town halls

Colorado Democrat Joe Neguse calls on House GOP to end ‘paid vacation,’ hold town halls | TRAIL MIX

Oct 31, 2025

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Ernest Luning

After concluding the 17th in-person town hall he’s held this year — more than every other member of Colorado’s U.S. House delegation combined — Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse vented frustration over the state’s Republican lawmakers’ refusal to schedule any public forums while the GOP-controlled House of Representatives remained shuttered amid what was by then…
U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman sets Wednesday telephone town hall to discuss ‘critical issues’

Nov 29, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, plans to hold an hour-long telephone town hall Wednesday evening, his office announced, as tax reform legislation barrels its way through Congress and a deadline for a crucial spending bill looms. The conference call is scheduled for 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Register here to receive a call at the…
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman sets telephone town hall Wednesday

Oct 24, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, is holding an hour-long telephone town hall this week as the GOP-controlled Congress enters the year’s home stretch, his office announced. The massive conference call is scheduled for 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Register here to receive a call at the beginning of the discussion. Coffman said on his congressional…
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Johnston sets Spanish-language town hall on DACA

Sep 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Democrat Mike Johnston, a gubernatorial candidate and former state senator, will be holding a bilingual town hall Saturday in Aurora to discuss President Trump’s decision to rescind the DACA program for immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children. Johnston plans to conduct the meeting in Spanish and English – possibly the first statewide…
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner sets Friday town hall in Grand Junction

Sep 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner plans to hold a town hall in Grand Junction on Friday, his office announced. The Yuma Republican plans to answer questions chosen at random from the audience at the event. The town hall is scheduled for 10-11:30 a.m. at the Robinson Theatre at Colorado Mesa University’s Moss Performing Arts Center at 1100…
Bennet says Trump should finance water projects alongside roads, broadband

Aug 23, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

The Trump administration’s talk of a major infrastructure bill should not only look at modernizing the nation’s highways and broadband, but it also needs to lay a new foundation for water infrastructure, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said Wednesday. The Denver Democrat touched on a variety of issues during a luncheon speech at the Colorado Water…
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet sets Wednesday town hall in Steamboat Springs

Aug 21, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet plans to hold a one-hour town hall in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday, his office announced. The Denver Democrat plans to answer questions chosen at random from the audience at the event. The town hall is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. at the Bud Werner Memorial Library, 1289 Lincoln Ave., in Steamboat Springs.…
Staff picks: The top five stories this week in Colorado Politics

Aug 21, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

National news, from white nationalists to Trump to town halls, ran deep through Colorado politics this past week. Here are the stories that the staff of Colorado Politics, home to the state’s deepest coverage of the topics, thinks you should keep in mind as the issues play out. 5. Armstrong’s company under fire A…
Colorado’s congressional delegation rips Trump’s latest ‘both sides’ remarks about white supremacists

Aug 16, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation from both sides of the aisle came down hard on President Donald Trump’s latest comments defiantly blaming “both sides” for the weekend violence between white supremacists and counter-demonstrators in Charlottesville, Va. U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Colorado Springs Republican, tweeted scathing criticism Wednesday of the president’s remarks, calling them “unacceptable and…
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner renews Trump criticism at town hall: ‘There is no moral equivalent to the hatred we saw’

Aug 16, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner kept his cool even as hundreds of constituents lost theirs time and again Tuesday afternoon at a town hall meeting in Lakewood. After more than a year without holding a traditional town hall – Gardner has held several tele-town halls and numerous roundtable discussions with small groups – the Colorado Republican…