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Steve Lebsock calls it ‘disgusting’ that foes just want to ’score political points’ bashing Lori Saine

Dec 9, 2017

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State Rep. Steve Lebsock, the Thornton Democrat facing complaints he sexually harassed a fellow lawmaker and a former lobbyist, on Friday chastised social media denizens who’ve been heaping criticism on state Rep. Lori Saine, the Firestone Republican arrested and jailed this week at Denver International Airport for bringing a loaded handgun to a security checkpoint.…

Gabby Giffords to Mike Coffman after concealed-carry vote: Thoughts and prayers aren’t enough

Dec 8, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Democrat Gabby Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman wounded in a mass shooting six years ago, called out U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman on Twitter after the Aurora Republican voted to make it easier for gun owners to carry concealed weapons across state lines without running afoul of conflicting state laws. Giffords, who has endorsed one of…

Out West Roundup: Refugees thank adoptive North Dakota city by feeding hungry

Dec 8, 2017

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Associated Press

North Dakota Refugees thank adoptive North Dakota city by feeding hungry FARGO, North Dakota – Maria Modi’s journey from South Sudan to a new life in Fargo included a stop at a refugee camp in Cairo. She and her seven siblings know what it is like to be hungry. “My mother and father work 12-hour…

Former GOP congressional nominee urges Judy Reyher to resign, but newly appointed lawmaker isn’t backing down

Dec 2, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A former Republican congressional nominee called on recently appointed GOP state lawmaker Judy Reyher to step down over social media posts and comments criticizing African Americans, Muslims and others, but a defiant Reyher vowed to fight back against attacks she termed desperate and divisive. Reyher has come under fire since winning a vacancy appointment Monday…

Colorado GOP declines to apologize for tweets slamming Southern Poverty Law Center

Sep 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A coalition of civil rights groups and left-leaning organizations on Friday demanded an apology from the Colorado Republican Party for “viciously attacking” the Southern Poverty Law Center on Twitter, but the state GOP’s chairman called the request ridiculous and doubled down on the party’s criticism of the watchdog group. The dispute centers around what the…

Liberal Mother Jones enjoys Colorado kids grilling Gardner, Lamborn at town halls

Aug 21, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Two unidentified Colorado girls got a shoutout from a prominent liberal publication, Mother Jones, for calling out Sen. Cory Gardner and Rep. Doug Lamborn on climate change at recent town hall meetings. Mother Jones reporter Amy Thomson appears to rely on YouTube videos for the pieced titled, “Teenagers Keep Going to Town Halls and Owning…

Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell distributes campaign ‘newspaper’ to Colorado voters

Aug 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell is distributing a newspaper about his campaign this week, part of what a campaign spokesman describes as a multi-pronged approach to getting the Castle Rock entrepreneur and former state lawmaker in front of Colorado voters. Mitchell’s campaign printed “tens of thousands” of copies of the 16-page, tabloid-style publication, delivering them…

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet rips GOP on health care: ‘They’re too scared to vote on the real bill’

Jul 26, 2017

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Ernest Luning

On the Capitol steps after today's shameful #healthcare vote. This is not the way to fix health care. pic.twitter.com/xFFLsCR61U — Michael Bennet (@SenatorBennet) July 26, 2017 U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, tore into Republican senators and President Trump on Tuesday afternoon on the steps of the U.S. Capitol following a vote to move…

Complaint charges Democrat Levi Tillemann went beyond ‘testing the waters’ while exploring congressional run

Jul 21, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A former Democratic elected official is accusing Levi Tillemann, an Aurora Democrat, of acting as a congressional candidate when he was operating an exploratory committee to determine whether to challenge U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, a five-term Republican, in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. But Tillemann, one of three Democrats running for the swing seat, said his…

Democrat Levi Tillemann blasts Republican Victor Mitchell’s attack on Utah donors as ‘dogwhistle politics’

Jul 19, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Democratic congressional candidate Levi Tillemann on Tuesday condemned as “bigoted” and “clearly dogwhistle politics” a demand issued by Victor Mitchell, a Republican running for governor of Colorado, that one of his primary opponents – a member of a famous Mormon family that includes Mitt Romney – return all campaign contributions he’s received from Utah residents. But Mitchell…