Tag: Alice Madden

There were a couple of major stories in Colorado Democratic politics Friday, and, in both cases, old-school Dems easily won the day. They left...

The only thing that surprises me about Mike Johnston’s decision to leave the U.S. Senate race is that it happened so quickly. The pool is...

And so it begins. As long expected, failed presidential candidate John Hickenlooper is now running for the U.S. Senate despite the fact that Hick...

For those cheering Alice Madden’s decision to join the already-crowded U.S. Senate Democratic primary race — my scorecard has Madden, the former state House...

  You might wonder: What’s a University of Colorado regent? And why do I care? The balance of power on the board of Colorado’s flagship university...

Living in Colorado can be confusing. Last week saw record-breaking warmth along the Front Range, with temperatures reaching the 70s. Earlier this week, we marked the coldest night of the year as the mercury fell below zero. It seems as though there ought to be someone to call when the weather swings so wildly, someone in state government who could coordinate things when residents have questions or complaints about the climate changing like it does. Alas, that someone won't be former House Majority Leader Alice Madden, the Boulder Democrat named this week to the new position of climate-control coordinator. She has other fish to fry.

Dear Marilyn Musgrave: I am not a liberal. I am also not a “Democratic consultant.” When your spokesman called me that, my wife and all my friends laughed so hard it sounded like they were howling. And you know what? Your resulting decision to not come on TV and be interviewed, as your opponent Betsy Markey agreed to do, did nothing more than strip you of the opportunity to get a half-hour of free air time. Sincerely, Eric Sondermann.

Just when you think you have seen it all. State Democratic leaders sent out a press release this afternoon criticizing the Republicans for a "drill only" energy platform. Not wasting much time to marry Republicans to the latest scandal coming from Washington, D.C. that also has Colorado ties, House Majority Leader Alice Madden, D, took a shot across the bow.

The early political season is not for voters, but for insiders, a trading on reputations, insiders eyeballing the list of other insiders that candidates...

Heralding a "sea-change of who's in power," House Majority Leader Alice Madden and Speaker Andrew Romanoff on Wednesday hammered out a list of successes...