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Colorado congressional elections see over $9M in ad reservations from House Democrats’ super PAC
The leading House Democratic super PAC is booking more than $9 million in fall TV and digital advertising across three Colorado media markets as part of an aggressive move to win control of the chamber in this year’s midterm elections. The House Majority PAC, a group aligned with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, announced plans…
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EDITORIAL: Beware Colorado’s ‘train wreck’ energy policy
Two Coloradans walk up to a podium — and sound the alarm about the Centennial State’s endangered energy outlook. Rather than the start of a joke, we’re talking about Monday’s news conference with U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who hails from Colorado, and 8th Congressional District U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, who sits on the Energy…
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Colorado lawmakers react along partisan lines to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address
President Donald Trump could have been describing two different countries in Tuesday’s State of the Union address — one entering a “Golden Age” and the other enduring daily stress under a “lawless” regime — at least as far as the Republican and Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation were concerned. In interviews and a steady…
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Boebert’s top Dem challengers set fundraising, spending pace heading into election year | TRAIL MIX
As multiple candidates across Colorado have demonstrated in recent years, challenging US Rep. Lauren Boebert could be the most lucrative campaign fundraising pitch yet discovered in the state. For the umpteenth time, Democrats hoping to unseat the Republican congresswoman have buried the state’s other U.S. House candidates’ fundraising totals for the most recent quarter —…
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Colorado delegation splits in House vote to end federal government shutdown
Colorado’s U.S. House members divided mostly along party lines Tuesday in separate votes on a funding deal to end the federal government’s partial shutdown, while giving Congress more time to negotiate long-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Lawmakers passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package that finishes funding the vast majority of federal…
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Colorado’s Republican, Democratic officials celebrate Israel-Hamas peace deal, hostage release
Colorado elected officials on both sides of the aisle celebrated the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on Monday, as hostages held by Hamas for more than two years returned home and Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Calling President Donald Trump “a true peacemaker and a master dealmaker,” U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert said…
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Colorado Republicans Gabe Evans, Bill Owens endorse Barb Kirkmeyer’s gubernatorial campaign
Republican state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer’s campaign to be Colorado’s next governor has landed endorsements from the last Republican to unseat a Democratic member of Congress in the state and the last Republican to be elected governor. U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans and former Gov. Bill Owens said in their respective endorsements that Kirkmeyer’s experience in all…
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Documents contradict Gabe Evans’ stories about his grandfather ‘legally’ immigrating to U.S.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans has routinely characterized his Mexican immigrant grandfather’s path to American citizenship as a model for fixing the country’s immigration system, including last week when the Colorado Republican touted a sweeping immigration reform bill he cosponsored. At a news conference declaring victory…
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What federal Medicaid cuts could mean for rural Colorado’s mental health care
Mental health care in rural Colorado is already under strain. Clinics often serve clients facing complex challenges like depression, addiction, and trauma, all while operating with limited staff and tight budgets. For many, Medicaid is the only way to access care. In some counties, Medicaid supports up to 60 percent of patients and is critical…
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What to expect from Colorado’s special session on property taxes
A deal to further reduce property taxes sits on a razor’s edge as lawmakers prepare to convene into a special session and pass the compromise aimed at heading off two initiatives from the November general election. Some legislators are likely to push for more than a dozen bills — in draft form as of last…