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Ken Buck will not seek another term as Colorado GOP chairman

Adams County Politics, Denver area politics, Elections, Issues, National politics, NSRF Business 18.12.2020 No Comments

Buck, who lives in Windsor, was elected to the position for a two-year term in 2019

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The Colorado Sun — jesse@coloradosun.com Desk: 720-432-2229

DEC 17, 2020 3:36PM MST

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck announced Thursday that he will not seek a second term as Colorado’s GOP chairman, formally launching the race to replace him and lead the party out of two disappointing election cycles.

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, R-Windsor. (Handout)

Buck, who lives in Windsor, was elected to the position for a two-year term in 2019.

“I’m proud to be a Colorado Republican and feel that I can best continue to fight for our state and conservative values in other capacities,” he said in a written statement.

He did not elaborate what those other capacities may be.

Buck oversaw a difficult 2020 election cycle for Colorado Republicans in which U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner lost his reelection bid and the party fell further into the minority in the Colorado Senate.

“We hoped to have Cory Gardner reelected and we hoped to win one or two seats — pick up a net gain of one or two — in the state Senate,” he told The Sun last month. “In that respect, I think it was disappointing.”

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U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Colorado church that challenged state’s gathering restrictions

1st Amendment, Adams County Politics, Colorado politics, Denver area politics, Issues, Legal Issues, National politics, NSRF Business, SCOTUS 15.12.2020 No Comments

President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 at the Capitol in Washington, as Supreme Court Justices John Roberts, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, look on.

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By Derek Draplin | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with a Colorado church in its challenge of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions, vacating a lower court’s order and requiring a federal appeals court to reexamine the case.

High Plains Harvest Church in Ault, Colorado, submitted an application for injunctive relief to Justice Neil Gorsuch earlier this month, arguing the state’s 50-person cap on “houses of worship” was discriminatory.

The state of Colorado responded, noting that state health orders were amended following the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of houses of worship in Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo, and that they “now have no more restrictions than any other critical business in the state.”

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“You Should Wear A Mask, Even If You Don’t Need It” say the media. “You mean like Carrying A Gun?” ;)

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Colorado Targets Oil and Gas

Adams County Politics, Ballot Issue, Climate Change, Colorado politics, Denver area politics, Editorial, Elections, Energy, Issues, Jobs, NSRF Business, Taxes 21.11.2020 No Comments

Regulators disparage fossil fuels as they ready sweeping new rules.

By The Editorial Board

Nov. 20, 2020 6:40 pm ET

A pump jack works off state highway 119 near Firestone, Colo. in 2016.

PHOTO: DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colorado regulators are preparing to approve sweeping new restrictions on oil and gas companies on Monday. Meanwhile, the companies received an unintended glimpse this week of how their regulators hold them in contempt.

For years state law required the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to strike a balance between energy development and protecting the environment and the public. But Democrats tipped the scales against oil and gas last year with Senate Bill 181.

The new legislation installed professional regulators on the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission while reducing the number of energy representatives. Under the new statute, the commission’s mission is no longer to “foster” energy development but to “regulate” it to protect the environment, wildlife and public health, safety and welfare.

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Guest opinion: Michael Fields: Republicans need a ‘Contract with Colorado’

1st Amendment, 2nd Amendment, Adams County Politics, Ballot Issue, Candidates, Climate Change, Colorado politics, Debt/Deficit, Denver area politics, Economy, Editorial, Education, Elections, Energy, Immigration, Issues, Jobs, Liberal Logic, NSRF Business, ObamaCare, PERA, TABOR, Taxes, Terrorism, Training, Transportation, Volunteering, War on Women 14.11.2020 No Comments

By Michael Fields

By the time 1994 rolled around, Republicans had been out of power in the U.S. House of Representatives for 40 years. And in politics, 40 years is an eternity. Therefore, it was no surprise that many people thought that Democrats would always have control of the House.

But then, in the middle of Bill Clinton’s first term as president, Republicans introduced their “Contract with America” and flipped 54 seats to gain the majority. Candidates across the country campaigned hard on a clear, consistent, and popular message. The American people knew exactly what they would be getting with Republicans in power, and Republicans had a clear mandate to guide their priorities.

Fast forward to present day Colorado, and even though Democrats have only had complete control of state government since 2018, there is already talk of a “permanent majority.”

Instead of waiting 40 years, Colorado Republicans need to develop a “Contract with Colorado” now. With redistricting coming before the next election, Republicans have an opportunity over the next two years to set a clear agenda and articulate it to voters.

We already have a roadmap for this Contract with Colorado. For years, ballot issues have been a bright spot for conservatives. More often than not, Coloradans agree with conservative policies, but then vote for Democratic candidates. Republicans need to understand this disconnect and adjust.

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The November 14 NSRF Meeting Has Been Cancelled

1st Amendment, 2nd Amendment, Adams County Politics, Ballot Issue, Candidates, Climate Change, Colorado politics, Debt/Deficit, Denver area politics, Economy, Editorial, Education, Elections, Energy, Immigration, Issues, Jobs, Legal Issues, Liberal Logic, Meet and Greet, National politics, NSRF Business, NSRF Meetings, ObamaCare, PC Police, PERA, POTUS, SCOTUS, TABOR, Taxes, Terrorism, Training, Transportation, Volunteering, War on Women 08.11.2020 No Comments

Due to Governor Polis’ Executive Order, the NSRF meeting on Saturday, November 14th has been cancelled.

