Democrats from Colorado are urging U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring a floor vote on a measure to ban members of Congress, the president and vice president from trading stocks.  The letter signed by more than 30 House Democrats follows the July passage of the Stop Insider Trading Act, which would restrict members of […]

Colorado Democrats hope to flip four state House seats and one state Senate seat this fall to widen their majority power in the Legislature, the national party’s state legislative campaign committee announced this week. Democrats currently hold a 43-22 majority in the House and 23-12 majority in the Senate. If the strategy announced Wednesday by […]

Jefferson County Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper is Attorney General Phil Weiser’s running mate in the race for Colorado governor, he announced Wednesday.  Dahlkemper, who has served as a county commissioner in Jefferson County since 2019, would serve as Colorado’s lieutenant governor if Weiser, the race’s heavy favorite, wins the election in November. Dahlkemper previously served on […]