Colorado Families for a Fair Wage, the campaign supporting the amendment to gradually raise the minimum wage to $12 by 2020, recently rolled out new ads arguing the current minimum wage can’t keep up with the state’s cost of living.
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Talk radio host shows how badly we need journalists to focus on key state senate race
With Colorado’s largest media outlets (TV and print) mostly AWOL when it comes to covering the most important race in the state this election season, we’re left to talk radio hosts, bloggers, and other shoe-string entities to offer voters the basic information they need to vote and understand what’s at stake Nov. 8.
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Debate-watch panels at Regis University will address media coverage of presidential race
Public affairs TV host Aaron Harber will moderate two debate-watch panels at Regis University Wed., discussing media coverage of the presidential campaign and the Oct. 19 presidential debate.
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Environmental group says Colorado can boost economy, combat climate change by updating energy policies
Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a national nonpartisan business group that advocates for smart environmental policies, recently released a report detailing how clean energy can help grow the state’s economy while combating climate change.
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Woods forgives Trump for comments about sexually assaulting women
State Sen. Laura Woods (R-Arvada) has forgiven Trump for his comments about sexually assaulting women, according to an Associated Press story today, raising more questions for local media about the impact of Trump’s candidacy on Woods’ state senate race that will likely determine whether Democrats flip Colorado’s legislature in November.
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Major media outlets should fill information void, when candidates like Doty go into hiding
It’s getting late in the election season, and major media outlets are still mostly overlooking the most important races in the state—in the swing senate districts that will determine whether Democrats gain control of the state senate and with it the reins of Colorado government.
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CO Trump co-chair compares Trump media coverage to Nazi propaganda
On KLZ 560-AM Oct. 14, CO Trump Co-Chair Robert Blaha compared media coverage of the Trump campaign to Goebels’ Nazi propaganda.
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Colorado organizations rally against raising the bar on requirements for ballot proposals
Coloradans will have the chance to vote on Amendment 71 this November, which would make it significantly more difficult to amend the state’s constitution.
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No Democrats eligible to vote for Woods are found on “Democrats for Senator Laura Woods” Facebook page
Arvada State Sen. Laura Woods is known to be on the far-right fringe of Colorado’s Republican Party, aligning herself, as documented by the Denver Post, with the most conservative lawmakers in the state.
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Ousted Jeffco school board member Julie Williams promotes Trump, Woods
If you’ve been tracking ousted Jeffco school board member Julie Williams, you know she’s been keeping her hand in politics with occasional salvos on Facebook.