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Placeholder won, but voting signaled who’s leading in race to replace Buck
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Placeholder won, but voting signaled who’s leading in race to replace Buck

By Colorado Peak Politics Republican delegates rolled through six rounds of balloting before finally choosing Greg Lopez to serve as a placeholder for the remainder of Ken Buck’s congressional term representing the 4th District. But first, Lopez must win the special General Election on June 25 against whomever the Democrats chose as their candidate. Democrats are already attacking on social media with old clips of Kyle Clark throwing mud at Lopez, the former mayor of Parker and GOP gubernatorial candidate. Media coverage this morning is also focused on rehashing Lopez’s previous negative media coverage in an attempt convince Republicans not to support him. This is a strong conservative district, so it’s unlikely a Democrat could pull off a win. Meanwhile, the balloting si...
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Krannawitter: We need a reminder of what is good and beautiful. Baseball is that reminder.
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Krannawitter: We need a reminder of what is good and beautiful. Baseball is that reminder.

By THOMAS L. KRANNAWITTER, PH.D. Few things are more American than baseball, and this is Opening Day. Many modern sports have historic roots either in royalty, aristocracy, and political privilege, or uncivilized savagery. Early golf, like fox hunting, required sprawling tracts of land that was typically owned by a crowned sovereign and managed by royal “landlords.” American football owes much to rugby, which in medieval Europe was a kind of rule-less, tribal, mob warfare between neighboring villages that featured bare-knuckled brawls and sometimes even murder. READ THE FULL COMMENTARY AT DR. KRANNAWITTER'S SUBSTACK
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The Last Gasp of the Liberal Colorado Press
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The Last Gasp of the Liberal Colorado Press

By Heidi Ganahl | Rocky Mountain Voice Gov. Jared Polis and his cronies are very mad that a real newsman is doing the job they refuse to do.  We started Rocky Mountain Voice to report factual, real news, to allow Coloradans to have the knowledge to make better decisions -- in government and culture, all in one place.  We thought they’d eventually be scared of us, but we didn’t realize the establishment media would be quaking in their boots within the first two months! We are building trust through truth, inspiring the next generation of Colorado, always pro-citizen, pro-liberty, and pro-Colorado, and always honoring our heritage of rugged individualism. The Rocky Mountain Voice will share news from other reliable conservative voices in Colorado, as well as our own original ...
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Walcher: Crying Crocodile Tears Over ‘Sue-and-Settle’
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Walcher: Crying Crocodile Tears Over ‘Sue-and-Settle’

By  GREG WALCHER House Republicans were so upset that they held two committee hearings during 2023, and in November the Committee on Oversight and Accountability announced that it will investigate EPA’s “use of secretive ‘sue-and-settle’ practices.” The Chairman says EPA uses the tactic “to avoid congressional oversight” and implement policies that special interests want. Letting outside groups sue the government to compel enforcement actions dates from the Nixon years, and during the Reagan era became a favorite tactic of the environmental industry. During the Clinton Administration several agencies discovered they could make secret back-room deals, using outside groups to file “friendly lawsuits” demanding they do what they wanted to do anyway, thereby short-circuiting all ...
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Commentary: Williams can’t drain the swamp while he’s stuck in the mud
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Commentary: Williams can’t drain the swamp while he’s stuck in the mud

By Colorado Peak Politics Republican Party Chairman Dave Williams won the support of his party delegates during a district assembly to qualify for the ballot in the 5th congressional district election to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn. It’s no surprise that delegates who also voted for Williams last year to serve as chairman would also back his congressional race. That’s why other top contenders for the seat took the alternate route to get on the ballot through the petition process with voters, which requires a minimum of 1,500 valid signatures. rEAD THE FULL COMMENTARY AT COLORADO PEAK POLITICS
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Jensen: Why conservative climate leadership is needed
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Jensen: Why conservative climate leadership is needed

By Sarah Jensen | Guest Columnist New findings from the University of Colorado Boulder’s Center for Environmental Futures suggest that by embracing a conservative approach to climate change, one that is pro-American and pro-innovation, the Republican Party can win over voters and ensure a cleaner, healthier future for all Americans. Specifically, the report found that the number of American voters concerned about climate change is becoming an increasing majority and that views on climate change were one of the strongest predictors of pro-Democratic voters in the 2020 general election, especially among Independents and younger generations. The authors discovered that voters who stated climate change was somewhat or very important represented 67% of voters in the 2020 election, 77%...
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Soper: We are making progress on protecting the dead
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Soper: We are making progress on protecting the dead

By Rep. Matt Soper | The Western Slope Statesman As many of you may know, I played a critical role in the Sunset Mesa Trial. After seeing all the hurt caused by Sunset Mesa, I took action. This included raising awareness through multiple documentaries, news interviews, and bringing legislation. I passed two bills that protect the loved ones we have lost. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT THE WESTERN SLOPE STATESMAN
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Stacking the deck: Polis appointment cancels out election for District Attorney
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Stacking the deck: Polis appointment cancels out election for District Attorney

Source: Colorado Peak Politics It’s not just the state legislature that Democrats are packing with candidates selected by party insiders instead of voters. Now it looks like Gov. Polis is trying to stack the judiciary in the same manner — by filling a sudden vacancy with his own appointee and scaring off candidates who don’t have the money to run against a pseudo incumbent just a few months later. District Attorney Christian Champagne of the 6th Judicial District that serves La Plata, Archuleta, and San Juan Counties, bailed on his job one year before his term-limited seat left him unemployed and landed a job with the Democrat state attorney’s general office. That gave Polis the authority to fill Champagne’s term in the middle of a campaign between Jason Eley and Sean Murray to...
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Open letter to the sponsors of SB24-091, and members of the Joint Technology Committee
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Open letter to the sponsors of SB24-091, and members of the Joint Technology Committee

By Cory Gaines | Logan County, Co. Hello to all, My name is Cory Gaines and I'm a resident of Logan County, Colo. I am one of a very few lucky people to live in a town where I can get broadband internet, but I know many in locations similar to mine are not so fortunate. Broadband internet to me and those who are geographically situated similarly to me presents economic opportunity and growth. It might be something that people (and lawmakers) along the Front Range take for granted, but I want you to think about what your life would look like with either dial up or perhaps no internet: * Without broadband, your educational/enrichment opportunities are narrowed.* Without broadband, potential access to jobs that are full time with benefits is narrowed.* Without broadband, there is ...
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Antoni: High-income earners pay much more than their ‘Fair Share’
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Antoni: High-income earners pay much more than their ‘Fair Share’

By EJ Antoni | Heritage Foundation What is your fair share of what someone else has earned? That’s the fundamental principle being tested when discussing “the wealthy paying their fair share.” Politicians frequently use this hackneyed phrase with ill-defined terms in their calls to raise taxes. Still, the numbers don’t support the idea that the wealthy are skirting their financial responsibility to the nation. According to the U.S. Treasury, the bottom 10% of income earners pay no taxes, and the second income decile has an average tax rate of minus-4.8%. Mechanisms like refundable tax credits mean this group receives more from the Treasury than it pays in taxes, creating a negative rate. Those in the 20% to 30% of income earners pay an average tax rate of just 2.8%. Predic...
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