DENVER (November 6, 2015) – The Denver Post announced State Senator Morgan Carroll will receive an endorsement today from one of Colorado’s most powerful unions, the AFL-CIO, in her bid to unseat Congressman Mike Coffman.The AFL-CIO endorsed both of Coffman’s previous Democratic opponents, so the Carroll endorsement is expected. The unions backing Carroll indicates Coffman will once again
DENVER (November 18, 2015) –New polling from Quinnipiac University today shows the top four Republican candidates besting Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head in Colorado. One of the more interesting tidbits to emerge from those numbers, however, is how much Colorado women have a significant problem with Hillary Clinton.According to Ashe Schow at the Washington Examiner:“. . . the
DENVER (November 6, 2015) – An invitation to a fundraiser sent to lobbyists earlier this month from two Democrat members of the prominent Joint Budget Committee (JBC), clearly exploits their committee assignments and positions of power for financial and political gain.Colorado State Reps. Millie Hamner and Dave Young, both members of the state's budget-setting JBC,
DENVER (October 1, 2015) – Colorado’s Governor John Hickenlooper is the latest Democrat to express doubt about the viability of Hillary Clinton’s campaign for President. According to the Denver Post, Hickenlooper's trepidation is driven by Former Secretary of State Clinton's recent email scandal. The Governor said about the Clinton campaign he was feeling, “kind of grim,
DENVER (September 4, 2015) – Sen. Michael Bennet will announce his support for President Obama’s controversial Iran deal within in the next few hours according to the Denver Post.“Make no mistake, it is not a coincidence that Sen. Bennet is dumping this news on the Friday before a long weekend in a failed attempt to blunt the political damage,”
DENVER (August 13, 2015) – In a press availability yesterday regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s toxic spill into Colorado’s Animas river, Gina McCarthy, head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) essentially admitted her agency has no reason for existing. Wayne Laugesen of the Colorado Springs Gazette peppered Ms. McCarthy with questions about the agency’s lack of
DENVER (August 6, 2015) – Hillary Clinton’s Presidential campaign forced Colorado taxpayers to foot the bill for security to a $2700-a-plate private fundraiser, according to the Post Independent’s Jason Auslander. The Secret Service contacted the Pitkin and Garfield County Sheriffs requesting assistance escorting Clinton and her staff from the airport in Rifle to the private event
DENVER (July 29, 2015) – It’s only been two months since Governor Hickenlooper admitted to looking for new ways to keep more of the taxpayers' money in Colorado's state coffers. Yet, an initiative from the Governor’s office is already proposing new and expanded government programs to spend state funds. This week, Hickenlooper unveiled a new initiative, Space to
DENVER (July 20, 2015) – In response to President Obama’s disastrous potential deal with Iran, Sen. Cory Gardner has shown decisive leadership. Gardner strongly opposed not just the deal itself, but the Obama administration’s attempted end-run around Congress by taking the deal straight to the U.N. prior to congressional approval. In sharp contrast to Sen.
DENVER (July 16, 2015) – Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is making a rare appearance in Colorado this weekend for the dedication of Brown’s Canyon as part of a lobbying junket to keep federal lands in the hands of an absentee landlord, the federal government. Sen. Bennet will dedicate the park along with Governor John Hickenlooper and Secretary of
