DENVER — Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado, released the following statement regarding Obama’s executive action to restrict Second Amendment rights: “Americans are sick and tired of President Obama forcing through divisive and unconstitutional executive actions that will not make our nation any safer. Time and time again, citizens across Colorado and the nation have
DENVER — Government inefficiency was on full display Monday night at Denver International Airport. On one of the busiest travel days of the year, the Transportation Security Administration had only one security lane open, making weary travelers wait for up to three hours in line, causing many to miss their flights. “TSA’s blunder is just
DENVER (December 18, 2015) - Today, Compass Colorado calls on Congressman Ed Perlmutter to take a leadership role amongst his Democrat colleagues and oppose ColoradoCare, a proposed single-payer healthcare initiative. ColoradoCare will appear on the 2016 state ballot and thus far Democrats from Colorado elected to federal offices have been largely mum on the issue.Perlmutter represents
DENVER (December 8, 2015) – A new report released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows American workforce hours will be reduced by the equivalent of 2 million jobs over the next decade. This is yet another example in the long parade of broken promises Sen. Michael Bennet made to Coloradans regarding the massive health care system
The Durango HeraldPeter MarcusDENVER – An adviser to Colorado House Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst quickly left the Capitol on Thursday after it was revealed that she violated House rules.Jenise May, a Democrat and former state lawmaker who currently serves as a special adviser to Hullinghorst, has been holding the staff position while she had simultaneously
Denver Business JournalMark HardenFewer than a third of Colorado voters believe U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet deserves re-election next year, a new set of survey results shows.With the election a year away, the Quinnipiac University poll asked 1,262 Colorado voters whether the Colorado Democrat deserves another term.Thirty percent said yes, while 41 percent said no and 29 percent were undecided
The Durango HeraldPeter MarcusDENVER – Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Tuesday visited Colorado, where she sought to inspire Democrats to stump for her.Facing an impressive primary challenge from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Clinton must convince Colorado Democrats to support her at March 1 grass-roots caucus gatherings.While the swing state of Colorado represents only a
DENVER (December 3, 2015) – The Colorado Supreme Court denied Colorado Governor Hickenlooper’s request to hear a petition for his challenge to Attorney General Cynthia Coffman’s EPA suit today. In a flailing attempt to spin the denial, Hickenlooper spokeswoman Kathy Green told Christopher Osher and Joey Bunch of the Denver Post:“The Supreme Court left undecided whether the attorney general can
DENVER (November 24, 2015) – Hillary Clinton will attend "organizing meetings" in Boulder and Denver today in an attempt to turn public sentiment about her campaign around across the swing state.In addition to the campaign stops, Clinton will attend fundraisers with Hope and Ken Salazarand Congressman Jared Polis. The latter fundraiser offers the opportunity for a picture with Clinton for a
DENVER (November 19, 2015) – In new poll numbers released by Quinnipiac University today only 30% of respondents said that Senator Michael Bennet deserved reelection. Another 41% believe Bennet does not deserve to be reelected next year.Bennet is facing sharp criticism for his support of Obamacare, his choice to refuse to take a stance on Colorado's initiative to
