Author: Mark K. Matthews
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Top Sanders supporter in Colorado urges movement to back Clinton
PHILADELPHIA — On the same day Democrats formally nominated Hillary Clinton for president, one of Colorado’s biggest advocates for Bernie Sanders urged his supporters to give Clinton a chance after the Democratic National Convention — a plea that several Sanders delegates said they were not ready to do. Choking back tears at one point, Sanders…
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Hickenlooper to speak in prime time Thursday at Democratic convention
PHILADELPHIA — He won’t be introducing Hillary Clinton, but Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper still landed a prime-time speaking slot Thursday at the Democratic National Convention, the curtain call of the four-day gathering. Hickenlooper told Denver Post TV that he is slated to speak between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. MDT — not long before Clinton…
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Gov. John Hickenlooper to address Democratic National Convention
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and a rising star state lawmaker are scheduled to address the Democratic National Convention ahead of Hillary Clinton accepting the party’s nomination, organizers announced Thursday. Hickenlooper made the Clinton campaign’s list of potential vice presidential candidates — though it looks unlikely he will get the nod — but remains in contention…
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Scott Tipton gets a Democratic challenger
WASHINGTON —U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton’s quiet run for re-election got more interesting Thursday with the entry of Gail Schwartz, a former state lawmaker. Schwartz, a Democrat, filed notice with the Federal Election Commission declaring her intent to challenge Tipton, a third-term Republican incumbent who represents the Colorado district that encompasses the Western Slope. Her campaign…
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Feds scrap plans to open center for migrant kids in Lakewood
WASHINGTON — In a surprise reversal, federal officials Friday said the Obama administration no longer plans to open a 1,000-bed facility for migrant children at the Federal Center in Lakewood. The change comes less than two months after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it wanted to convert a warehouse at the…
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Mike Coffman, Jared Polis want to abolish the unused military draft
WASHINGTON — The process the Pentagon uses to draft young men for war would be eliminated under a bill being introduced Thursday by several House lawmakers, including Colorado congressmen Mike Coffman and Jared Polis. Their legislation would abolish the Selective Service System — which has gone unused for a draft since 1973 — and it…
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Aurora VA hospital could get boost from sale of Paris hotel
WASHINGTON — As Congress and the VA search for money to pay for a new hospital in Aurora, one piece of property has caught the eye of legislators: a building in Paris owned by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and leased to a private company. U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, said he recently was…
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Lawmakers clash with FEMA over Colorado flood debt letters
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — Technically it’s called a “recoupment” but U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is going with “clawback” to describe what the government has demanded of 255 households that received federal money after Colorado’s 2013 floods. In…
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Hickenlooper, Bennet seek federal shield for popular Colorado destination
WASHINGTON —Two of the state’s top officeholders this week called on President Barack Obama to wield the power of the White House to safeguard a stretch of the Arkansas River in central Colorado that’s a popular destination for whitewater rafters. In a short letter to the administration, Gov. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet…
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Mark Udall votes ‘no’ on Keystone, says more time needed; GOP pounces
Rarely has a dead-end vote caused this much trouble for U.S. Sen. Mark Udall. But on Wednesday the Colorado Democrat was forced, once again, to pick sides in the fight over the Keystone pipeline — an issue that has stalked his re-election campaign for months. A self-proclaimed moderate, Udall has tried to court both environmentalists…