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Colorado’s Democratic senators slam deal to end shutdown, vow to fight for health care tax credits
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Colorado’s two Democratic U.S. senators voted against a bipartisan deal reached Sunday to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, blasting the package’s failure to extend some health insurance tax credits. The full Senate passed spending legislation late Monday that could pave the way to reopen the government before the end of the week…
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Hickenlooper pitches in $100K for Colorado Democratic Party’s grassroots organizing
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U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper has raised $100,000 for the Colorado Democratic Party’s organizing efforts ahead of next year’s election, the party said on Thursday. The former two-term governor, who is seeking reelection to a second Senate term in 2026, said the funds raised by his campaign will help build the “strongest grassroots organizing effort ever”…
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Tom Tancredo endorses Hickenlooper challenger George Markert in Colorado’s GOP US Senate primary
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Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo has endorsed Broomfield Republican George Markert for the Colorado Senate seat held by Democrat John Hickenlooper, calling the Marine Corps veteran “a genuine American hero and patriot.” Markert, a retired colonel who served more than 30 years in the military, is facing a primary next year against former state Rep.…
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TRAIL MIX | Candidate switcheroos are nothing new in Colorado
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Wouldn’t you know it, less than a week after last week’s Trail Mix column went to press, it was obsolete. In the holiday news lull, it had seemed like a good opportunity to take stock of the candidate line-ups in major Colorado races. While savvy political watchers have been expecting at least a few additional contenders…
