Author: Ernest Luning
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Brianna Titone, Colorado’s first transgender lawmaker, joins Democratic primary for state treasurer
State Rep. Brianna Titone, an Arvada Democrat and the first openly transgender lawmaker to serve in Colorado’s General Assembly, on Wednesday joined the Democratic primary for the open state treasurer position on next year’s ballot. “As a legislator, I’ve worked to ensure economic opportunity and financial security for all Coloradans,” Titone said in a statement.…
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Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty launches bid for Colorado attorney general
Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty on Tuesday became the first candidate to launch a campaign to replace term-limited Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in next year’s election. “I know what it takes to lead, what it means to fight for what’s right, and the important role the justice system can play when it is being…
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Mountain West voters overwhelmingly oppose federal public lands funding cuts, poll finds | TRAIL MIX
Voters in Colorado and across the Mountain West prioritize public land conservation over increased energy development on federal lands by a three-to-one margin, according to the annual Conservation in the West Poll released this week by Colorado College’s State of the Rockies Project. In its 15th year, the comprehensive survey of voters in eight states,…
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Colorado governor Jared Polis’ stance on federal immigration cooperation draws criticism from GOP
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three Republican members of Colorado’s congressional delegation are calling on Gov. Jared Polis to match his rhetoric with actions when it comes to state cooperation with federal immigration authorities. In a letter signed by U.S. Reps. Gabe Evans, Lauren Boebert and Jeff Crank, the GOP…
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Trump’s potential flood of policy changes after inauguration could spell big changes in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office for a second time, some Coloradans are rejoicing and others are bracing themselves at the prospect of the president-elect’s incoming administration taking the reins on Monday. On the campaign trail and since his election in…
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Expectant mom Brittany Pettersen vows to push proxy voting for new parents in US House
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On Jan. 13, a very pregnant Brittany Pettersen missed the first of what could be weeks’ worth of votes in the closely divided House of Representatives, prompting the second-term Colorado Democrat to renew a plea that the chamber’s Republican leadership permit proxy or remote voting…
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Colorado GOP chair candidate Brita Horn announces endorsements from dozens of leading Republicans
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than two dozen Republican politicians, party officials and activists are supporting Brita Horn’s bid to chair the state GOP, the former Routt County treasurer announced Thursday. Among those backing Horn are former University of Colorado Regent and past gubernatorial nominee Heidi Ganahl, Republican National…
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Republican Jeff Crank ‘excited’ ahead of Trump inauguration, hopeful Space Command stays in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank is eagerly anticipating the start of Donald Trump’s second presidency and what could be a flood of executive orders meant to begin immediately implementing the GOP agenda, the first-term Colorado Springs lawmaker said less than a week before the Jan.…
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‘A mistake’: Colorado Democrats Jared Polis, Michael Bennet and Jason Crow slam Hunter Biden pardon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Leading Colorado Democrats criticized President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son for federal crimes, calling the move a “mistake” that weakens Americans’ faith in the justice system. Contradicting his own earlier pledges that he wouldn’t pardon his son, the Democratic president issued a sweeping pardon…
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‘We cannot be romantic’: Shad Murib launches bid for second term as Colorado Democratic state chair
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Democratic chair Shad Murib on Wednesday launched a bid for a second, two-year term running the state party in next year’s biennial reorganization meeting. Murib told Colorado Politics that while he’s encouraged by the party’s performance in the November election — when Colorado voters…