Last week, Congressman Jeff Crank (R-CO) told a radio show host he wanted to see transparency in the Epstein case. Yesterday, he, along with the rest of Colorado’s Republican delegation, voted against making those files public.
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CO Springs Board of Education Candidates Running on Trans Sports Bans
Colorado Republicans held a town hall Saturday for El Paso County board of education candidates. The candidates for the ostensibly nonpartisan seats in Colorado Springs School District 11, District 49, and Academy School District 20 were joined by Colorado House Minority Leader Rep. Rose Pugliese (R-El Paso County), U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO), and Colorado GOP Chair Brita Horn. The primary focus of all candidates was policies banning transgender athletes from competing in sports associated with their chosen gender.
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Colorado’s Republican Delegation Defends Votes To Cut Medicaid
Last night the U.S. House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump’s proposed budget bill, his so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Critics say the bill will slash Medicaid, impact Coloradans’ health insurance, and cut food assistance to give tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans.
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Brief: Freshman GOP Congressmen Visit White House & Meet with Trump
On Tuesday, freshman Republican congressional representatives visited the White House and met with President Donald Trump.
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Yes, ‘For Goodness Sake,’ We Should Cut Fat From Defense Department, Says CO Springs Congressman
Congressman Jeff Crank (R-Colorado Springs) said on conservative talk radio last month that he supports Trump’s efforts, led by billionaire Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to cut the budget of the Department of Defense.
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CO Springs Residents Protest Medicaid Cuts
Colorado Springs residents protested proposed cuts to Medicaid Friday afternoon. The protest took place outside U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank’s (R-CO) district office in the Catalyst Campus in downtown Colorado Springs, a building owned by Crank supporter and co-owner of the Colorado Springs Independent, Kevin O’Neil.
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Conservatives Raise Funds for ‘Journalistic Ethics’
Conservatives from across Colorado participated in a “fun-fundraiser” for The Peak News Educational Foundation’s “Journalistic Ethics and Media Vocational Training Program” at the Pinery in Colorado Springs on Thursday night. The crowd was a diverse mix of current and former elected officials — congressmen, El Paso County Commissioners, Colorado Springs City Councilors, and local school board members, the leaders of the El Paso County chapter of Moms for Liberty, recently pardoned Jan. 6 rioters, local pastors, libertarians, and the Gazette’s Debbie Kelley, who has penned credulous profiles of the ‘J6 Praying Grandma’ Rebecca Lavrenz and conservative faith healer Mario Murillo.
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Republicans Celebrate Victories in El Paso County, Preserve Current Partisan Split in State Senate
Republicans in El Paso County gathered at Boot Barn Hall in Colorado Springs to celebrate their election night wins that preserved the statewide status quo, even as they lost a traditionally red senate seat. While Republicans lost their bid for Sen. Bob Gardner’s (R-Colorado Springs) seat, they didn’t lose any other Senate or House seats, kept Republican control of the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, and celebrated Jeff Crank’s predictable victory over Democrat River Gassen. The loss of Gardner’s seat was offset by the GOP retaking a reliably conservative seat in Denver that only changed hands when Kevin Priola (D-Brighton) switched parties in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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BRIEF: Owners of Colorado Springs Indy Host Fundraiser for GOP Congressional Candidate
When the Pikes Peak Media Company, owned by JW Roth and Kevin O’Neil, bought the Colorado Springs Independent and the Colorado Springs Business Journal, they promised to continue the newspaper’s tradition of independent journalism.
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After Calling on His Party’s Leadership to Resign, Will Evans Disavow Their Support?
Last Friday Republican congressional candidate Gabe Evans publicly called on his own state party chair to resign, and for the party’s central committee to vote him out if he refused to step down. GOP calls for Williams to step down boiled over last month when Williams sent a vicious anti-gay missive via the party’s email account attacking anyone who supports Pride month.