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Colorado political consulting firms take home Reed Awards for campaign work
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Three Colorado political consulting firms recently took home Reed Awards honoring their work producing campaign material last year. The awards, sponsored by Campaigns & Elections magazine and named for the political journal’s founder, Stanley Foster Reed, were handed out at a conference on Feb. 27 in Charleston, South Carolina. They recognized work in a multitude…
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It’s time to invest in Colorado’s great outdoors
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Coloradans recently celebrated the arrival in our state of the prestigious Outdoor Retailer show, which relocated to Colorado in large part because our citizens and elected officials have expressed strong support for our public lands. The show itself is expected to bring more than $45 million annually to Colorado’s economy. The Outdoor Retailer show is…
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Colorado College poll: More support for outdoors, little for Trump’s policies
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(Editor’s note: This story was updated with comments from the luncheon to release the poll and analyze its contents.) Colorado College’s Conservation in the West Poll released Thursday shows a big gain in the number of Coloradans and Westerners, in general, who consider themselves conservationists. A little over one-third think President Trump is doing a…
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Lessons for Secretary Zinke and western politicians from the Outdoor Retailer Show
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The recent announcement that the massive Outdoor Retailer trade show is moving to Denver from Salt Lake City after 25 years in Utah was a coup that sent shockwaves through the recreation, political and conservation spheres. The show will pump millions of dollars into Colorado’s economy, but more importantly, it establishes the Centennial State as…
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Public lands politics sends Outdoor Retailer show to Colorado and out of Utah
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Calling open public lands the “catalyst” behind the move, state and Denver officials on Thursday formally announced the high-profile Outdoor Retailer show is coming to Colorado. News of the announcement was reported by Colorado Politics and other outlets on Wednesday, though the pomp and circumstance came on Thursday morning at a news conference with elected…
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Colorado officials expected to announce that Outdoor Retailer show is moving to Denver
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Colorado is expected to be the new home of the lucrative Outdoor Retailer show following controversy tied to public lands debates. Sources spoke to Colorado Politics on background, confirming that the news will be delivered at a press conference in Denver on Thursday morning. Because of contract agreements, sources close to the negotiations were unable…
