It’s a question splitting Democrats on the national stage and in Colorado’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race: Do you support government-run “Medicare for All” health insurance? The answer carries significant political stakes. Colorado’s U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is running for president and offering an alternative public option proposal, says a Democrat who supports Medicare […]
Alice Madden
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A breakdown of the latest campaign cash reports shows big money — and big spending — in Colorado
A year and a half before the 2020 election, the money race continues to define the top-tier political contests in Colorado. The candidates — from president to Congress — are spending significant time raising money to show support and viability in what is expected to be a long and expensive campaign. Here are five takeaways […]
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The crowded field of Colorado Democrats running for U.S. Senate pitches a message at their first forum: crisis
On Sunday evening in Denver’s sun-baked Barnum Park, the city skyline glimmering in the distance, people fired up grills, set up lawn chairs and settled in to hear nine of the Democrats running for U.S. Senate speak in the race’s first forum. But still the candidates brought gloom and doom. “The reality is, and I […]
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Opinion: If Roe v. Wade falls, Cory Gardner helped pave the way
The Republican roadmap to overturn Roe is clear: Donald Trump and Republicans across the country are pushing for near-total abortion bans, hoping that a legal challenge will make its way through courts packed with anti-choice judges, and eventually land in front of Trump’s Supreme Court — with Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch as the […]
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Colorado is overhauling climate goals with an eye on scrubbing carbon from its electricity
Colorado energy policy is undergoing a major overhaul with four transformative bills working their way through the legislature and the state’s Public Utilities Commission embarking on the revision of six sets of rules. “It is an exciting time,” said Will Toor, executive director of the Colorado Energy Office. “The political leadership, the economics and the […]
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Here’s what the crowded Democratic field for U.S. Senate is missing, and why it may soon change
The Democratic field of candidates for the U.S. Senate race expanded to roughly a dozen this week, but there is still something missing: a woman with a political track record in Colorado. That is expected to change soon. Alice Madden, a former state House Democratic leader, is expected to enter the race to unseat Republican […]