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Blue wave on the Western Slope? Dems say internal numbers show toss up in 3rd Congressional District cpr.org/2026/10/23/could-dem… #copolitics #co03
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GOP Rep Maria Salazar & Dem Rep Tom Suozzi are making a push for bipartisan immigration legislation. Salazar has introduced the Dignity Act. “Immigration is the most toxic topic,” she says, “because there is concern that there will be political ramifications.”
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Colorado Springs leaders in D.C. to lobby for local interests and look for opportunities cpr.org/2025/09/16/colorado-… #copolitics
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Look inside Creede, Colorado’s ‘underground fire department’ cpr.org/2025/07/06/creede-co… via @cprwarner
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Lobbying lawmakers in person helps put a face to an issue, but will it change minds on the biggest bill in Congress? cpr.org/2025/06/17/coloradan… #copolitics
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A #copolitics thread on Q1 campaign finance filings. Dem Sen. John Hickenlooper raised more than $1M for his reelection campaign next Nov & has more than $2.2M cash on hand. No R has filed to run yet, but 2 independents & 2 Ds filed paperwork.
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Colorado Republicans look for unity as they gather to select someone to lead them into 2026 cpr.org/2025/03/28/colorado-… #copolitics
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Last year former #CO08 Rep Yadira Caraveo said she was being treated for depression. As she contemplates her political future, she talks abt the incidents that led her to seek help. cpr.org/2025/03/28/yadira-ca… #copolitics
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Senate voted 52-48 to overturn a Biden era rule to cap bank overdraft fees at $5. The average overdraft fee is $35.
CO Sens Michael Bennet & John Hickenlooper voted to keep the rule in place. Resolution now heads to the House. #copolitics
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‘Excuse after excuse’ — Colorado members of Congress criticize discussion of attack planning over Signal app cpr.org/2025/03/26/colorado-… #copolitics
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Colorado veterans join nationwide protests against VA job cuts and healthcare reductions cpr.org/2025/03/14/colorado-… #copolitics
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Boebert stands by ‘pimp cane’ comments about Texas Representative Al Green, even as she faces censure cpr.org/2025/03/12/lauren-bo… #copolitics
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U.S. House is one step closer to a vote on proxy voting for new parents cpr.org/2025/03/12/us-house-… #copolitics
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CO Rep. Gabe Evans has intro'd a bipartisan bill, Benefits the Endure for Lifetimes of Service (BELO’s) Act,. It gives National Park lifetime passes to families of veterans who passed away from a service-related illness or accident. #copolitics
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Hickenlooper on why he decided to oppose the GOP funding bill:
“I don't want to be in that position where, you know, 50 years from now, people are going to look back and say, ‘Oh yeah, 2025 is when Congress decided that they didn't want to maintain the power of the purse.”
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As Denver Mayor Mike Johnston & 3 other Blue city mayors face the House Oversight cmte today about their so called sanctuary city policies, @CPRverlee & @AndyKnny explain Colorado's immigration laws cpr.org/2025/03/05/colorado-… #copolitics
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Dem Senators let their guests — fired fed worker, people hit by cuts, people worried abt tariffs— speak ahead of Trump’s address. Sen Bennet’s guest former USFS employee Jamie Werner says fed workers show up,day after day, to help our mountain communities in Colorado thrive.
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Colorado Dems come out quickly with statements about the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting.
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Both CO Sens. Michael Bennet & John Hickenlooper voted to debate the Laken Riley Act. Hickenlooper told @burgessev he's interested in amending the bill. #copolitics
The #Senate invoked cloture on the motion to proceed to S.5, the "Laken Riley Act, 84-9.
Voting no: Booker, Hirono, Kim, Markey, Merkley, Sanders, Schatz, Smith & Warren.
Not voting: Hassan, Murkowski, Murphy, Murray, Padilla & Schiff.
No further votes today.
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CO GOP Reps. Gabe Evans & Jeff Crank have co-sponsored a resolution in support of term limits for members of Congress -- 3 Terms for the House and 2 for the Senate. #copolitics











