Acting as if the Republican Party in Colorado were on its death bed, the Colorado Springs Gazette trashed all the GOP gubernatorial candidates Sunday, except Colorado Treasurer Walker Stapleton, whom the newspaper presented as the last great hope:
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Colorado lawmaker keeping tabs on which GOP candidates for governor support his harsh immigration policy
State Rep. Dave Williams, a Republican from Colorado Springs, is keeping tabs on which GOP candidates for Colorado governor would support his harsh legislative proposal on immigration.
The Colorado GOP’s circular firing squad, 2017 edition
Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Robinson, who’s Mitt Romney’s nephew, told KNUS’ Dan Caplis Monday that he and four other Republican candidates agreed at a forum that they won’t “do the circular firing squad,” and, instead, they’ll “try to be supportive” of one another.
Environmental groups say Hickenlooper’s climate plan needs to be more aggressive
Two major state environmental groups released a report last week that argues Colorado isn’t doing enough to combat climate change and reach the goals laid out in the Paris Agreement.
Colorado Republicans show love for Betsy DeVos and ALEC
Many Colorado Republicans welcomed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to Denver with open arms earlier this month.
Republican gubernatorial candidate attacks likely opponent for “politicizing” Colorado pension fund
In an unusual development on the gubernatorial campaign trail last week, a Republican candidate has criticized a likely opponent for “politicizing” Colorado’s public pension program.
A look at the 2018 candidates for Colorado governor
The 2018 Colorado governor’s race is ever-changing, with a huge range of candidates on both sides of the aisle. Here’s a snapshot of who’s running to replace term-limited Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D).
Stapleton won’t reveal gubernatorial plans for fear of being ignored at the Capitol if he did so
Colorado Treasurer Walker Stapleton will not say if he’s running for governor next year because, if he did so, “any common sense you’re trying to make when it comes to legislation goes completely out the window and people reflexively don’t want to have anything to do with you.”