Ernest Luning, Colorado Politics Journalist Profile

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Lauren Boebert, Colorado's other GOP House members endorse rival candidates for state party vice chair

10 hours ago | coloradopolitics.com | Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her three fellow Republican members of Colorado's congressional delegation are backing rival candidates to fill the state GOP's vacant vice chair position in next month's party election.
Colorado Republicans cheer strike on Iran as Democrats express caution, say Trump exceeded authority

4 days ago | coloradopolitics.com | Ernest Luning

Members of Colorado's congressional delegation applauded President Donald Trump's military strike on Iranian nuclear sites, while the state's Democratic lawmakers expressed worries about direct U.S. involvement in the region's conflicts and said the president should have consulted Congress before the attack.
GOP House members from Colorado call on Polis to end health care funding for 'illegal immigrants'

1 week ago | coloradopolitics.com | Ernest Luning

Three Republican members of Colorado's delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives are urging Gov. Jared Polis to work with legislators to end state spending on health care coverage for undocumented immigrants — or risk losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.
Elizabeth Warren castigates Trump's 'big, ugly bill' at Colorado Democrats' annual dinner | TRAIL MIX

1 week ago | coloradopolitics.com | Ernest Luning

The Massachusetts Democrat who inspired the creation of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told Colorado Democrats that it's up to them to "organize, organize, organize" to derail the massive Republican tax and spending bill making its way through Congress.
Jefferson County fundraiser featuring Eric Trump sells out after move to 'undisclosed location'

1 week ago | coloradopolitics.com | Ernest Luning

A local conservative nonprofit's fundraising dinner featuring presidential scion Eric Trump as keynote speaker somewhere in the Denver metro area on Saturday night has sold out, organizers told Colorado Politics, but they aren't saying where it's taking place.
Internal poll shows Michael Bennet with wide lead over Phil Weiser in Colorado gubernatorial primary

1 week ago | coloradopolitics.com | Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet holds a 31-point lead over Attorney General Phil Weiser in Colorado's Democratic gubernatorial primary more than a year before votes will be counted, according to an internal poll released Monday by Bennet's campaign. With the support of 53% of likely primary voters surveyed by Democratic firm Global Strategy Group, Bennet has more than twice the backing of Weiser, who stood at 22% in the poll. Another 25% of respondents said they were undecided.
Democrat Jena Griswold swamps primary rivals for Colorado attorney general, her internal poll shows

1 week ago | coloradopolitics.com | Ernest Luning

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold holds an overwhelming lead over four Democratic opponents more than a year before the 2026 primary for attorney general, an internal poll released Monday by her campaign found. Conducted by Democratic firm Global Strategy Group, the survey of likely Democratic primary voters shows that Griswold has nearly three times the support of all of her primary rivals combined, though just over four in 10 respondents said they were undecided.
Colorado's congressional delegation reacts to strikes between Israel and Iran

2 weeks ago | coloradopolitics.com | Ernest Luning

Members of Colorado's congressional delegation expressed support for Israel in the wake of the country's attack on Iran's nuclear capability late Thursday, with some calling for the United States to work to deescalate the conflict. The state's two members of their respective chambers' intelligence committees, Democrats U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep.
'We are at a crossroads': Colorado Democrats grapple with retooling party in the Trump era

2 weeks ago | coloradopolitics.com | Ernest Luning

Colorado Democrats are grappling with the road ahead after an election that saw the party suffer some narrow losses in November while maintaining a grip on power in the state, even as Republicans control all branches of government nationally.
'We are at a crossroads': Colorado Democrats grapple with retooling party in the Trump era

2 weeks ago | gazette.com | Ernest Luning

Colorado Democrats are grappling with the road ahead after an election that saw the party suffer some narrow losses in November while maintaining a grip on power in the state, even as Republicans control all branches of government nationally.

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Articles

Lauren Boebert, Colorado's other GOP House members endorse rival candidates for state party vice chair

Colorado Republicans cheer strike on Iran as Democrats express caution, say Trump exceeded authority

GOP House members from Colorado call on Polis to end health care funding for 'illegal immigrants'

Elizabeth Warren castigates Trump's 'big, ugly bill' at Colorado Democrats' annual dinner | TRAIL MIX

Jefferson County fundraiser featuring Eric Trump sells out after move to 'undisclosed location'

Internal poll shows Michael Bennet with wide lead over Phil Weiser in Colorado gubernatorial primary

Democrat Jena Griswold swamps primary rivals for Colorado attorney general, her internal poll shows

Colorado's congressional delegation reacts to strikes between Israel and Iran

'We are at a crossroads': Colorado Democrats grapple with retooling party in the Trump era

'We are at a crossroads': Colorado Democrats grapple with retooling party in the Trump era

Journalists covering the same region

Lucas Brady Woods

Matt Sparx

Daniel J. Schneider

Karen Morfitt

Lauren Watson

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