(D) Kamala Harris
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%
(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) V. Archuleta
98%
2%
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Marshall Dawson
95%
5%
(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
50%
50%
(R) Lauren Boebert
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
(R) Jeff Crank
(D) River Gassen
80%
20%
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) John Fabbricatore
90%
10%
(D) B. Pettersen
(R) Sergei Matveyuk
90%
10%
(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
70%↑
30%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
Senate Bill 88, a bill that would grant health and dental benefits to same-sex couples employed by the state, passed committee on Friday. AP reports: State analysts estimate that 79 people, including children, would be added to state health plans under the bill at a cost of about $116,000 a year. The Senate Appropriations Committee […]
The conservative Grand Junction Sentinel editorial board writes: New Garfield County Commissioner Mike Samson may have a chance to do something important: stand up for the free speech rights of himself and his colleagues. Trouble is, he may have to challenge fellow commissioner and fellow Republican John Martin to do so. Martin last month proposed […]
Three different local takes on the role of Colorado’s two Senators, Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, in the Senate economic stimulus compromise set for approval today. As the Denver Post reports: Sen. Susan Collins, a linchpin to preventing a GOP filibuster, had as late as Wednesday decided that the right size for the stimulus wasn’t […]
UPDATE: Final passage in Senate. Rocky: Following a long day of debate Wednesday, the Senate voted 19-16 Thursday morning to give final approval to the most far-reaching transportation-funding bill the legislature has considered in years. Two Democrats who had opposed a provision that allows for increased tolling – Sen. Morgan Carroll of Aurora and Lois […]
A very interesting maneuver by the Dems, as the Denver Post reports: A bill that would make it easier for unwed couples to plan their estates and share benefits in times of tragedy is certain to touch off a gay-rights debate at the Capitol. Unwed couples can already designate each other as emergency decision makers, […]
A key point of debate is emerging in the U.S. Senate as it prepares to take up the federal economic stimulus package, over a proposed requirement that U.S.-made raw materials be used on infrastructure projects paid for with stimulus funds. As the Pueblo Chieftain reports: Last week, House Democrats approved an $819 billion package of […]
Where do they find these nutjobs? As the Rocky Mountain News reports, some Republicans continue to insist on cutting more government and taxes. Nevermind that MOST Americans are fed up with their crumbling government. The governor and many lawmakers say they’re cutting state government to the bone. Former lobbyist Freda Poundstone says there’s still way […]
Getting to the roots of Colorado’s endless fiscal nightmare is a delicate affair, as the Denver Post reports: During a legislative session in which budget cuts will dominate the debate, several state political players from both parties have had initial but serious discussions about whether to take on that most famous of the state’s budget-binders: […]
Then-Rep. Bob Schaffer parasails off the Northern Mariana Islands Photo credit: CSU Library Democrats and their allies went into 2008 with a thick notebook of opposition research against GOP Senate candidate Bob Schaffer. One of the chief sources of this wealth of damaging information was Schaffer’s own congressional archives, donated to the CSU Library after […]
Obligingly, the Rocky Mountain News reports this evening: Republican Dick Wadhams is smiling again, which must mean the look on many Democrats’ faces is one of unease. Sen. Ken Salazar’s decision to join President-elect Barack Obama’s cabinet has opened a variety of possibilities – and potential pitfalls – for Democrats, who know it’ll be tougher […]
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