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Leslie Herod gets an earful from fellow lawmakers about best ways to resolve conflicts
State Rep. Leslie Herod, a Denver Democrat, got plenty of advice when she recently asked several House members from both sides of the aisle to discuss their favorite ways to resolve conflicts at the Capitol. One legislator even cites reggae legend Bob Marley. Noting that lawmakers recently passed a bipartisan resolution to join Gov. John…
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Ken Buck: Unaffiliated voters want Republicans to be bold, to paint in bright colors
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck says there’s a clear reason unaffiliated voters have taken the lead in registration numbers in Colorado – ahead of both Republicans and Democrats – and there’s a simple way for the GOP to win their allegiance. “You know why the purple, the unaffiliateds are the highest?” the Windsor Republican asked members…
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Trump tweets salute to Ken Buck for opinion article backing GOP health care legislation
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck won praise from President Donald Trump on Twitter Thursday afternoon for an opinion article the Windsor Republican published in support of legislation the House GOP abandoned last week to overhaul parts of the nation’s health care system. “Great op-ed from @RepKenBuck,” the president tweeted to his 27.2 million followers. “Looks like some…
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Steve Fenberg talks about engaging young voters, his mountain bar and being mistaken for an aide
State Sen. Steve Fenberg discusses a range of topics in an episode of “Behind the Politics,” a weekly podcast produced by the Senate Democrats posted online this week, including his work engaging young voters over the course of a decade with New Era Colorado, the Silver Plume bar he opened last summer with a few friends and some…
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Trump kids, grandkids swarm Aspen for spring break
President Donald Trump’s three oldest children, Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka, along with their spouses and eight presidential grandchildren – and what a local newspaper reported would be “about 100 Secret Service agents” – have been vacationing in Aspen this week for spring break, and it’s got some of the mountain resort’s denizens howling. “They’re…
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Leroy Garcia talks Pueblo, treatment for opioid abuse in Senate Dems’ inaugural podcast
Assistant Minority Leader Leroy Garcia discusses Pueblo, a bill to combat opioid abuse and the importance of reading early in life in the first episode of “Behind the Politics,” a weekly podcast produced by the Senate Democrats. Garcia, a Pueblo Democrat, calls Pueblo a fascinating community and recommends visiting Lake Pueblo, one of the area’s most…
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Mark Baisley withdraws from Republican state chair race just days after jumping in
Two days after jumping in the crowded contest for Colorado GOP state chair, Douglas County Republican Mark Baisley abandoned the race, saying he’d decided his candidacy wouldn’t be good for the party. Baisley, a former chairman of the Douglas County GOP and former vice chairman of the state party, said in a Facebook post late…
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Republicans, conservative groups rip proposal to send transportation tax hike to voters
In the halls of the Colorado Capitol and across social media, Republican elected officials got creative this week coming up with ways to declare a long-awaited bipartisan transportation-funding package dead on arrival. “If it was a trial balloon, it has more of a resemblance to the Hindenburg,” state Sen. Tim Neville, R-Littleton, told The Colorado…
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Wilson discusses ‘ground-up’ education initiative in House GOP’s video update
Although it starts with a splash of levity, the House Republican caucus’s video update, posted on Friday, quickly moves onto more serious ground. “This is Jim Wilson from Salida, Colorado,” says state Rep. Yuelin Willett, R-Grand Junction, as his serious gaze dissolves into a grin and an imposing figure enters the frame, shooing away the…
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As traffic deaths rise, study finds young adults rank highest in risky driving behavior
An annual study released this week by the Washington, D.C.-based AAA Foundation found that an overwhelming majority of young-adult drivers engage in risky behavior behind the wheel, including texting, running red lights and speeding, making them the worst-behaved drivers on the road. Their older cohorts however, don’t do much better, the study found, with the…