It seems Covid-19 led to Biden-20, unfortunately….
Covid-19 Led To Biden-20

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Why Colorado Democrats are trying to unseat the most bipartisan Republican in the legislature

Adams County Politics, Candidates, Colorado politics, Education, Elections, Issues, Liberal Logic, ObamaCare 30.10.2020 No Comments

State Sen. Kevin Priola, a Republican from Henderson, walks the neighborhoods of Adams County as he works to get reelected. (Provided by Priola campaign)

Kevin Priola’s seat in Adams County is a top target for Democrats this year as the party tries to expand their majority in the Colorado Senate

State Sen. Kevin Priola was the most bipartisan lawmaker in Colorado last year, a moderate Republican who sided with Democrats more often than any of his GOP colleagues.

He was the lone Republican senator to support state tracking of greenhouse gas emissions, and the only one to join Democrats in a failed attempt to get voters to forgo constitutionally required tax refunds to generate money for schools and roads.

At the Capitol, Democrats consider the Adams County lawmaker a genuinely good guy, a thoughtful policymaker, and a friend, even.

But this is politics. And at election time, the size of the majority in the state legislature is purely a numbers game.

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Rejected ballots top 10,000 in Colorado. And election officials are working to get them counted.

Adams County Politics, Ballot Issue, Candidates, Colorado politics, Denver area politics, Elections, Issues, National politics, NSRF Business, POTUS, SCOTUS, Site News, TABOR, Taxes 29.10.2020 No Comments

Mail ballot rejections in the 2020 election remain below average, but are expected to rise and disproportionately affect younger voters, an analysis shows

Jesus Balderrama voted for the first time in a presidential election this year. But a few days after sending in his ballot, which the Grand Junction resident marked for Democrat Joe Biden, he received a letter from election officials about a discrepancy with his signature.

The letter directed Balderrama to send a text to a number, which in turn sent him a website link. He visited the website and verified his identity by signing an affidavit and submitting a photo of his ID.

“It was quick, took like five minutes,” he said. “Pretty cool.”

This year, Colorado election officials are making an extra effort to address the fact that roughly 90% of all mail ballots that get rejected could have been fixed and counted. The text-to-cure program that Balderrama described is just one step.

Ballot-return data shows more than 10,000 mail ballots had been rejected through midday Wednesday, an analysis by The Colorado Sun found. That represents 0.5% of total ballots cast to date, below the average rate of 0.86% for the past two elections.

But the proportion of rejected ballots is expected to rise through Election Day. In 2016, more than 24,000 ballots didn’t count. And the trend lines show young voters like Balderrama are once again being disproportionately affected.

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Proposition 113 explained: Colorado voters could push the U.S. closer to a national popular vote system

Adams County Politics, Ballot Issue, Colorado politics, Denver area politics, Editorial, Elections, Issues, Liberal Logic, National politics, NSRF Business, POTUS, Site News 01.10.2020 No Comments

In November, Colorado voters will decide whether to affirm or repeal the legislature’s 2019 decision to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, but he lost the national popular vote to Democrat Hillary Clinton by nearly 3 million votes.

The split verdict — the fifth time in U.S. history — brought new attention in Colorado and elsewhere to efforts aimed at modifying or replacing the Electoral College, America’s system to elect presidents.

In November, Colorado voters will decide whether to affirm or repeal the legislature’s 2019 decision to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact with Proposition 113. Right now, the state awards its nine electoral votes to the candidate who wins the most votes in Colorado. If the law survives, enough states join the national compact and it overcomes any court challenges, Colorado could potentially hand over its nine electoral votes to the candidate who wins the most votes nationwide — the national popular vote. The intent of the law is to circumvent the Electoral College system of choosing presidents by state in order to ensure the candidate who wins the most support nationally also wins the election.

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Ken Buck will not seek another term as Colorado GOP chairman

Buck, who lives in Windsor, was elected to the position for a two-year term in 2019

U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Colorado church that challenged state’s gathering restrictions

“You Should Wear A Mask, Even If You Don’t Need It” say the media. “You mean like Carrying A Gun?” ;)

Colorado Targets Oil and Gas

Regulators disparage fossil fuels as they ready sweeping new rules.

A pump jack works off state highway 119 near Firestone, Colo. in 2016.

Guest opinion: Michael Fields: Republicans need a ‘Contract with Colorado’

The November 14 NSRF Meeting Has Been Cancelled

Covid-19 Led To Biden-20

Why Colorado Democrats are trying to unseat the most bipartisan Republican in the legislature

Kevin Priola’s seat in Adams County is a top target for Democrats this year as the party tries to expand their majority in the Colorado Senate

Rejected ballots top 10,000 in Colorado. And election officials are working to get them counted.

Mail ballot rejections in the 2020 election remain below average, but are expected to rise and disproportionately affect younger voters, an analysis shows

Proposition 113 explained: Colorado voters could push the U.S. closer to a national popular vote system

In November, Colorado voters will decide whether to affirm or repeal the legislature’s 2019 decision to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

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