Author: Mark Harden
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Poll: Coloradans favor letting state keep TABOR surplus
Most Colorado voters favor a ballot measure that would let the state hang onto surplus tax revenue for transportation and schools rather than refund it under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, a new poll shows. The measure on the Nov. 5 ballot, Proposition CC, has support from 54% of the 500 voters surveyed by Magellan…
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Poll: Coloradans favor letting state keep TABOR surplus
Most Colorado voters are in favor of a ballot measure that would allow the state government to hang onto surplus tax revenue for transportation and schools rather than refund it under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, a new poll shows. Magellan Strategies, a Republican-aligned firm based in Louisville, found in its survey of 500 voters…
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Colorado Secretary of State Griswold decides against US Senate run
Jena Griswold, the novice candidate who was elected last November as Colorado secretary of state, said Friday she had decided against running for Cory Gardner’s U.S. Senate seat next year. The announcement came about 3-1/2 weeks after the Democrat formed an exploratory committee to consider joining the crowded field of candidates hoping to unseat Republican…
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Denver proposes business energy tax targeting climate change
A Denver City Council committee next week will consider measures addressing climate change: a new tax on businesses’ energy use and creation of a climate office. The bills, sponsored by seven of the 13 council members, will be presented Tuesday at the council’s Finance & Governance Committee meeting, a council announcement said Thursday. One measure…
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Top Democrats for president: How WaPo ranks Hickenlooper, Bennet
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On the eve of the next round of debates in Detroit, The Washington Post is out with its latest top 15 power ranking of Democratic presidential candidates. And both Colorado hopefuls are on the list out of some two-dozen 2020 candidates, despite unimpressive polling numbers.…
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Hickenlooper, Bennet will appear on different nights at debate in Detroit
The lineups are set for the next debate of Democratic presidential candidates. And unlike last time, Colorado’s 2020 hopefuls will not be sharing a stage. CNN, which is broadcasting the debates, assigned candidates randomly with a drawing Thursday night, with 20 candidates spread evenly over two nights, July 30-31. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will…
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Hickenlooper, Bennet confirmed for Detroit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s pair of presidential candidates have secured one more turn in the national debate spotlight. The Democratic National Committee and CNN announced Wednesday that former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet will be among the 20 Democratic candidates to appear at the…
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Hickenlooper’s fundraising total puts him near back of the 2020 presidential pack (VIDEO)
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s John Hickenlooper has posted a second-quarter fundraising total of $1.15 million, scoring near the bottom of the ranks of some two dozen Democratic candidates for president. Monday was the deadline for candidates to report their fundraising totals. As of late Monday, only three Democrats…
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George Will touts Bennet to beat Trump in 2020
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The best Democrat to beat President Donald Trump next year is a Coloradan well back in the pack, says George F. Will — and not the Coloradan that Will once championed. “If Democrats are as serious as they say they are about defeating Donald Trump, [Michael]…
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Debate in Miami: How Bennet, Hickenlooper scored with the media
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It was a night for John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet to stand on the national stage — and the pundits had their scorecards out to rate the Coloradans. Or at least some pundits. CoPo’s sweep of overnight news media “winners and losers” posts about Thursday…