Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) might want to pick a better anecdote to showcase his strong relationship with Vice President Mike Pence than their recent work to reopen Greeley’s JBS meatpacking plant.
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After Saying He Wouldn’t Wear a Mask, Ken Buck Posts Photo of Himself Wearing One With Fellow Congressmen
When you’ve been writing coronavirus stories and almost nothing else for a month (and seeing your wife, mother, and almost no one else), you naturally wonder if you’re hallucinating when you see an April 21 Facebook photo of fully-masked Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) on an airplane–after you were sure he said the week before that he had no plans to wear a mask on an airplane trip to Washington D.C.
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Anti-Social Distancing Rally in Arvada Cancelled Without Explanation
A rally against social distancing scheduled for Saturday afternoon in an Arvada park was cancelled without explanation.
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Colo Democratic Legislators Condemn Anti-Semitism, Racism, and Bigotry: ‘Hate Has No Home in Colorado’
Democratic members of both the Colorado House and Senate released a letter Thursday denouncing hate crimes and hate speech that have emerged across the state during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Poll: Low-Income and Young Coloradans Support Stay-at-Home Order–And Are Most Likely to Be Working Away From Home
A clear majority of Coloradans, 64%, especially urban women (72%), seniors (70%), and African Americans (76%), support government orders to stay at home, and keep businesses closed, in order to slow this spread of COVID-19. Young people also overwhelmingly support the orders.
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Asked to Rate White House Coronavirus Response, Cory Gardner Refuses
If there is a limit to Sen. Cory Gardner’s (R-CO) willingness to refrain from criticizing President Trump, it seems musing about the benefits of ingesting bleach isn’t the last straw.
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Colo GOP Elects Tea Party Activist to Nat’l Post
If you’re looking for smoke signals that Colorado Republicans will moderate their views to appeal to Unaffiliated voters who decide Colorado elections these days, stop reading this article now.
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In Defiance of Colo Governor, Congressman Will Attend Church May 3
Saying “we will not get through this mess without the blessing of God,” U.S. Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) told a conservative radio host Thursday that he will apparently defy Gov. Jared Polis’ (D-CO) orders and go to church May 3, one week from this coming Sunday.
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In a Pandemic, Health Inequities Are Even Deadlier
There’s an old saying in the black community I’ve heard my parents and grandparents repeat many times: “When white people catch a cold, black people catch pneumonia.”
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Colo Rally Against Stay-at-Home Order Was ‘Effective,’ Says Trump Adviser
Calling COVID-19 an “urban disease” and an “old person’s disease,” Trump adviser Stephen Moore praised Colorado’s weekend protest against stay-at-home orders as “effective” in advancing Moore’s goal of reopening the economy quickly.