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GOP POLL: Colorado Voters Likes Walker in 2016 Presidential Race
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is leading the pack of favored GOP presidential contenders in Colorado for the 2016 election. The overnight flash poll by VoterGravity.com queried nearly 8,300 Coloradans Monday who had voted in the last four primaries. Walker, a native of...
JEWELL’S GEMS: Interior Department Announces New and Improved Nonsense
Hold on to your wallet! Interior Secretary Sally Jewell wants to improve energy development on public lands and protect the West from climate change, which loosely translated means, uhm, hold on to your wallet. Jewell hit all of the enviroweenie bells and whistles...
BUDGET BUSTED: VA Hospital’s Projected Cost Balloons to $1.7B
Republican Rep. Mike Coffman yesterday slammed the Department of Veterans Affairs for its incompetence and mismanagement of the new VA Hospital in Aurora after learning that the new estimate for the hospital is now $1.73 billion, based on estimates by the U.S. Army...
SCANDAL WATCH: National GOP Investigates Bennet’s Role in Insurance Cancellations
That was fast. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is seizing on a golden opportunity to nail U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet to the wall, politically speaking, to determine his roll in the cancellation of nearly 200,000 health insurance policies. From the...
PeakFeed: Gardner Makes Colorado Proud in Maiden Speech on Senate Floor
Today, Sen. Cory Gardner delivered his maiden speech on the Senate floor, and it reminded us all over again why we voted for him. When he read a letter from his grandfather during World War II tears were brought to our eyes. His deep respect for the freedoms we hold...
WE SMELL AUDIT! $2 Million Kickback Scheme Funds New Government Lab
Hey Hickenlooper, we want our money back! You know, that $2 million the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment kicked back to a private firm in a no-bid contract? The money circumvented around the legislature to buy equipment for the state’s high...
EASY TARGET: State Senate Passes MagBan Repeal 21-13
This morning, the MagBan repeal, co-sponsored by Republican Sens. Holbert and Cooke, passed the State Senate 21-13. While Republicans control the State Senate, it's by a slim one-vote majority giving Republicans 18 votes. The 21 votes come from all Republicans plus...
BENNET BUSTED: Oh Snap, Did Bennet Promise That Too?
As Colorado insurance officials scramble to cancel nearly 200,000 health policies a year ahead of schedule in order to avoid impacting Sen. Bennet’s 2016 reelection bid, we are reminded of the lawmaker’s stance on Obamacare. Turns out that Bennet was for keeping your...
GREAT SHOT: MagBan Repeal Advances in Senate with Bipartisan Support
Senate Bill 175, the Republican-controlled Senate's attempt to repeal the controversial large-capacity magazine ban passed in 2013, passed on second reading with bipartisan support. The final vote in the Senate is expected to come tomorrow. After that, the bill will...
HOUSE PASSES AUDIT! Dems Expect to Find Lollipops and Sunshine at Health Exchange
State House Democrats on Monday went willingly to the slaughter and voted 64-1 to require Colorado’s health exchange undergo a performance audit. Rep. Paul Rosenthal, Denvercrat, was the lone “no” vote. Democrats believe in unicorns the audit will clear the fledgling...