DENVER— Yesterday Sen. Daniel Kagan (D-Cherry Hills) announced his intention to resign effective January 11th. Kagan’s resignation comes amid sustained pressure to apologize for repeated use of a women’s restroom in the Capitol building - creating an uncomfortable work environment for female Senators and staff members alike. In April 2018, Compass Colorado released a recorded
DENVER - Today, Nancy Pelosi was nominated Speaker of the House by the House Democrat Caucus. She emerged as the nominee from the meeting unopposed after hours of favor-swapping and negotiations. This comes despite the stated opposition of many, including incoming freshman, Jason Crow (CO-06). Crow announced several months ago that he would not support Nancy Pelosi
DENVER - Student loan “forgiveness” is again a top issue in national news and Governor-elect Jared Polis owes Coloradans an explanation about his support of canceling student debt and a clear plan as to how his previous stance will inform his proposals at the state level once he’s sworn into office. Last week, Bloomberg announced
(Denver, CO) - Now that the 2020 election cycle has begun in earnest, all eyes are on the state of Iowa as prospective Democrat challengers to Donald Trump emerge. Governor John Hickenlooper threw his hat in ring early and has been courting the support of Iowans for months. Until just this morning, no one saw
DENVER - Yesterday at a press conference at the White House President Trump, flanked by leaders of both parties lauded passage of the “FIRST STEP Act” from the House and urged Senate leadership to take up the issue post-haste. The “FIRST STEP Act” would provide additional resources for programs that have been shown to reduce
Programs designed to get people the help they need in our jails and prisons should be supported, and Coloradans should know why Jared Polis opposed this at the federal level - and what that means for our system here in the state.
Denver, CO - After our revelation last week that Jared Polis’ business platform included plans to criminalize employment law and send business-owners to prison, (his words) Polis’ campaign responded to questions about it from the Denver Business Journal. Instead of walking back the radical position, Polis’ campaign decided to double down: “Asked about the video, Polis’
DENVER - If Jared Polis is elected governor and gets his way on policy, some business owners will be jailed. Although this might sound hyperbolic, it was a statement made by Polis himself during the primary. Footage of Polis at a candidate forum sponsored by the SEIU, a local Denver-based labor union for service employees
Denver, CO - This week, Compass Colorado released a new television ad which highlights some of the potential real-world consequences of Jared Polis’ premier platform plank, “Medicare for all.” As a sponsor of H.R. 676 "Medicare for all" Polis is directly advocating for the permanent destruction of the private health insurance market which has the
BRIGHTON, CO - Today the Adams County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of a 30-day moratorium on any new oil and gas permit applications within the county. They announced consideration of this measure publicly just yesterday, and rammed it through in the 11th-hour, after over 45% of ballots have already been cast
