Asked by El Commercio last month what “household task” awaits him during his “summer break,” U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) replied, “I have to build a fence for the cows this summer.”
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Democrats Fire Up Ads Spotlighting the Rising Cost of Foods for Labor Day Cookouts
The Labor Day grill is hotter than usual this year, as Democrats fire ads at swing-district Republicans, spotlighting the cost of cookout staples like beer, burgers, and buns.
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Rotten American Dream Story? Evans Says His American Mom ‘Thought’ She’d Spend Her Life in a Hut in Mexico
High school photo of Evans’ mother (photo: Jennifer Chavez) Colorado Congressman Gabe Evans’ mom was born in the United States. Yet, throughout his election campaign and after he entered Congress, Evans repeatedly stated that his mother believed she’d spend her entire life in a “hut” with a “dirt floor” in Mexico.
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After CO Times Recorder Story, Trump Official Flips, Now Says 2020 Election Was Stolen
After the Colorado Times Recorder reported yesterday that he did not believe the 2020 election was stolen, a Trump official quickly announced that he had changed his opinion.
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Legislators in CO Aren’t Letting Go of Epstein, Push Trump To Release ‘Client List’ & More
Late last month, state Rep. Ryan Gonzalez’s (R-Greeley) frustration about the alleged cover-up of the Jeffrey Epstein case apparently reached the boiling point, and he took to Facebook to let everyone know about it.
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Bennet Criticizes Netanyahu’s ‘Dangerous’ Plan To Occupy Gaza; Remains Mum on His Recent Vote Against Halting Some Arms Shipments to Israel
On Friday, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to occupy Gaza, stating in a news release that “doing so will worsen the already unconscionable suffering of nearly two million Palestinians trapped and starving in Gaza – and make less likely the safe return of the hostages Hamas continues to hold in appalling conditions.”
Opinions
Open Letter to Vince Bzdek, the Editor of GOP Billionaire Phil Anschutz’s Media Empire in Colorado
If you’re looking for reassurance that Republican billionaire Phil Anschutz is not injecting conservatism into the news coverage at his Gazette newspapers in Colorado, don’t read recent comments by Gazette Executive Editor Vince Bzdek, including Bzdek’s statement that Anschutz “kind of gets the idea that the more the newspaper is independent of him and his investments and businesses, the better.”
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On Campaign Trail, Evans Endorsed Trump’s Plan To Deport All Undocumented Immigrants & Then He Voted for It. Now, As Polls Shift, So Does He, Say Profs
After campaigning on a hard promise to push for Trump’s plan to deport every immigrant who entered the United States illegally, no matter how long they’d been here, and then voting for a bill to implement mass deportations, U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) has now cosponsored a bill — which has little chance of passing — that creates a path to temporary legal status for some undocumented immigrants.
News Analysis
News Analysis: Evans & Fellow Republicans Likely Responsible for the Death of a Clean-Energy Plant in Evans’ District
A clean energy company pulled the plug on a $190 million battery facility in the district of U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) in early May, a few weeks before Evans and fellow House Republicans voted for the first version of the so-called Big Beautiful Bill, which removed federal tax credits for clean energy projects.
Opinions
Mystery: Why Does the Print Edition of Anschutz’s Colorado Politics Exist?
When I get my weekly copy of Colorado Politics, my mind is boggled over why its owner, billionaire GOP donor Phil Anschutz, produces a print edition of the newspaper.