Tag: Joe Salazar
Slavery is legal in Colorado. This November, you can change that.
Colorado voters this fall will have a chance to finally put an end to legalized slavery.
Wasn’t there a Civil War about that? And wasn’t...
Sanders wins Colorado. Dem leaders still back Clinton.
Most Colorado Democrats love Bernie Sanders.
That's what results at today's state Democratic convention show. Despite a bevy of elected officials serving as Hillary Clinton-pledged...
Will the Democrats’ convention be as chaotic as the GOP’s?
Democrats are hoping this weekend’s state convention won’t be anything like the chaos Republicans suffered through last Saturday. Statehouse lawmakers, including delegates, say they...
Joe Salazar: Hickenlooper swallowed ‘fracking fluid Kool Aid’
Democratic State House Rep. Joe Salazar has been waging a 24-hour social media attack against those who back fellow Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper’s support...
Is Adams County the new bellwether for Colorado politics?
The winner of Adams County’s House and Senate races will likely determine which Party controls Colorado’s legislature.
State GOP Chair Steve House, who hails from the...
What you need to know about efforts to redistrict Colorado
You pull out your November ballot and read over several measures about redistricting congressional and legislative districts. Your eyes glaze over. Can you unpack...
Latino Dems blame Mike Coffman for Trump’s rise
Democratic Latino leaders partially blame U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman for laying the ideological base for Donald Trump's "racist" platform.
Coffman, who has endorsed Sen. Marco Rubio...
Homeless advocates fight for the right to rest in Denver
Homelessness in Denver has grown 600 percent in the last 20 years, while the amount of emergency shelter beds has been stagnant. In October 2015, Denver Homeless...
Denver’s black clergy to rally support for Bernie Sanders
With the March 1 Colorado caucuses nearing next week, black pastors in Denver who back Bernie Sanders are hoping to introduce the candidate to...
5 Republicans voted against Chicano History Week. Here’s why.
Joe Salazar, the embattled Democratic representative from Thorton, Colorado, had a victory this week. A measure he sponsored designating February 2-8 as Chicano History Week passed...