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American Majority training local conservatives in the national shadow of an embattled president

Jun 5, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Ned Ryun and his American Majority nonprofit have a big sales pitch to make before next year’s election. The goal: find conservatives willing to run in Donald Trump’s shadow, at the same time his organization tries to build a new generation of candidates to remake the party’s outlook and image. Ryun founded the national conservative nonprofit nine years ago…
Staff picks: The 5 most important Colorado Politics stories of the week

Jun 4, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

From Republican Sen. Cory Gardner’s meeting with a “murderous strongman” to the hot-button issue of climate change getting plenty of time in the limelight thanks to the United States’ departure from the Paris Accord, the week after Memorial Day proved to be a warm start to the summer season in Colorado politics. Here are five stories…
Insights: Colorado Politics’ success depends on your view of our integrity

Jun 4, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

I need to be straight with you about something. Are you sitting down? I can wait. I’m losing my hair. It’s the thing I’m the most insecure about, at least right now. Going bald is not the worst thing that ever happened to me, but it’s something I wish hipsters younger than me wouldn’t think about when…
Green light, go: Self-driving cars are officially legal in Colorado

Jun 2, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Now self-driving cars are really a thing in Colorado. Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 213 to put the autonomous vehicles into state law Thursday. Hickenlooper said it was the first time he ever signed a bill on the back of a car, political PR pro Cinamon Watson, who was there for the ceremony, passed…
Colorado leaders react to Trump’s decision to exit Paris accord on climate change

Jun 2, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Colorado leaders left and right had strong feelings about President Trump’s symbolic withdrawal from the 2015 Paris climate accord Thursday. Here is a digest of what people said. Gov. John Hickenlooper: “It is a serious mistake to back out of the Paris Accord. This is a historic global agreement between almost every nation on earth…
Nigel Farage, ‘person of interest’ in Trump-Russia case, will speak in Lone Tree, Colorado on June 17

Jun 1, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

British political figure Nigel Farage, who was identified as a “person of interest” in the investigation into possible improper ties between the White House and Russia Thursday, is scheduled to speak in Lone Tree in two weeks, Colorado Politics has learned. The Brexit movement leader is down as the keynote speaker June 17 at a National…
Mark Udall raising money for Jason Crow in 6th Congressional District giving cred and establishment tag

Jun 1, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Former U.S. Sen. Mark Udall is endorsing Jason Crow’s bid to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in eastern metro Denver’s 6th Congressional District. “To effectively serve, you need courage of conviction, passion for making your community a better place, and the support of your friends and neighbors,” the Democratic Party elder says in a…
Lamborn’s bid to curb EPA suit against Springs gets push-back from Pueblo — and Tipton

Jun 1, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

If they couldn’t fight over water, would longtime rivals Pueblo and Colorado Springs find something else to fight over? Of course! But for now, the ongoing feud over Fountain Creek will do. The contaminated stormwater that perennially pours into the waterway from the Springs metro area and flows downstream to Pueblo and beyond prompted a lawsuit against…
New laws provide services to at-risk adults, kids in legal trouble and people on aid who want a job

Jun 1, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

The Colorado Department of Human Services is celebrating some good news for the people it assists with the governor’s fresh signature on three laws Wednesday. House Bill 1284 was sponsored by Rep. Susan Lontine, D-Denver, and Sens. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, and Irene Aguilar, D-Denver. DHS said the change was needed because there was no good…
American Health Care Act will deliver deep Medicaid cuts and uncertainty to Colorado, say left’s experts

Jun 1, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

A panel of health and policy experts say Republicans aim to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act will mean cost and pain for Coloradans. Left-leaning interests put together a conference call for reporters with their side’s researchers to talk about the impact of the American Health Care Act, which passed quickly from the U.S. House last month and…