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Category: News/Politics

Pharma Campaign Cash Delivered to Key Lawmakers With Surgical Precision

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 by Post Contributor

“I think, frankly, drugmakers know they’ve won the match when it comes to drug pricing…”

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The Man Who Lives in a Hole in Park County, Colorado

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 by Post Contributor

He said it’s usually cheaper for the landowners to desert their property entirely, along with whatever they were trying to build out there…

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OPINION: Biden Administration Ignores Animal Welfare Issues

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 by Post Contributor

Animal Wellness Action and its partners have conceived a raft of new federal animal protection bills introduced in Congress…

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Legislation Would Prevent the Biggest Corporations from Paying Nothing in Federal Taxes

Posted on October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 by Post Contributor

“For the last fifty years, our economy has worked really well for large corporations and the wealthy, while American families and workers have been left behind…”

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Offshore Wind Energy Leaders Ask Congress to Back Long-term Plans

Posted on October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 by Post Contributor

The Biden administration set an ambitious goal earlier this year to generate 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by the end of the decade…

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$2.39 Million in COVID-19 Relief Potentially Paid in Error to Colorado Landlords?

Posted on October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 by Post Contributor

In total, the Division of Housing sent more than $50 million in relief payments to 1,600 landlords through the POP program, which ended in June…

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Hickenlooper, Bennet Join Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Military Suicide

Posted on October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 by Post Contributor

The bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to immediately address military suicide rates by evaluating the effectiveness of their suicide prevention efforts…

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National Suicide Prevention Phone Number to Launch Next Year, But 10-Digit Dialing Required Now

Posted on October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 by Post Contributor

Coloradans should continue to call Colorado Crisis Services as new dialing procedures take effect…

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Camping Crunch Comes to Colorado

Posted on October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 by Post Contributor

Compared to other regions of the country, the Western United States saw the biggest increase in reservable camping activity, although the trend of increasingly full campgrounds was consistent…

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Colorado Supreme Court Denies Tina Peters’ Appeal Regarding Mesa County Elections

Posted on October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 by Post Contributor

Peters has been under scrutiny since she allowed an unauthorized person to attend Mesa County’s “trusted build” software update…

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Bremer, Aadland Take Early Fundraising Lead in Crowded GOP Senate Field

Posted on October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 by Post Contributor

Eli Bremer, a former Olympic pentathlete and Air Force Reserves officer from Colorado Springs, led the field with $253,837 raised in the third quarter…

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LPEA to Host Two Virtual ‘Town Hall’ Meetings Next Week

Posted on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 by Hillary Knox

“The topic of LPEA’s future power supply has been a hot one for the past several years, with a diversity of opinions regarding how LPEA should be powering our communities…”

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Governor Polis Calls in National Guard to Support Colorado Election Cybersecurity

Posted on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 by Post Contributor

The National Guard members may participate in “training activities and assist with election cybersecurity defense efforts”…

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Million Dollar Lotteries Failed to Encourage Vaccines, Says New Study

Posted on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 by Post Contributor

“So this is, across all the different states, tens of millions of dollars that we could have been spending on potentially more effective policies”…

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2021 Election Guide: Important Information and Dates

Posted on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 by Post Contributor

Once again, it is time for Coloradans to make their voices heard by voting in the November 2 coordinated election…

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OPINION: Governors Polis, Ritter, Romer, Owens Urge a YES Vote on Prop 119

Posted on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 by Post Contributor

“Prop 119 is a first-of-its-kind initiative to help close the opportunity gap and it is uniting Coloradans regardless of their political leanings…”

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Secretary of State Proposes ‘Money-in-Politics System’ for Colorado Campaign Finance

Posted on October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 by Jeffrey Roberts

“People are asking a lot of questions about what types of clients are hiring lobbyists, and are those clients also supporting legislators via campaign contributions…”

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The Archuleta Democratic Club Will Meet on Tuesday, October 19

Posted on October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 by Post Contributor

The speaker this month will be Liane Jollon from San Juan Basin Public Health…

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Tensions Rise as Affordable Housing Subpanel Seeks $400 Million Solution

Tensions Rise as Affordable Housing Subpanel Seeks $400 Million Solution

Posted on October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 by Post Contributor

The stakes are high as the ideologically-divided subpanel has weeks remaining to develop initial recommendations for spending the $400 million…

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