Tag: Colorado Democrats
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Democrats retreat in Vail raises intraparty eyebrows
A group of Democratic state legislators headed to Vail during the Oct. 4 weekend for an “opportunity caucus” retreat that also included lobbyists, raising a host of questions, including who paid for the getaway and whether the policymakers discussed the legislative business away from the public eye. The “opportunity” caucus rejected the latter insinuation, stating…
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Elissa Slotkin, Jason Crow urge fellow Democrats to ’play offense’ in response to Trump | TRAIL MIX
Calling the second Trump administration “an existential threat to democracy,” Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin urged donors attending a campaign fundraiser for fellow Democrat U.S. Rep. Jason Crow to push party leaders to abandon their defensive crouch and get serious. Delivering informal keynote remarks at the annual Crow Fest on Sept. 27 at Breckenridge Brewery in…
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Colorado Democrats reject resolution on Gaza cease-fire
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Democrats on Monday rejected a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza and condemning the “disproportionate military response by Israel” to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that killed 1,200 people — all familiar talking points raised in other avenues by activists seeking an immediate end…
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Biden echoes Colorado Democrats’ calls for gun control measures in wake of Boulder massacre
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to pass stricter gun control laws, amplifying appeals by Colorado Democrats to pass legislation in the wake of the mass shooting at a Boulder grocery store that left 10 dead, including a police officer. “I don’t need to…