UPDATE: Gardner told The Hill that he’d vote to end the government shutdown, without providing funding for the border wall.
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Your Chance To Learn About Colorado Budget Issues
Taxes are always a hot topic at the Colorado legislature, but this year, with a new Democratic majority under pressure to spend tax dollars to fulfill campaign promises, the fiscal flames at the Capitol will surely burn hotter.
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Adams County GOP chair on school fracking setback deal: “COGA capitulated to the environazis”
Adams County Republican Party Chair Anil Mathai dismissed a unanimous vote by the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission to increase oil & gas well setbacks from schools to 1,000 feet as “[capitulation] to the environazis.”
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Taking A Trump Piñata For A Walk On Denver’s 16th Street Mall
I was bit nervous when I took a Trump piñata to Denver’s 16th Street Mall recently–even though I had no plans to wrap a blindfold around my eyes, grab a bat, and hit it–or to encourage anyone else to do so.
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Gardner On Trump: 2018 In Review
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) enters 2019 on thin blue ice–as he looks to defend his seat in 2020 with Trump’s name on the same election ballot.
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OPINION: Legalize Hemp to Boost Opportunity
In 2013, I received a call from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asking me, as a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, to support a pilot program to allow farmers to grow hemp. Knowing Colorado farmers’ interest in the crop, I jumped at the chance and pushed to include the program in the 2014 Farm Bill.
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OPINION: Justifying My Stealth Squirrel War In Denver
The squirrel you see in your yard might be there thanks to me.
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OPINION: Let’s Start Thanking All Government Workers, Not Just The Military, For Their Service
It’s great that we recognize people who’ve served in the U.S. military with the simple acknowledgement of, “Thank you for your service.”
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Bennet, Gardner Both Unhappy About Government Shutdown
Both Colorado senators expressed displeasure with the dysfunction in Washington this week.
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Sen. Randy Baumgardner jokes about domestic violence on his way out of office after #MeToo allegations
Colorado State Sen. Randy Baumgardner (R-Sulphur Springs), who’s been the subject of multiple allegations of sexual harassment and this week announced he’d resign from office, shared a comic on Facebook that jokes about domestic violence.