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Challenges for charities harness outrage over Trump

Feb 6, 2017

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Challenges are being thrown down again. Donald Trump was instigated to take the Ice Bucket Challenge by Vince McMahon, Mike Tyson and Homer Simpson in 2014. He accepted, and Miss Universe and Miss USA dumped Trump-brand bottled water over the future president’s head. Now anti-Trump operatives on social media want to soak him again. Have you…

Colorado abortion foes give D.C. March for Life mixed reviews

Jan 27, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Colorado abortion opponents had mixed reviews of the Trump administration’s anti-abortion stand Friday during the March for Life in Washington, D.C. “Thrilling, that’s what it was,” said Amanda Smith, an anti-abortion activist in Denver. “We’ve been waiting a long time to get a president and vice president with the courage to take this on.” Though…

Colorado lawmakers dispute repeal of Affordable Care Act

Jan 26, 2017

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Tom Ramstack

The political dispute over repealing Obamacare is shaping up to be as fierce in Colorado as anywhere else. Republicans in the Colorado delegation to Congress have signaled their support of President Donald Trump’s pledge to repeal the health care system as soon as possible. But different opinions are coming from Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper and…

Insights: Would the speaker allow such language on the Colorado House floor?

Jan 25, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Off-color rhetoric is typically part of the landscape at political rallies. It’s on placards, on caps, on T-shirts, you name it. But when it is taken up by elected officials who are participating in the events alongside everyday civilians, R-rated verbiage can turn heads – especially among their political rivals. That’s when it is most likely to get noticed,…

DeGette praises new regulation protecting abortion doctor funds

Dec 27, 2016

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Tom Ramstack

Colorado 1st Congressional District U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, stepped back into the abortion debate last week with her praise for a new Obama administration regulation that forbids states from withholding federal family planning services from low-income persons. DeGette said the regulation ensures “vital” health care for low-income women. DeGette is co-chair of the Congressional…

? DeGette: Ending the Hyde Amendment

Oct 26, 2016

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Jared Wright

Recently there’s been a groundswell of support for legislation to right a four-decade wrong: a restriction using federal funds for women’s health care that has predominantly hurt the underprivileged. This ban, known as the Hyde Amendment, prohibits federal funds in Medicaid and other health programs from being used for abortions. Now the restriction stops this…

? Coffman, Carroll both claim momentum in state’s tightest congressional contest

Oct 20, 2016

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Ernest Luning

When state Sen. Morgan Carroll addressed Arapahoe County Democrats the night of Sept. 24 at a fundraising dinner in Aurora, she sounded the alarm over the stakes of the upcoming election and struck an optimistic note about her chances to defeat U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, the incumbent Republican who has represented the battleground seat for…

Buck: Democrats need to set aside partisan bluster, fund fight against Zika

Sep 12, 2016

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Ken Buck

Zika is on the move in the United States, infecting mothers and causing birth defects in our children. That’s why I was appalled to read Congresswoman Diana DeGette’s attempt to shift the blame in these pages by blaming Republicans for holding up funding. Let me set the record straight. House Republicans have worked diligently to…

Judge orders Utah not to block Planned Parenthood funding

Sep 9, 2016

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Associated Press

A judge is ordering the state of Utah not to stop funding its Planned Parenthood branch over advocacy for legal abortion or unproven allegations against the national organization. The move comes after an appeals court decided a defunding order from Utah Gov. Gary Herbert was likely an unconstitutional political move designed to punish the group because it provides abortions.…

Congress returns to battle over Zika, keep government open

Sep 7, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Lawmakers returning to Washington after a seven-week break picked up right where they left off – feuding about legislation to battle the mosquito-borne Zika virus and deadlocked over the defense budget. A tightening presidential race and pitched warfare for control of the Senate this November promise to overshadow whatever Congress accomplishes in an election-shortened September session –…