No matter who wins Republican nomination, Colorado will be competitive in the ... Washington Post DENVER — Note to Republican presidential contenders: Colorado's political terrain is as rocky as its mountains. Once solidly Republican, the state turned just as solidly Democratic in the 2000s as the population swelled with people moving into the ...
Lawmakers scrap effort to ban anti-gay discrimination Salt Lake Tribune This is the fifth year that Democrats have run such a bill but the first year to get a Senate hearing. This year, the Salt Lake Chamber and executives from Ancestry.com, 1-800-Contacts and eBay have endorsed the measure, saying it would enhance Utah's...
As Population Shifts, So Do Political Tactics NPR DAMORE: Absolutely is good news for the Democrats. You've sort of - if you go back 10 years ago at the - in the 2000 election here, this region was largely a region that tilted to the Republican Party. Now clearly, Idaho and Utah are still strong ...
Political campaigns deluged with funding; impact unclear Tucson Citizen Former Utah Gov. “Jon Huntsman's father formed a super PAC on his behalf. Mitt Romney stood aside while a super PAC leveled Newt Gingrich with millions of dollars of negative ads, and he (Romney) said, 'That's independent of me.
Blue Dog Democrat Rep. Heath Shuler retires Fox News "I have always said family comes first, and I never intended to be a career politician." In brief comments off the House floor, Shuler added "I'm putting undue stress on my wife. I feel very much at peace." Shuler decided on Tuesday that he would not ...
McEntee: Karen Shepherd, businesswoman and Democrat, on life beyond politics Salt Lake Tribune By peg mcentee Karen Shepherd has served in the Utah Senate and the US House. She was publisher-editor of Network, a seminal magazine for Utahns for a decade, and the US executive director with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, ...
Obama tax proposals amplify his political message but stand little chance of ... Washington Post Republicans have enough votes in the GOP-run House, and almost certainly in the Democratic-controlled Senate, to kill Obama's proposals. They say his ideas would discourage investment and job creation and further hurt an already ailing economy.