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Bennet between proverbial rock and hard place

Mar 7, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

While his vote may be in the minority regarding Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s position and intent toward the process and Gorsuch himself have fueled political speculation and concerns over consequences. Gorsuch, a Colorado native and Denver-based federal appeals court judge, was nominated by President Donald Trump…
Republican legislative leaders see opportunity, challenges courting Trump voters

Feb 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Leading Republican lawmakers told a group of GOP donors that the party is poised to capture the Colorado voters who swung to Donald Trump last fall but cautioned against assuming they’re in the bag just yet. “No one can be Trump,” Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City, told Republicans gathered for a fundraiser at Maggiano’s…
May: Defending the civilized world

Feb 2, 2017

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Clifford D. May

Eradicating ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ will require a long war In an inaugural address that was more purposeful than poetic, President Trump last Friday vowed to “unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate from the face of the Earth.” I hope we can agree, across party and ideological lines, that those…
Former Colorado GOP chair Phil Winn laid to rest Sunday

Jan 30, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Colorado lost a political legacy last week with the death of Phil Winn, the chairman of the state Republican Party from 1979 to 1981. He was 91. In his memory, the family has asked for donations in his memory to The Bridge Project, the University of Denver’s graduate school for social work. President Reagan appointed Winn to…
Colorado AFL-CIO to spell out wishes at the Capitol Tuesday

Jan 23, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

What does Colorado’s organized labor want in the first year of President Donald Trump? We’ll find out Tuesday at the Capitol. The Colorado AFL-CIO will talk about its legislative agenda in the West Foyer at 9:30 a.m. to “help Colorado increase economic prosperity and stop national attacks on the rights of working families.” Trump has exhibited…
Nevilles: Colorado businesses need regulatory relief

Jan 21, 2017

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Jared Wright

Ronald Reagan once joked that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” It’s a string of words most businesses may dread even more, given the government’s make-or-break power to tax and regulate. Like many Americans, Statehouse Republicans understand that there was a serious…
May: Trump’s first 100 days

Jan 12, 2017

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Clifford D. May

A unique opportunity to start making America sovereign, secure and economically dynamic again It’s apparent that Donald J. Trump was – to employ a neologism coined by President George W. Bush 16 years ago – misunderestimated. But those who gave odds that he couldn’t transform from a successful businessman into a successful politician are now betting he…
YESTERYEAR: Zakhem appointed to ambassadorship, state legislators travel to Israel

Dec 22, 2016

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Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics

Thirty Years Ago This Week in the Colorado Statesman … A former state legislator was bestowed the honor of an ambassadorship. Former state Sen. Sam H. Zakhem was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, succeeding Donald Leidel. A well-known name in Colorado politics, Zakhem – Lebanese by birth – was educated in…
May: An American renewal

Dec 8, 2016

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Clifford D. May

Prosperity, security and freedom should be top priorities Slowly and perhaps even surely, Donald Trump is pulling together a team he believes can help him achieve his goals. Which are what exactly? The most basic are given to him in Article II, Section One, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution. On Jan. 20, 2017, Mr.…
We’ve been through these types of presidential elections before

Nov 15, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

No matter how this year’s presidential election turned out, there were going to be about 60 million people in America who felt the winner was “in no manner, shape or form someone who represented them or their values.” And the keynote speaker at last week’s 27th annual SRI Conference on Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing at…