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Governor’s annual forum on agriculture to focus on global agricultural impacts
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Global agriculture, both the focus of the TransPacific Partnership and a significant factor in the ongoing negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement, will be the focus Wednesday when agriculture leaders from around the state gather in Denver. The 27th annual Governor’s Forum on Agriculture will lead off with a discussion of how American…
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Republicans should embrace more forward-thinking solutions
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The start of a new year brings new resolutions and an optimistic hope for a better year to come. 2017 certainly brought several changes and whether you believe we are headed in the right direction or have front row seats on the Titanic, there are some areas where Republicans would be wise to take note.…
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Coram: The TPP would mean benefits to energy, agriculture in CO
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Throughout this election year, there has been a lot of misinformation disseminated about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and its impact on the economy here in the United States. While some have claimed – erroneously – that it will ship jobs overseas and allow foreign companies to gain a competitive advantage, the fact is that it will bring…
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MacKay: Congress considers signing away own sovereignty with TPP
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President Barack Obama has made passing the Trans-Pacific Partnership his top priority. He wants a vote in a lame-duck session of Congress after the election when retired and fired representatives could come back to Washington to approve it. If passed the TPP could continue to weaken the United States. Entire industries and professions could be sent…
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Trump to massive crowd at Denver rally: ‘We have to win this state’
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump filled a converted Air Force hanger on Friday in Denver for an hour-long speech that didn’t disappoint an avid crowd, including Republican elected officials, GOP candidates and Trump supporters who say they are counting on the billionaire to shake up a corrupt system and get the country back on track.…
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Colorado Sanders supporters have mixed reactions to Clinton endorsement
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Bernie Sanders might have thrown his support behind presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton at a campaign rally on Tuesday, but some of the Vermont senator’s leading Colorado backers say it’ll take more than his enthusiastic embrace for Clinton to earn their endorsement. “You have to tip your hat to Sen. Sanders. He could have taken…
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Colorado AFL-CIO won’t endorse Bennet in U.S. Senate race
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The state’s largest coalition of labor unions voted on Saturday to sit out Colorado’s U.S. Senate race rather than endorse U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet because of the Democrat’s position on a controversial international trade agreement. “The Trans-Pacific Partnership weighed heavily on our affiliates’ decision to remain neutral in the U.S. Senate race,” said Sam Gilchrist, executive…
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Perrone and Johnson: Food safety, local agriculture at risk if Congress passes TPP
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Do you care about the quality of your food and where it comes from? If you do, and you should, it is time to be concerned about the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. The TPP, like other trade deals before it, is being sold as a boon to the American agricultural industry. But the real track record…
