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Republican Owen Hill lands Rand Paul endorsement in 5th Congressional District primary
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Calling him “one of the good Republicans,” Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul this week endorsed congressional candidate Owen Hill, a Colorado Springs state senator and one of U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn’s primary challengers. “He is a true constitutional conservative,” the libertarian-leaning Paul said in a 1-minute video released Wednesday by Hill’s campaign. “As you’ve seen the…
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Republican congressional candidate Owen Hill to accept campaign contributions in bitcoin
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Republican congressional candidate Owen Hill is accepting campaign contributions in bitcoin – to encourage participation in his race by the widest possible audience, the Colorado Springs state senator said Wednesday. Starting this week, donors to Hill, challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in a crowded GOP primary, can send money his way using a check, credit…
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McCann: Sessions’ federal sentencing directive ‘disturbing’
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Denver District Attorney Beth McCann, Breckenridge District Attorney Bruce Brown and Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett are among close to 30 current and former local and state prosecutors to oppose a recent directive from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions that instructs federal prosecutors to charge, pursue and seek the longest possible sentences for the “most…
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Polis signs on to bill to protect against phone searches at airports, borders
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Colorado U.S. Rep. Jared Polis has joined a bipartisan effort on Capitol Hill to protect mobile phones from national border and airport searches, his office announced Tuesday. “The government should not have the right to access your personal electronic devices without probable cause,” he said. “Whether you are at home, walking down the street, or…
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Paul Ryan says more help for older people needed in GOP health bill
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Days before a pivotal vote, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Sunday he will seek changes to a GOP health care bill to provide more help to older people. The new willingness to compromise was a bid for more support from moderate Republicans, who expressed continuing unease about the plan to replace Barack Obama’s health law…
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The Hot Sheet, April 1, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 56 | APRIL 1, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 SAVE THE DATE: The Colorado Statesman cordially invites you to an “End-of-Session Bash,” Thursday, May 12, 4:30 – 6:30 pm at The University Club, 1673 Sherman St., Denver. More information coming soon. By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright @_JaredWright_ “April 1. This is the day upon which we are…
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The Hot Sheet, February 18, 2016
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By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Thursday, February 18, 2016 DENVER – Good morning, and welcome to The Hot Sheet, Colorado’s premier daily political newsletter. Here’s to a productive and smooth Thursday for you. “Political convulsions, like geological upheavings, usher in new epochs of the world’s progress.” — Wendell Phillips Now your substrata…
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The Hot Sheet, February 9, 2016
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By TCS Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Jared Wright@_JaredWright_ Tuesday, February 9, 2016 DENVER – Happy New Hampshire Primary Tuesday, everyone! (Is there something else happening today?) Some folks in the Granite State have already voted, including in communities Dixville Notch (nine voters — all employees of the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel), Harts Location and Millsfield. According to New Hampshire…
