Tag: John Hickenlooper
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Loft open Saturday is a block from Union Station, Dairy Block
At a moment when Denver has shined up its 16th Street mall as a centerpiece for what is hoped to be a downtown comeback, brokers Georgia Gallagher and Uschi Brunner have a loft to show Saturday that’s a block off the LoDo end of 16th Street, a quick walk from dining and galleries that never left downtown. At…
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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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Democrat Brittany Pettersen throws support behind Michael Bennet in Colorado’s gubernatorial primary
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen on Thursday formally endorsed fellow Democrat Michael Bennet in Colorado’s gubernatorial primary, saying she’s counted the state’s senior senator among her “most important mentors and allies” since working on his first run for office. Bennet is facing Attorney General Phil Weiser in next year’s Democratic primary for the office held by…
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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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How deep is Colorado’s rural-urban divide? 10 takeaways from the Rural Reckoning series | Vince Bzdek
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save How bad is the rural/urban divide in Colorado? That’s what a team of reporters at Colorado Politics and The Colorado Network, our statewide collective of freelancers, set out to measure and understand. Through extensive interviews, data analysis and community voices, our journalists have documented the…
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Some fired Colorado VA workers say they’ve been reinstated
Some Veterans Affairs workers based in Colorado said they’ve been reinstated or told they would be hired back. Bilal Torens, an Air Force veteran who served in Kuwait and Qatar, said his supervisor called him on Thursday and asked him if he would like to have his job back — to which he replied yes. …
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Be more ‘potent’ on social media: Colorado’s John Hickenlooper outlines strategy against Trump
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U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday outlined the Democrats’ strategy to block or slow down the Trump administration and the Republican-dominated Congress, including deploying parliamentary maneuvers and becoming more “potent” on social media. The strategy includes litigation, he said. “We’re trying to clog up the floor as best we can, or blocking bad…
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NOAA firings affect Boulder office
Hours after an unknown number of people were fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) in Boulder Thursday, a contingent of Democrat lawmakers demanded an investigation and called reports of the firings “short-sighted,” while some argued that the terminations are long overdue. NOAA, which forecasts hurricanes and supports climate related research, is the latest…
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NOAA firings hit Boulder office, state Democrats demand investigation into ‘short-sighted’ move
Hours after an unknown number of people were fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) in Boulder Thursday, a contingent of Democrat lawmakers demanded an investigation and called reports of the firings “short-sighted,” while some argued that the terminations are long overdue. NOAA, which forecasts hurricanes and supports climate related research, is the latest…