lobbying

A LOOK BACK | Congressional candidate calls government growth ‘unavoidable’

Oct 8, 2022

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Rachael Wright

Fifty-Five Years Ago This Week: Speaking to concerned farmers, ranchers and campaign supporters in the City of Limon, Conrad McBride, Democratic candidate for Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, said that there was “an obvious price squeeze between static farm prices and inflated land prices today,” and added that – short of perfect cooperation – would require…
Colorado appeals court says Joe Salazar’s lawsuit against Public Trust Institute can move forward

Sep 16, 2022

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MARIANNE GOODLAND

The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that a lawsuit by a former legislator alleging malicious prosecution by the Public Trust Institute and its former director can move forward. The ruling came with a first-ever determination that an administrative proceeding, which could form the basis for a malicious prosecution claim, must be “quasi-judicial.” In this…
Judge dismisses redistricting lobbying complaint against Republican operatives

Apr 1, 2022

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EVAN WYLOGE

Months after the state finished its congressional and legislative redistricting, a complaint alleging illegal redistricting lobbying by a group of local Republican operatives has been dismissed, with an administrative law judge concluding the complaint did not have merit. The complaint alleged that members of Colorado Neighborhood Coalition lobbied redistricting commissioners without proper disclosure. One employee…
Q&A with Sen. Chris Holbert | Looking forward to life after the legislature and Florida

Jan 31, 2022

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LUIGE.DELPUERTO

Sen. Chris Holbert, who served four years in the House before jumping to the Senate, hits term limits this year and will end his legislative career at the conclusion of the 2022 session. He might still be around the state Capitol, as he’s considering a return to trade association management, which he worked in before…
Redistricting testimony triggers high-profile lobbying disclosure, questions over reporting requirements

Jul 17, 2021

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EVAN WYLOGE

Colorado’s independent redistricting commissioners are in the middle of a statewide tour, listening as members of the public give their opinions on what they want the next decade’s congressional and legislative maps to look like. But that isn’t entirely what’s been going on. In at least one example at the commissions’ public input hearing Tuesday…
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…
Shuttering the revolving door, Bennet bill would institute lifetime lobbying ban for lawmakers

May 24, 2017

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Adam McCoy, special to Colorado Politics

It’s time to shutter Capitol Hill’s infamous revolving door of retiring federal lawmakers transitioning into the lobbying industry, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet says. “Washington has become all too comfortable with the spin of the revolving door,” said Bennet, a Democrat from Colorado, in a statement. About 51 percent of legislators from the 113th Congress that…
PHOTOS: AARP Colorado launches legislative session advocacy campaign at Capitol

Feb 2, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Nearly two dozen AARP Colorado volunteers plan to track legislation and either support or oppose bills the organization has identified as important to older adults and their families during the 2017 legislative session, an AARP Colorado spokeswoman said. Last week, a group of AARP Colorado advocates walked from the group’s state offices in uptown to…
Sewald Hanfling adds Brittany Morris Saunders as local affairs chief

Feb 2, 2017

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Ernest Luning

UPDATED with comments from Mayor Michael Hancock, Tami Door and R.D. Sewald. Brittany Morris Saunders, the senior vice president for economic development and public affairs with the Downtown Denver Partnership, is joining Sewald Hanfling Public Affairs, a Denver-based lobbying, business development and communications firm, The Colorado Statesman has learned. Saunders, a former economic development director for…
Denver Broncos sign lobbyists Sewald Hanfling

Jan 27, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The Denver Broncos have a new lobbying firm to go along with the team’s new coach after signing up with powerhouse persuaders Sewald Hanfling Public Affairs this week. The young Denver-based firm will handle local government relations and also assist longtime Broncos lobbyists Bill and Lacee Artist of J. William Artist and Associates with matters…