washington
-
Anti-growth backlash bubbling up in fast-growing Western states
—
by
Colorado’s job growth has a downside. Along the urban corridor where the Rocky Mountains meet the plains, home prices are climbing, luxury apartments are multiplying, and commuters are getting stuck in traffic. Parking spaces on some main streets and popular trailheads are jam-packed. Now some locals, frustrated with the pace of development, are trying to…
-
Candidates, start your engines: Denver ballots head to a mailbox near you
—
by
This is what democracy sounds like: the thrum of engines and the beeping of forklift trucks rolling backward as Denver’s 420,000 mail ballots arrived by the truckload on Monday morning. The ballots – printed by K&H Printing, an Everett, Washington, firm that specializes in mail ballots – glided in the General Mail Facility in Denver…
-
Presidential hopefuls pushed to go big on climate change
—
by
WASHINGTON – Environmental activists are ramping up a pressure campaign designed to drum up Democratic support for a sweeping agenda to fight climate change, with the 2020 presidential campaign in their sights. Hundreds of young demonstrators are planning to turn out Monday on Capitol Hill to push Democrats on a package of ambitious environmental goals…
-
Democratic 2020 campaign revving up quickly
—
by
NEW YORK – Democrats are hitting fast forward. The first major presidential campaign announcements could come before year’s end. The Democratic National Committee plans to announce a debate framework by then featuring 15 to 20 candidates. The first primary debate could happen as early as May, a full three months before the premiere debate of…
-
ANALYSIS: Bush and Trump presidencies show how GOP itself has changed
—
by
WASHINGTON – Facing the nation for the first time as its president, George H.W. Bush vowed to lead with humility, moral principle and a spirit of unity. Deep successes “are made not of gold and silk but of better hearts and finer souls,” Bush said in 1989, adding: “America is never wholly herself unless she…
-
Presidents club assembles for Bush funeral, Trump on fringes
—
by
WASHINGTON – The nation’s most exclusive fraternity – the presidents club – assembled Wednesday to mourn George H.W. Bush, putting on public display its uneasy relationship with the current occupant of the Oval Office. The uncomfortable reunion brought President Donald Trump together in the same pew with past White House residents who have given him…
-
Memories of Bush humor brought smiles to sorrowful farewell
—
by
WASHINGTON – Memories of George H.W. Bush’s underappreciated sense of humor drew laughter and brought smiles to the sorrowful mourning of the death of American’s 41st president. Presidential historian Jon Meacham recounted how comedian Dana Carvey once said that the key to doing his iconic impersonation of Bush was to mimic “Mr. Rogers trying to…
-
Amazon HQ2: Is the short list about to get shorter?
—
by
Amazon.com Inc. says it will choose from among Denver and 19 other finalists as the site for its sprawling second headquarters campus later this year, some watchers of the process expect that a shorter version of the “Amazon Hq2” short list may be coming soon before the winning site is announced. One goal of issuing…
-
Hickenlooper drops hints about presidential run at D.C. event
—
by
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper appeared to come closer than he has to date in suggesting he might seek the presidency after an awards event Tuesday in the nation’s capital. “At some time I want to sit down and spend some time to think about it,” Hickenlooper told Colorado Politics. However, he said it…
-
How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
—
by
H.R. 4467: Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2017 This was a vote to pass H.R. 4467 in the House, which won unanimous support from the Colorado delegation to Congress. The Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2018 requires the Federal Air Marshal Service to assign air marshals and other resources to duties based on an accurate…
