university of colorado – boulder
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In the name of love (and business): Gardner stands with Bono on global poverty
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Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner, the Republican from tiny Yuma, gets a lot of attention for taking on international bullies, a Senate leader who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee and chairs its subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy. Besides a safer world, Gardner also is backs a world where people have…
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Colorado Republicans cancel contract with Best Western over nonexistent NRA snub
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The Colorado Republican Party had arranged to hold a fundraising dinner and a slew of district assemblies at the Best Western hotel in Longmont on the eve of the party’s state assembly in Boulder next month. But after party officials got wind that the hotel chain had ended its affiliation with the National Rifle Association…
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Colorado Republicans unveil plans to hold 2018 state assembly at Coors Event Center in Boulder
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Colorado Republicans will convene this year’s state assembly at the Coors Event Center on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder on Saturday, April 14, returning to the same hall where the GOP assembled four years ago, party officials said Friday. “We looked for a venue in Colorado, but they were all booked,” said state party…
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New climate change program lures 5 Colorado scientists to France
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That giant sucking sound coming from Boulder is the sound of four leading scientists departing for Europe, among the winners of a new program intended to lure climate change experts from the United States to research laboratories in France. A fifth Coloradan, based at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, is also among the…
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Democrats Ken Toltz, Kristopher Larsen jump into crowded 2nd Congressional District primary
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Gun control activist and businessman Ken Toltz and Nederland Mayor Kristopher Larsen, an actual rocket scientist at the University of Colorado, announced this week they’re jumping into the crowded Democratic primary for the 2nd Congressional District seat held by Democrat Jared Polis, a candidate for governor. They join a primary field that includes former CU…
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More evidence (if we needed any) that Colorado’s economy is pumped
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This just in from the Secretary of State’s Office: Colorado’s economy continues to surge. Not really news, you say? And not necessarily good news, either, given how real estate prices and rents also keep soaring. OK, but unemployment is at historic lows, too. So, a strong economy is a mixed bag. In any event, don’t blame…
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Democrat Joe Neguse tops $75,000 in contributions for Polis’ 2nd Congressional District seat
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Democrat Joe Neguse, the only declared candidate in Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, raised $77,594 in his bid to fill the seat Boulder Democrat U.S. Rep. Jared Polis is vacating in order to run for governor, Colorado Politics has learned. It took the former CU regent just 18 days between declaring his candidacy in mid June…
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Democrat Joe Neguse wins endorsements from African-American lawmakers, Congressional Black Caucus PAC
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Leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus and the group’s political action committee are endorsing Democrat Joe Neguse in his bid for the 2nd Congressional District seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, the Boulder Democrat who is running for Colorado governor in next year’s election. “Joe Neguse is exactly the type of bold progressive…
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Colorado Democrat Joe Neguse launches bid for 2nd Congressional District seat: ‘It’s up to us to fight back’
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Vowing to fight President Donald Trump’s “disastrous agenda,” Democrat Joe Neguse, the son of Eritrean immigrants and a former CU regent, declared Tuesday he’s running for the 2nd Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor. “As refugees and naturalized citizens, my parents never forgot or…
