/tags/republican-party-gop Republican Party (GOP) en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:16:30 GMT /news/2024-11-06/colorado-voters-weigh-in-on-ballot-measures-and-several-key-districts-up-for-grabs Coloradoans weighed in on a number of legislative measures during Election Day. The results are mostly in. Several key district races were also decided. Colorado Sun publisher and co-founder Larry Ryckman joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to break down the results from a busy Tuesday evening across the Centennial State. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:16:30 GMT /news/2024-11-06/colorado-voters-weigh-in-on-ballot-measures-and-several-key-districts-up-for-grabs Michael Lyle /news/2024-10-31/voters-in-lauren-boeberts-new-district-are-skeptical-of-her-are-their-doubts-big-enough-to-elect-a-democrat To win, Democrat Trisha Calvarese must persuade voters who typically back Republicans to try something new. Listen to our host Michael Lyle Jr. discuss this story with The Colorado Sun reporter Jesse Paul and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:52:45 GMT /news/2024-10-31/voters-in-lauren-boeberts-new-district-are-skeptical-of-her-are-their-doubts-big-enough-to-elect-a-democrat Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun /news/2024-08-27/colorado-gop-chair-ousted-in-a-contentious-vote-that-he-dismisses-as-a-sham The chairman of the Colorado Republican Party has been ousted in a vote that he says is illegitimate. Dave Williams has attacked fellow Republicans whom he viewed as not being ultraconservative, prompting infighting in the party. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:26:56 GMT /news/2024-08-27/colorado-gop-chair-ousted-in-a-contentious-vote-that-he-dismisses-as-a-sham Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/Report for America /news/2024-06-27/boebert-will-likely-fill-the-house-seat-vacated-by-congressman-who-criticized-the-gops-extremes Former Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck resigned from Congress frustrated by a flank of the GOP's unwavering devotion to former President Donald Trump. Now he will likely be replaced by one of their most boisterous leaders, Rep. Lauren Boebert. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:50:36 GMT /news/2024-06-27/boebert-will-likely-fill-the-house-seat-vacated-by-congressman-who-criticized-the-gops-extremes Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/Report for America /news/2024-06-25/boebert-faces-first-election-tuesday-since-switching-districts-and-the-vaping-scandal U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert faces her first election in a Republican primary since she fled a tough reelection bid in Colorado and ran in a more favorably red congressional district across the state. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:29:16 GMT /news/2024-06-25/boebert-faces-first-election-tuesday-since-switching-districts-and-the-vaping-scandal Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/Report for America /news/2024-04-09/colorado-sun-reporter-escorted-out-of-gop-state-assembly-over-alleged-unfair-coverage Sandra Fish, a veteran reporter with The Colorado Sun, was kicked out of the Republican Party’s state assembly in Pueblo recently. Fish was given a press pass when she entered the event but was later escorted out by a sheriff’s deputy. State GOP party chair Dave Williams said Fish was kicked out because he believes her reporting is "unfair." The Colorado Sun editor Larry Ryckman joined KUNC's Michael Lyle Jr. to discuss the aftermath of this story. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:59:05 GMT /news/2024-04-09/colorado-sun-reporter-escorted-out-of-gop-state-assembly-over-alleged-unfair-coverage Michael Lyle /news/2024-04-08/colorado-politics-reporters-expulsion-from-a-republican-gathering-causes-uproar Politicians and news outlets have expressed outrage over the expulsion of a Colorado politics reporter from a Republican gathering over the weekend. Sandra Fish, a reporter for the Colorado Sun, was told Saturday that the state party chairman believed her reporting was "very unfair." Mon, 08 Apr 2024 21:30:49 GMT /news/2024-04-08/colorado-politics-reporters-expulsion-from-a-republican-gathering-causes-uproar Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/Report for America /news/2024-03-13/republican-rep-ken-buck-to-leave-congress-next-week-narrowing-gops-slim-majority Republican Rep. Ken Buck has announced that he'll resign next week, narrowing his party's razor-thin House majority and scrambling the already heated GOP primary to fill his Colorado seat. Buck is a staunch conservative who already declined to run for reelection as he became increasingly critical of his party's handling of former President Donald Trump. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:16:36 GMT /news/2024-03-13/republican-rep-ken-buck-to-leave-congress-next-week-narrowing-gops-slim-majority Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press /news/2023-11-01/republican-us-rep-ken-buck-of-colorado-wont-seek-reelection-citing-partys-insidious-narratives U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a conservative Republican who represents much of Colorado's rural eastern plains, says he won't seek a sixth term in Congress. The 64-year-old former prosecutor on Wednesday cited many in his party who refuse to accept the results of the 2020 presidential election and to condemn the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. He was one of the eight Republicans who joined with Democrats to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in early October. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 21:35:34 GMT /news/2023-11-01/republican-us-rep-ken-buck-of-colorado-wont-seek-reelection-citing-partys-insidious-narratives Thomas Piepert, Associated Press /news/2023-06-22/gops-boebert-wanted-to-impeach-biden-but-house-speaker-mccarthy-had-other-plans A surprise effort by hard-right House Republicans to impeach President Joe Biden has been sidelined for now. But the ability of GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert to force the issue demonstrates the challenge Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces in controlling his own Republican majority. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:30:19 GMT /news/2023-06-22/gops-boebert-wanted-to-impeach-biden-but-house-speaker-mccarthy-had-other-plans Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press