In an appearance on KNUS 710-AM’s Kelley and Kafer Oct. 11, Colorado Treasurer Walker Stapleton chose not to disavow Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump–as Stapleton’s second cousin, failed presidential canidate Jeb Bush, has done.
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Colorado ballot guides: Where five progressive groups stand on proposed initiatives
Colorado voters received ballots this week, which contain a number of complicated initiatives affecting taxes, elections, health care, and more. To help Coloradans decide how to vote on these measures, many public interest groups, including ProgressNow Colorado, The Bell Policy Center, the Colorado AFL-CIO, NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado, and the Colorado Fiscal Institute (CFI), released ballot guides.
Right-wing lies spread like methane fire through a Fever Swamp™
Raymond Garcia is once again the example of how right-wing mythology spreads through the social media bog. I’m gonna break down how this generally works:
Forget the rabbit hole, Coffman is opposed to a path to citizenship for immigrants
9News anchor Kyle Clark did an excellent job interviewing U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman Tuesday, and his Democratic challenger Morgan Carroll Monday, pressing them on a range of issues.
After saying she’d vote for Trump, Doty now tells Aurora Sentinel her vote is a “private decision”
While some Republicans who once supported Trump are now backing off, Colorado state senate candidate Nancy Doty, who previously said she’d vote for the GOP presidential nominee, is now refusing to reveal whom she will vote for, saying she considers “everyone’s vote to be a private decision.”
TrumpWatch list: Where Colorado Republicans stand on Trump (updated)
Below is an updated guide on where Colorado Republicans stand on Trump. Please send me new information and updates, as the list changes rapidly with each speech, tweet, debate, and video.
Campaign to raise minimum wage counters opposition arguments in new ad
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.
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.
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.