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Williams: Colorado Republican Party will sue to prevent special session
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Williams: Colorado Republican Party will sue to prevent special session

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Members of the Colorado Legislature are set to convene in a 74th Special Session on Monday at the Colorado State Capitol Building to settle the issue of property tax. Gov. Jared Polis called the session to prevent two propositions from advancing to the ballot and for a voter decision on the matter come November. One of those measures, Prop. 108, this week qualified for the ballot, Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced. And that is where the Colorado Republican Party believes the matter should stay -- in the hands of the voters. The party will sue to prevent legislators and the parties which filed the measures -- Advance Colorado -- from deals to undo the process and negotiate a different property tax outcome, Republican Party Chairman...
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Sonnenberg: It is ‘a great day for all’ in Logan County
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Sonnenberg: It is ‘a great day for all’ in Logan County

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice High winds and a daily summer storm hit the Eastern Plains again Friday, a common weather feature for this time of the year, but Josh Sonnenberg is hopeful to avoid it just once, on Saturday. The chairman of the Logan County Republican Party is hosting the organization's annual scramble golf tournament and dinner at Riverview Golf Course. "Every year, we host this tournament and it is a great day for all of us to join together and enjoy each other's company," he said. "Win or lose, at the end of the day, we have all celebrated together and are excited and rejuvenated to finish out this election cycle." He sent a "last call" email Friday morning to Logan County Republicans that tournament and dinner sports were still available. Contact Sonn...
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RFK, Jr., says, Dems are party of ‘censorship and corruption’, before he endorses Trump
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RFK, Jr., says, Dems are party of ‘censorship and corruption’, before he endorses Trump

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who is the son of Bobby Kennedy and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy, this week watched his former political party nominate a President without a single primary vote or without publishing her policy. He had attempted to run in that primary, but claims to have been frozen out by the party. The Democratic National Convention arrived a month after Kennedy watched his former political party -- a party in which both his father, uncle and other Kennedy family members had served -- oust a sitting president of the United States, one they elected. "In an honest system, I believe that I would have won the election," Kennedy said Friday in a press conference. "The kind of system my uncle and father thrived in -- a syste...
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Sloan: The legacy of ‘free stuff’ Biden government will continue with Harris
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Sloan: The legacy of ‘free stuff’ Biden government will continue with Harris

By Kelly Sloan | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Kamala Harris finally hinted at something resembling policy on Friday when she revealed snippets of her economic program, and it was every bit as horrifying as one would imagine. It was essentially a combination of spending sprees, price controls and offers of “free” stuff – meaning paid for by someone else. In other words, it was a prescription for more of the same, only writ large.  Whether she wants it to or not – more pointedly, whether Democratic campaign advisors want it to be or not – Harris’ campaign offers largely a continuation of the Biden administration and its legacy. Which is what, exactly? Well, domestically that legacy will almost certainly be the inflation that has dominated the economy for the last three-a...
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Analyzing a super-minority in Colorado’s legislature and what it means for governance
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Analyzing a super-minority in Colorado’s legislature and what it means for governance

By Amanda Hardin | Rocky Mountain Voice In state politics, the term "super-minority" might not be as familiar as "super-majority," but it plays a crucial role in shaping the legislative landscape. In Colorado, the House of Representatives has already placed Republicans in a super-minority status, and the Senate is just a few seats away from potentially following suit. To understand the significance of this shift, let's explore what a super-minority is, how it impacts governance, and what it means for the balance of power in Colorado. What is a super-minority? A super-minority occurs when one political party holds significantly fewer seats than the other, making it nearly impossible for them to influence or block legislation without some support from the majority party. In the C...
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Poll: Trump has gained since 2020 in Black, Hispanic demos but race is a dead heat
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Poll: Trump has gained since 2020 in Black, Hispanic demos but race is a dead heat

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice When the Democrat National Convention closes tonight in Chicago, it could be an all-out sprint to the Nov. 5 finish line to determine who will become the next President of the United States. A new Cook Political Report national polling average, re-released Wednesday for the first time since Joe Biden's exit and Kamala Harris' entry, finds the race to be a virtual dead heat. The CPR average takes into consideration 12 traditional media polls, most of which lean to the political left, and nine online or larger panel polls. Harris, who had yet prior to her acceptance speech Thursday to share policy on her website, is leading Donald Trump by less than 1%. With all polls considered, Harris is favored by 47.6% and Trump by 46.7%. The CPR average...
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From state AGs to a House committee, conservatives want answers from SEC on ActBlue
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From state AGs to a House committee, conservatives want answers from SEC on ActBlue

By Geoff Sakala | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice In the first 48 hours following Kamala Harris' launch of her Presidential campaign, she reportedly raised more than $100 million dollars, a record for any Presidential campaign in history. This enormous online fundraising haul raised eyebrows in some conservative circles for its speed and scale for a vice president, previously with very low approval ratings. And after that first burst of donations, the Harris campaign reported raising a total of $310 million in July, compared to only $138 million for former President Trump. Shortly after reporting large fundraising figures in the first days and weeks of the Harris campaign, reports began surfacing on X, a social media news platform, that specific donors were found to have donat...
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Emails from Readers: Say ‘Nuts’ to Polis and Dems, keep property tax on the ballot
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Emails from Readers: Say ‘Nuts’ to Polis and Dems, keep property tax on the ballot

Editor's note: Want to express your opinion? Email [email protected]. Give us your succinct thoughts on current events, be sure to include your name and hometown, and we might feature your letter. Dear Mr. Editor, I cannot believe the arrogance of the Democrat-led legislators and the posturing of Gov. Polis over the property tax issue. The Democrats seem to think that law-abiding, tax-paying, freedom-loving Colorado citizens are too stupid to really comprehend the importance of their socialist agenda. So much so, that when Prop. HH failed by a 59% to 41% margin, Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg stated in a TV news interview that Coloradans were swayed by extreme right-wing propaganda. Really! We're that gullible? Wow. It seems Colorado voters aren't as ignora...
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Sunrise Republican Women’s annual picnic featured summer fun in Monument
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Sunrise Republican Women’s annual picnic featured summer fun in Monument

By DERRICK WILBURN | Rocky Mountain Voice The Sunrise Republican Women's annual summer picnic took place April 4 at a private residence in Monument under fabulous weather. More than 100 local conservatives attended the picnic, a who's who of El Paso County elected officials and candidates for office. Those attending were U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, who is retiring from the 5th District at the end of the calendar year; 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen; State Sen. Larry Liston from District 10; El Paso County Commissioners Stan VanderWerf, Longinos Gonzales and Holly Williams; County Treasurer Chuck Broerman; Colorado Springs City Councilman Dave Donelson; State Rep. Don Wilson from District 20; and Jeff Crank, the Republican nominee for the 5th District seat in the U.S. Hou...
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Obamas, Bernie Sanders, grandsons of JFK, Carter to speak in tonight’s DNC
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Obamas, Bernie Sanders, grandsons of JFK, Carter to speak in tonight’s DNC

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice As the Democratic National Convention moves into its second evening, Democrats are pulling out all the stops with attention-grabbing headliners. In another sure-to-miss Primetime speech, former President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak at 10 p.m. On the first day of the convention, President Joe Biden did not begin speaking until 11:15 p.m. on the East Coast. Speeches to the DNC membership can be viewed on most major news networks. Setting up Obama's speech will be the assembly address by Douglas Emhoff, the husband to presidential nominee Kamala Harris, and by Michelle Obama, the former First Lady of the United States, who some Republicans expected to become the Democrats' nominee for President, not Harris. Earlier in the evening, Sen....
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