town Yuma is his affability, and the inability of the left to get his goat. But his camp has fought back against the suggestion that…
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LOMAX: Billionaire poised to bankroll another round of green politics in Colorado
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Tom Steyer is back in Colorado politics. Well, actually, he never really left. Anyone who follows politics in our state should know Steyer well. He’s the environmental activist and California hedge-fund billionaire who spent more than $7 million on a failed campaign against U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R) in 2014. He poured at least $2 million more into Colorado…
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Democrat Joe Neguse wins endorsement from Congressional Progressive Caucus
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Democratic congressional candidate Joe Neguse is one of nine candidates nationwide to win support from the Congressional Progressive Caucus in its first round of endorsements, his campaign announced Monday. Neguse, a former University of Colorado regent from the 2nd Congressional District, is one of three Democrats running for the seat held by Democrat Jared Polis,…
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Bill Ritter endorses Democrat Joe Neguse to ‘lead the fight against climate change’
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Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, a leader in the push for clean energy, on Monday endorsed Joe Neguse, one of three Democrats running for the 2nd Congressional District seat, saying the former University of Colorado regent will lead the fight against climate change. “I’ve known and worked with Joe for over a decade – he…
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League of Conservation Voters endorses Joe Neguse in 2nd Congressional District race
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The political arm of leading environmentalist advocacy group League of Conservation Voters on Tuesday got behind congressional candidate Joe Neguse, one of three Democrats running in a primary for Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, who is running for governor. Neguse, a former University of Colorado regent from the…
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League of Conservation Voters praises Bennet, pressures Gardner over arctic drilling
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The national League of Conservation Voters has mixed feelings about Colorado’s U.S. Senate members, as in loving Michael Bennet, but Cory Gardner? Not so much. The left-leaning organization is running ads on Facebook to praise Bennet, the Democrat from Denver, for opposing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In another it asks Coloradans to…
