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House Dem leader misses mark — and goes out on a limb — in support of Prop. 112
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Colorado’s natural gas and oil industry prides itself on working with both Democrats and Republicans in growing our economy, protecting our environment, and providing jobs and opportunity to the hard-working people of our state. That is why it was so unfortunate to see Colorado House Majority Leader KC Becker throw her support behind Proposition 112…
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State Debate: Your chance to give candidates for all Colo.’s major offices a piece of your mind
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In a month, ballots will begin arriving in mailboxes around Colorado, asking you to help pick the handful of people who will lead our state through the next four years. Who can best deal with Colorado’s runaway growth, its exploding demand for skilled workers, its knotty traffic problems and needy schools? How about the surging…
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Stapleton releases health care plans aimed at lowering costs, improving care
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton unveiled health care proposals Tuesday designed to promote better mental health services, reduce spending on Medicaid and let Coloradans buy cheaper insurance plans. Stapleton, a two-term state treasurer, said he plans to ask the federal government for a waiver under the Affordable Care Act to make different types of coverage…
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COVER STORY | Profile: Walker Stapleton says solutions depend on balanced books
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Walker Stapleton moves from pantry to kitchen to backyard smoker with the focus and grace of a New York chef. At his spacious home in Greenwood Village he serves up politics – taxes, balanced budgets and an economic future for his three kids – while he preps lamb chops, wild rice with bits of Alaskan…
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Polis expands on health care proposals as governor
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Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis presented a “100-Day Roadmap” on health care Monday, laying out the quick steps he would take when he assumes in office in January, if elected. “This plan is a roadmap for immediate action we can take to expand coverage, improve quality and, most of all, reduce costs – both for…
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CAPITOL M | Politics get messy, more attack ads
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With last week’s Club 20 debates providing the unofficial kickoff to the fall campaign season, lots of shenanigans of all shapes and sizes on election mailers and other such stuff are starting to surface. We start with an interesting observation from Aspen Times reporter Brent Gardner Smith (he’s the BOMB on water reporting, by the…
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Sandy Tan steps in as deputy state treasurer
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With just four months before Colorado seats a new state treasurer, Ryan Parsell, the office’s second-in-command, is returning to El Paso County. The office announced Friday that Sandy Tan will become the deputy state treasurer, presumably until Walker Stapleton leaves office in January. Stapleton, the treasurer since 2011, is the Republican nominee for governor. Parsall…
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Polis, who invests in drug companies, vows to take on drug companies
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Jared Polis has promised to take on high drug prices and defend affordable health care, but the Democratic governor candidate’s portfolio over the years shows an array of investments in drug makers reaping big profits. Polis released a campaign ad in May (watch below) touting his tough talk on health care, one of his major…
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Kochs’ Americans for Prosperity to put money in Colo. races
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Colorado is one of a handful of states where Americans for Prosperity, the political advocacy group backed by the Koch brothers, will put money directly behind candidates in the 2018 election, state executive director Jesse Mallory told Colorado Politics Wednesday. The powerhouse conservative organization plans to invest big in the three Republicans: Walker Stapleton in…
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Hillary Clinton to appear with Polis at fundraiser for Colorado Democrats
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Former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is set to headline a high-dollar Denver fundraiser in late September for Colorado Democrats, including gubernatorial nominee U.S. Rep. Jared Polis. The event, set for Sept. 23 at the northwest Denver home of former Interior Secretary and U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar and his wife, Hope, will…