Tag: Cory Gardner
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Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper’s reelection campaign tops $1.7 million in 3rd quarter
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper raised over $1.7 million in the latest quarter for his reelection bid, the Colorado Democrat’s campaign said Wednesday. Hickenlooper finished the three-month period ending Sept. 30 with more than $3.6 million cash on hand, with total fundraising for the cycle at close to $6.5 million, according to his campaign and campaign…
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Former GOP Sen. Cory Gardner tapped to lead Internet and Television Association
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Former Colorado U.S. Senator Cory Gardner of Yuma has been selected as the next president and CEO of the Internet & Television Association, formerly known as the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. In a statement released on Tuesday, NCTA announced that Gardner will begin his new position on Sept. 22. Last December, Gardner was named…
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Mike Johnston secures endorsement from Terrance Carroll, Peter Groff
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mike Johnston, who is headed for a runoff in the race for Denver mayor, on Thursday announced endorsements from former Colorado House Speaker Terrance Carroll and former Colorado Senate President Peter Groff. Both highlighted Johnston’s work in serving communities he has represented, either as a…
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Amid whirlwind of judicial nominations, Colorado senators’ screening committee pulls back curtain
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As part of the U.S. Senate’s obligation to advise and consent on federal judicial appointments, senators are often involved in recommending nominees for vacancies in their home states. Since President Joe Biden took office last year, Colorado’s senators were particularly quick to screen candidates, forward names to the White House and win confirmation of four…
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INSIGHTS | BLM lost diversity coming to Colorado, others shouldn’t follow
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Diversity was never Grand Junction’s long suit. We knew that two years ago, but nobody wanted to say anything when the Trump administration moved the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management to Colorado. That was a daisy. The agency controls more than 245 million…
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EDITORIAL: Ask President Biden to fix what Trump broke
It ain’t rocket science to persuade President Joe Biden how former President Donald Trump was wrong. With that in mind, Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper should insist on an immediate, in-person meeting with Biden. Topic: Space Command, nothing more. The meeting should include Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers, appropriate members…
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PERSPECTIVE: Welcome to the military’s best home town, Colorado Springs
The recently reestablished U.S. Space Command Headquarters has officially been operating out of Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs since Sept. 9, 2019. And this isn’t the first time. U.S. Space Command was initially formed in 1985 and was in Colorado Springs until its closure in 2002. But for decades, Colorado Springs continued to…
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Christmas Tree from Colorado lights up the U.S. Capitol
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After traveling over 1,800 miles cross-country, a Englemann spruce from Colorado brightened the sky outside the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, as many gathered around it to take in the red, green, yellow and blue lights. Members of the Colorado delegation, including U.S. Reps Diana DeGette, Joseph…