by Shannon Tyler, Colorado Newsline
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News
Priola Now First Democrat To Have Won Centennial Institute’s Legislator Award
It technically happened while state Sen. Kevin Priola was a Republican, but those reading the Centennial Institute’s just-released legislative scorecard will recognize the Legislature’s newest Democrat as unique among the awardees.
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Colorado Election Conspiracy Watch: A List of CO Republicans Who Believe the 2020 Election Was Stolen — And Some Who Don’t
Colorado Republicans show no sign of stopping their attacks against last year’s election results, both in Colorado and nationwide — even though claims that the 2020 election was rigged in favor of the Democrats have been debunked.
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GOP State Senators Kevin Priola, Barbara Kirkmeyer Rumored To Vie for CO’s New Congressional Seat
A longtime respected GOP campaign consultant and former chairman of the Colorado Republican Party recently announced on conservative talk radio that two moderate Republican legislators are being considered for a run to represent Colorado’s new eighth congressional district.
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CO Dems Outscore Republicans on Votes To Protect the Environment, According to Group’s Tally
On Wednesday, Conservation Colorado, a progressive advocacy group focusing on environmental issues, released its 2021 Legislative Scorecard, which illuminates a partisan divide on votes on fourteen bills considered important by the organization and passed by the Colorado Legislature this year.
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Bipartisan Support for Reducing CO Sentences of People Convicted of Murders They Didn’t Commit
The Colorado state Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would reduce the penalty for felony murder, a statute under Colorado state law that allows a person to be convicted of murder and automatically sentenced to life in prison without having killed anyone or been aware of the murder.
Opinions
Colorado Republicans Need To Vote More Like Progressives. Here’s How Some Are Already Doing It.
It sounds simplistic, but to be relevant in Colorado again Republicans have to vote a lot more like progressives. They can’t just wrap their old selves in a new “message” and hope voters don’t notice it’s the same Republicans talking cheaply. They need to vote in line with blue Colorado.
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TrumpWatch Update: Some CO Republicans Still Refusing to Say Where They Stand on Trump
Even if you’re running for coroner–or especially if you’re running for coroner–Trump is the most important topic of the election.
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Trump Watch: Some CO Republicans Are Still Hiding Their Stance on the Prez; Some Aren’t
I have yet to find a single Republican state lawmaker or candidate for state office in Colorado who’s said they won’t vote for Trump.
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Gov. Polis and Other State Leaders Advocate for Prop CC at Campaign Kick-Off
The campaign for Yes on Proposition CC officially kicked off this morning at Metropolitan State University, in Denver.