Tag: Right Now
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Colorado podcaster who has called for political foes to be executed joins GOP primary for governor
Joe Oltmann, the conservative Colorado podcaster who has repeatedly called for Colorado’s top elected officials to be executed and whose uncorroborated claims that the 2020 election was rigged spawned multiple defamation lawsuits, declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor last week. Oltmann joins a crowded field of Republicans seeking to take over from…
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Colorado Republicans call meeting to rein in chair Brita Horn, but state GOP says plans are ‘illegal’
They’re at it again. For the second time in as many years, a group of Colorado Republicans are planning to convene a meeting of the party’s state central committee despite the state GOP insisting that the proposed meeting would be “illegal” because its organizers haven’t complied with the party’s bylaws. Critics of state Republican Party…
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Boebert claims ‘no pressure’ to remove her name from Epstein petition
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Colorado U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert denied reports that her meeting at the White House on Wednesday was to pressure the Republican to remove her name from a congressional petition that would necessitate a vote to release files related to disgraced financier, convicted sex offender, and alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The petition, filed by Reps.…
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Democrats cheer as Colorado voters hand wins to ballot measures, candidates backed by party | ANALYSIS
It was a good night for Democrats in Colorado Tuesday, as voters passed statewide and local ballot questions endorsed by the party, while rejecting Republican candidates in key municipal and school district elections. While none of the choices in the state’s off-year election carried partisan labels, both major parties poured resources and attention into contests…
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E&P names Chris Reen Publisher of the Year
At the America’s Newspapers conference being held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs this week, Editor & Publisher Magazine officially named Chris Reen as the 2025 Publisher of the Year. Reen is president and CEO of Clarity Media Group, publisher of The Denver Gazette, chairman of Colorado Politics, and publisher of The Gazette in Colorado…
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Colorado justices, appeals judges speak of need to keep heads down amid political attacks
Two members of the Colorado Supreme Court and three Court of Appeals judges discussed their obligation on Tuesday to refrain from pushing back overtly on political attacks or misrepresentations of their work. Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez also disclosed certain strategies the judicial branch is employing to counter tangible threats to judges’ security. “My concern is…
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Colorado lawmakers sign off on $10 million for food assistance as SNAP benefits are poised to run out
A panel of Colorado legislators on Thursday approved a $10 million cash infusion into food assistance for residents who are expected to lose food stamp benefits starting on Saturday amid the federal government shutdown. But state policymakers and budget staffers said they fear that the plan is riddled with “holes,” describing it as akin to…