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Three: The number of Colorado Republican House members on record so...

It's not exactly a tidal wave. But the three Republican members of the House who have gone on record as supportive of state Senator Pat Steadman's civil unions bill suggests Democratic House sponsor Mark Ferrandino is right to be confident that the bill will pass if it could somehow climb over likely House committee hurdles.

House Republican Conti makes case for civil unions

Colorado Republican House Rep. Kathleen Conti is leaning strongly in support of civil unions. She said constituent enthusiasm and scripture won her over. “The outpouring I’ve had so far from my town halls leads me to support it,” she told the Colorado Statesman, referring to legislation introduced Monday by Sen. Pat Steadman that would grant same-sex couples who enter into a civil union the legal rights and responsibilities granted to married couples in the state.

In lengthy Statesman interview, Wadhams fends off critics, weighs future

The Colorado Statesman this week published a massive interview with Colorado GOP Chair Dick Wadhams. The reading is good but, for the most part,...

Candidate Tancredo mocks GOP guv candidates, refers to McInnis as ‘poor...

Constitutional Party candidate for governor and right-wing icon Tom Tancredo gave the Colorado Statesman a breezy interview Tuesday that posted today. Tancredo dishes...

Conservative Hasan strongly rebukes Norton ‘war on Islam’ messaging

Ali Hasan, former candidate for state treasurer and scion of the wealthy Hasans behind the GOP-backing Hasan Family Foundation, has posted a sharp rebuke...

Where wilderness is concerned, the Buck apparently stops in Weld County

Weld County district attorney and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck sat down with former Colorado Independent reporter Ernest Luning (now with the Colorado...

Romanoff announces Q1 campaign total: $386,000

U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff at last announced his fundraising totals for the first quarter. An anonymous Colorado Statesman reporter posting at blogsite Colorado...