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ALEC in Colorado, Day 1: Protest and policy making

It might not be the smoke-filled rooms of old, where politicians hammered out deals in secret— but that’s only because smoking isn’t allowed in...

Wiretap: GOP debates what conservative means

Defining conservative The real debate among those competing in the GOP presidential sweepstakes: What it means to be a conservative. If you watched the Milwaukee...

Bipartisan voters ousted conservative school board majorities

One of the differences in Tuesday night’s election for school boards across the state: voter turnout. It wasn’t significantly higher than in 2013, when...

Summer training is on for Colorado’s conservatives

Whether you're out to save state's rights, your school board or your submachine gun, there's a serious slate of right-wing political-leadership intensives coming up this June.

Lamborn: Tax-starved Colorado Springs not all ‘gloom and doom’

U.S. Rep Doug Lamborn represents Colorado Springs, where most residents support his anti-government views. Indeed, Lamborn has worked for the government on their behalf...

National Journal’s ‘most conservative’ congressman Lamborn has been called a lot...

Saturday, the National Journal ranked Colorado Fifth District Rep. Doug Lamborn a most conservative member of Congress. He was tied for the highest ranking...