Tag: bill owens
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Hard-fought Dem primary could put GOP’s Kirkmeyer in governor’s chair | Cronin & Loevy
Colorado state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer has the most political and governmental experience of the many candidates running for the 2026 Republican nomination for governor of Colorado. If she wins the Republican primary, she will have a decent chance of winning the governorship in the general election in November, even though Colorado is a decidedly blue…
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Democrats Phil Weiser, Michael Bennet bank millions ahead of Colorado’s gubernatorial race
Next year’s race to take over after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis faces term limits is shaping up to be a head-to-head contest between his fellow Democrats U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser, who each raised more than four times as much campaign cash as the best fundraiser among a crowded field of…
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Colorado Republicans Gabe Evans, Bill Owens endorse Barb Kirkmeyer’s gubernatorial campaign
Republican state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer’s campaign to be Colorado’s next governor has landed endorsements from the last Republican to unseat a Democratic member of Congress in the state and the last Republican to be elected governor. U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans and former Gov. Bill Owens said in their respective endorsements that Kirkmeyer’s experience in all…
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Colorado’s 5th Congressional District: GOP slugfest, Dems competing, too | Cronin and Loevy
Colorado has eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Colorado Springs and its suburbs have been in the 5th Congressional District ever since it was created by the state legislature in the early 1970s. The 5th District used to include about 10 counties, stretching out to Salida, Leadville, Golden and Elizabeth. Now, it is…
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Keith King, a titan of school choice in Colorado education, dies at 75
Keith King, a businessman, education leader and former legislator who served in the state House and Senate, as well as on the Colorado Springs council, has died after a long illness. He was 75. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. Gov. Jared Polis, who, like King, has been an advocate for charter schools, on…
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INSIGHTS | Bipartisanship on education commission will serve Polis well
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis did something right a couple of weeks ago. He appointed former state Rep. Jim Wilson to the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. The 11-member board was created by the legislature in 1965 to write policy on, well, higher education and enforce it…
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INSIGHTS | Bipartisanship on education commission will serve Polis well
Gov. Jared Polis did something right a couple of weeks ago. He appointed former state Rep. Jim Wilson to the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. The 11-member board was created by the legislature in 1965 to write policy on, well, higher education and enforce it through the state Department of Education. The definition of higher…
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Landing the All-Star Game was a home run for Gov. Jared Polis | Joey Bunch
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save You can say a lot about Jared Polis. Trust me, I have. The one thing you must say is he’s Colorado’s best baseball governor, just as it’s hard to deny John Hickenlooper was the best beer governor. Bill Owens is the best governor. He cut…
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Landing the All-Star Game was a home run for Gov. Jared Polis | Joey Bunch
You can say a lot about Jared Polis. Trust me, I have. The one thing you must say is he’s Colorado’s best baseball governor, just as it’s hard to deny John Hickenlooper was the best beer governor. Bill Owens is the best governor. He cut taxes, passed infrastructure bonds, and reformed education. Polis is catching…
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Updating and revising the El Paso County Master Plan is a necessity | Cronin & Loevy
Most people around here are not especially pleased that our county will probably double in size over the next couple of generations. Building our own Pikes Peak regional wall is not an option. But updating and revising our El Paso County Master Plan is an option and a necessity. The recently proposed master plan, prepared…