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Dems react as Manafort, Gates charged with conspiracy in Trump election probe
Democrats pounced Monday as long-awaited indictments were handed down against Paul Manafort and an associate by a grand jury investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion and…
Vacancy committee names Roberts to replace state Rep. Mitsch Bush
Eagle County Deputy District Attorney Dylan Roberts will replace state Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush starting Nov. 2 after a Democratic vacancy committee chose him over Eagle County Commissioner Jill Ryan…
Hickenlooper, 9 other governors, push for Murray-Alexander bill to fix Obamacare
As President Donald Trump continues his assault on Obamacare — halving the enrollment period, cutting low-income subsidies and slashing marketing budgets by 90 percent — a bipartisan group of governors…
Campaign cash flows to state house, congressional races impacting Eagle County, Western Slope
Big bucks are pouring into local and regional political races on Colorado’s Western Slope, including the 2018 race for the state House District 26 seat that includes both Eagle and…
Vail Valley election season warming up with council forum, ballot questions
It’s election season in the Vail Valley, and that means it’s time for candidate forums and lots of letters to the editor for and against various ballot proposal to raise…
Obamacare now Trumpcare as president moves on his own to gut Affordable Care Act
Obamacare has officially transitioned to Trumpcare, as insurance experts predicted an executive order signed Thursday by President Donald Trump will further destabilize former President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act…
Hickenlooper decries partisan push by EPA’s Pruitt to scrap Clean Power Plan
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday pushed back against the Trump administration’s plan to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, which dramatically reduces emissions from coal-fired power plants…
Colorado calls for common-sense gun, mental health measures reverberate in wake of Las Vegas mass shooting
After the obligatory “thoughts and prayers” statements from members of Congress have died down in the wake of the nation’s worst mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night, the prevailing…
Ski towns grapple with federal immigration crackdown
An ordinance limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities may be a slam dunk in a city like Denver, but in ski towns like Vail, Aspen and Park City – reliant…
Hickenlooper, relieved Graham-Cassidy is dead, calls for bipartisan ACA fixes
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper — a relentless champion with Ohio Gov. John Kasich of bipartisan health care reform — on Tuesday expressed his relief that the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal…