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DESPERATION? Hancock Makes a Madcap Plea for Debates
There’s a reason incumbent politicians duck debates, they are the incumbent and have all the advantages that come with it, including name recognition, funding, and a record. So what does it say about an incumbent politician who challenges his competitor — who hardly...
REPAIRING ROADS: Pothole Polis Punts While Dems Eye TABOR
Gov. Jared Polis’s efforts to meet the state’s transportation needs in his first legislative session are getting a lukewarm reception among his own, Aspen Public Radio reports. That’s because his efforts to do so are just pathetic. Democrats managed to boost spending...
BREAKING: Democratic State Rep. Rochelle Galindo Resigns Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
In a huge shocker, embattled Democratic State Rep. Rochelle Galindo resigned this afternoon, effective immediately, amid allegations of sexual assault, according to CBS4's Shaun Boyd. Here is Galindo's statement: “The allegations against me are false. That said, they...
SECURITY GUARD FIRED: Media Blamed for Polis Town Hall Fiasco
The school security guard who did this to a woman waving a cloth that read “Recall Polis” after a town hall meeting with the governor Saturday in Colorado Springs is no longer employed by Harrison School District 2. The woman in the video, identified as LaDonna...
NO COMPASSION: No Apologies for Highlands Ranch Political Stunt
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow has doubled down on his disrespectful behavior by refusing to apologize for the political stunt he and Sen. Michael Bennet pulled at the Highlands Ranch STEM school shooting vigil. NEW: statement from @RepJasonCrow on student walkout in protest of...
WE TOLD YOU SO: Investment in Colorado Oil and Gas Down Since Irrational Regs
We hate to say we told you so, but we told you so. A Reuters article from earlier today showed exactly what the oil and gas industry claimed would happen if the Colorado legislature (or Proposition 112) passed irrational regulations. Colorado passed them and...
LUCKY NUMBER 11: Failed Statewide Candidate Alice Madden Jumps in #COSEN Race
Colorado, watch out. Failed statewide candidate Alice Madden, who lost to Heidi Ganahl for CU Regent At Large, is throwing her hat in the ring for the opportunity to challenge U.S. Senator Cory Gardner in 2020. We assume that Pat Stryker or John Podesta agreed to...
LET THEM GRIEVE: Highlands Ranch STEM Students Walk Out of Politicized Vigil
Last night, gun control activists and the teachers union held a vigil in the aftermath of the Highlands Ranch STEM school shooting. The vigil was meant to honor 18-year old Kendrick Castillo, who died a hero trying to stop a gun man in his school, but instead turned...
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