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Gardner appointed to Senate Energy Committee

Colorado U.S. Senator-elect Cory Gardner's office announced his committee assignments today. It will come as no surprise to politics watchers that Gardner has landed...

Littwin: The Koch brothers still hate Obamacare

If you haven't seen the new Koch brothers ad -- and it's only a matter of time before you do -- you should be ready for a surprise.

How to ask for a billion dollars

DENVER -- Colorado Senator Mike Johnston, a former high school teacher and principal, spearheaded the effort. It took 2 years, 250 public meetings and it involved 2,000 individual stakeholders. The result is a bill that would rewrite the formula for funding state K-12 public education in a way that boosts the education budget and makes spending more accountable and more effective.