In a rare display of bipartisanship, advocacy groups from across the political spectrum joined together to call on Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) to convene a special session of the state Legislature to negotiate the end of a pair of tax-cutting ballot initiatives that would gut the state’s budget so severely that even most conservative groups are opposed to them. Club 20? Not a bunch of libs. Neither are the Colorado Contractors Association, or NAIOP Colorado, which is the state chapter of the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.
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Colorado Dropped Medicaid Enrollees as Red States Have, Alarming Advocates for the Poor
by Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health News Colorado stands out among the 10 states that have disenrolled the highest share of Medicaid beneficiaries since the U.S. government lifted a pandemic-era restriction on removing people from the health insurance program.
DAVIS: The GOP’s Gabe Evans Problem
The national Republican Party’s path to maintaining its majority in the House of Representatives this November runs straight through Colorado’s 8th Congressional District (CD-8). It’s a new district, created by the 2021 redistricting process, and this year’s contest will mark only the second time it has appeared on local ballots. Despite currently being represented by Democrat Yadira Caraveo, CD-8 also has the unique distinction of being one of the most evenly balanced districts in the country: of 435 seats in the House, Cook Political Report ranks Colorado’s 8th as the 221st most conservative.
GUILTY: Election Conspiracist and Former Mesa County, Colorado, Election Official Faces Years in Jail
A Mesa County jury found Tina Peters guilty Monday on 7 of 10 criminal charges related to a security breach that occurred in the spring of 2021 in the elections office she oversaw as the Mesa County clerk and recorder.
House Speaker Johnson, Who’s Headlining Gabe Evans’ Fundraiser Friday, Is One of Many MAGA Extremists Endorsing Evans
Speaker of the U.S. House Mike Johnson (R-LA), who led efforts to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election and to ban abortion nationally, is dropping into Colorado Friday for a $500-per-plate fundraiser for Colorado congressional candidate Gabe Evans.
Conservative Colorado Attorney Jenna Ellis Aiding Arizona Election Case Against Rudy Giuliani
It’s been a long, strange journey for a woman who had little legal experience before landing prestigious positions with conservative Christian groups that have so far failed to acknowledge her criminal activities
CO GOP Leader Visits Grand Junction to Support Conspiracist Clerk at Her Trial
As former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ trial on multiple election fraud-related felonies continues, a handful of supporters have gathered each day, both inside and outside the courtroom, to support her. Among them, at least for a time, is one of the Colorado Republican Party’s top officials: Republican National Committeewoman Christy Fidura. She posts on Facebook using the name, “Chrissy Ruckus.”
Pueblo City, County Governments Fund Anti-Abortion Banquet
Last week, the Pueblo Board of County Commissioners approved a $650 payment to sponsor a 10-person table at A Caring Pregnancy Center’s annual fundraiser next month. On July 8, the Pueblo City Council voted 5-1 to spend $1,500 to sponsor the event.
Mismanagement and Infighting Will Cause CO Republicans To ‘Suffer’ in November’s Election, Says Former Party Leader
Wadhams. Last week, during an appearance on KHOW’s Dan Caplis Show, Republican strategist Dick Wadhams criticized Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams for dividing the party and for failing to maintain the party’s voter outreach initiatives.