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Shaffer nets $112K in fourth quarter amid rumors he may jump from CD4 race

By | 01.18.12 | 12:48 pm

Democratic state Senate President Brandon Shaffer, who is running fpr Congress against freshman Republican Rep. Cory Gardner in Colorado’s Fourth District, reported today that he pulled down $112,000 from more than 600 donors in the final quarter of 2011. The report comes as news circulates that Shaffer is testing the waters in the state’s Sixth Congressional District.

Pacific Institute hands out Climate B.S. of the Year Awards; Koch brothers finish fourth

By | 01.06.12 | 12:35 pm

Al Gore made headlines when he called B.S. on climate change deniers in Aspen over the summer, and now the Pacific Institute is doing the same. But this time B.S. stands for “bad science.”

Coffman, Gardner mute on 2012 Personhood Amendment, as initiative advances

By | 01.06.12 | 8:35 am

Even as Colorado’s review board for ballot initiatives has approved the wording of the proposed personhood amendment, and the race is on to find enough signatures to put it on the November ballot, Colorado Republican U.S. Representatives Mike Coffman and Cory Gardner have yet to state whether they will support the initiative this year, as they did in 2010.

Report: Colorado’s Gardner stars in ‘most anti-environment House’ in U.S. history

By | 01.03.12 | 2:04 pm

U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., is among the legislative antagonists singled out in a new report (pdf) detailing the first session of what it calls “the most anti-environment House in the history of Congress.”

GOP inclusion of Keystone XL in payroll tax bill dubbed ‘most cynical anti-enviro stunt’

By | 12.19.11 | 2:15 pm

Colorado and national environmental groups today were sharply critical of congressional plans to accelerate a White House decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline as part of a deal to extend payroll tax relief and unemployment benefits.

Congresswoman DeGette: Farm Dust bill underscores Tea Party ‘madness’ in House

By | 12.14.11 | 6:45 pm

As the House prepared to pass the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act last week, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette must’ve imagined herself wearing a pale blue knee-length dress with a white pinafore top.

Congressional dustup over farm dust: A problem the White House says does not exist

By | 12.09.11 | 10:54 am

A bill that aims to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating farm dust addresses an imaginary problem and could choke critical powers from the Clean Air Act, according to opponents.

Polis leads Colorado delegation in net worth

By | 11.16.11 | 2:55 pm

Oh, it’s good to be in Congress. The annual ranking of the net worth of every member of Congress was released this week and once again Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, is the richest member of the Colorado delegation, with…

Radio version of Independent’s Koch brothers story has aired on more than 400 stations, reaching millions of people

By | 11.04.11 | 7:55 am

A radio version of The Colorado Independent’s story Monday on the Koch brothers influence in environmental politics has now been aired on more than 400 radio stations in more than 30 states. The radio story was produced by Kathleen Ryan for Public News Service.

DeGette rails against Solyndra subpoenas as ‘political sideshow’

By | 11.03.11 | 2:59 pm

Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee today called for a subpoena of White House records regarding the half-billion dollar taxpayer loan guarantee of Solyndra, a move Rep. Diana DeGette, the ranking Democrat on the panel, blasted as “an act of irresponsible partisanship.”

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