Author: John Frank
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VIDEO RECAP: Donald Trump predicts ‘tremendous victory’ in his Colorado debut at Western Conservative Summit
Donald Trump made his Colorado debut Friday morning as a presidential candidate, and he predicted “a tremendous victory” in the state in November. Trump spoke at the Western Conservative Summit, billed as the largest gathering of conservatives outside Washington. More than 4,000 people attended the event at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, a production of a…
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Gov. John Hickenlooper reveals secrets in book that puts him in national spotlight
Unbeknown to most, John Hickenlooper and his wife, Helen Thorpe, met with a therapist once a week as he served as mayor of Denver and campaigned for governor in 2010. The couple kept the marriage counseling a secret, gathering for more than two years in the basement of a Quaker meeting house to disguise the sessions…
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Will lawmakers return? Colorado governor considers a special session
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. John Hickenlooper is considering whether to call Colorado lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session to tackle one or more of the major issues left unsettled. The state’s 100 lawmakers adjourned Wednesday…
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Colorado’s Cory Gardner endorses Ted Cruz for president
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner endorsed Ted Cruz for president Wednesday, falling in line with a host of Republican leaders who want to stop Donald Trump from winning the party’s nomination. “Ted is the only candidate who will change the way Washington works and restore the balance of power back to the American people,” Gardner said…
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Even Colorado’s governor doesn’t know where the Aurora theater shooter is
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says even he doesn’t know where the man who committed the Aurora movie theater shooting is currently incarcerated. But, in comments to reporters this week, Hickenlooper said he is willing to look into ways that attorneys for victims of the attack might be able to question James Holmes as part of…
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Colorado Democrats admit mistake that cost Bernie Sanders key delegate
Bernie Sanders won one more delegate in Colorado than first projected after the Colorado Democratic Party admitted this week that it misreported the March 1 caucus results from 10 precinct locations. The error — first uncovered by The Denver Post — was shared with rival Hillary Clinton’s campaign by party officials but kept from Sanders…
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Angry Donald Trump blasts Colorado GOP results as ‘totally unfair’
A day after being trounced by Sen. Ted Cruz in Colorado, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump blasted the state party’s process for selecting national delegates and called into question the results. “The people of Colorado had their vote taken away from them by the phony politicians. Biggest story in politics. This will not be allowed!”…
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Colorado budget bill eliminates TABOR refunds, slashes spending
Facing a money crunch, Colorado lawmakers resorted to extraordinary feats to craft a $27 billion budget bill Thursday, eliminating a $59 million taxpayer refund, slashing $73 million of payments to hospitals and cutting $50 million for road construction. Even then, budget writers needed to pull millions from other cash accounts and tap reserves to balance…
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What drives Donald Trump supporters in Colorado?
The four neighboring Lakewood couples gathered for dinner and watched the Republican presidential debates for months, rotating as hosts and favoring various candidates until December, when a show of hands revealed the group tipped toward Donald Trump. “As we learned, as we discussed, things took a direction,” recalls Charles Patricoff, a 63-year-old retired aerospace worker.…
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Why Bernie Sanders may not have won Colorado after all
Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton by a 19-point margin in Colorado caucus straw polls Tuesday night, but the delegate count is starting to tell a different story. Clinton now looks likely to tie the Vermont senator 38-38 in the state’s delegate count, according to projections from The Denver Post, Bloomberg Politics and The Associated Press.…