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Colorado could get eighth congressional seat through redistricting, but citizenship question on census critical

In a RealVail.com article that first posted in the Vail…

Beware undeclared foreign wars based on dubious intelligence

In my post-Memorial Day post Tuesday on the abdication by…

As Iran conflict looms, Congress on Memorial Day has forgotten how to declare war

I always miss talking to my late father, Col. Cecil…

RMGO’s Brown on Colorado GOP, guns and recalls: ‘We will piss in their ice bowl’

Rocky Mountain Gun Owners Executive Director Dudley Brown earlier this…

Littwin: We are thankful for heroes, but we must ask why any hero must die for going to school

Editor’s note: Mike Littwin’s column runs regularly on The Colorado…

Colorado Flower: Infusing local cannabis culture with Dutch Girl photo perspective

Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in…

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Menconi, focused on policy, says it’s too early to talk about political ‘horse races’

Former Democratic Eagle County Commissioner Arn Menconi isn’t quite ready to jump into the “horse race” of the 3rd Congressional with just under 17 months to go until…

June 11, 2019No CommentRead More

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Hemp oil, CBD transforming professional golf

Editor’s note: A version of this story first ran in the Vail Daily. Scott McCarron…

June 18, 2019No CommentRead More

Work visa crisis crippling Vail Valley landscaping, construction firms

Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in Colorado Politics: VAIL — For…

June 18, 2019No CommentRead More

Vail Resorts CEO Katz in middle of friendly sparring between Polis, Herbert

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis kicked off a Q&A with Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz at…

June 12, 2019No CommentRead More

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Neguse takes lead in backing Dream Act as Democrats pass House version

The U.S. House of Representatives late Tuesday voted 237 to 187 (with seven Republicans joining every Democrat) to pass the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R.…

June 5, 2019No CommentRead More

Can sports gambling solve Colorado’s water woes?

Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in the Vail Daily on June 2. Colorado voters in November will go to the polls with a chance…

June 2, 2019No CommentRead More

In wake of Mueller statement, Neguse calls for Trump impeachment inquiry

The Democratic congressmen representing Vail in Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District have a history of calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, and that pattern continued Wednesday with…

May 30, 2019No CommentRead More

Bennet, Gardner battle to bring down drugs prices but differ on rebate rule

Editor’s note: A version of this story first ran in the Vail Daily on May 20, 2019. Colorado Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet are setting partisanship aside…

May 21, 2019No CommentRead More

Mitsch Bush, exploring taking on Tipton again, weighs in on abortion tweet

Former Eagle County state Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush, a Steamboat Springs Democrat, is exploring running again for Colorado’s 3rd U.S. Congressional District seat held by Republican Scott Tipton…