Ed Perlmutter

Billboards Comparing Obama To Ahmadinejad Going Up In Colo.

Posted 05.10.2012

On Wednesday, conservative group Compass Colorado announced a new billboard campaign that they are launching around the state that links President Bar...

Michael McAuliff

Republicans Block Second Password Protection Bid

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.26.2012

WASHINGTON -- Republicans blocked a second bid in the House to pass an amendment barring employers from demanding Facebook and other social media pass...

Michael McAuliff

House GOP Blocks Facebook Password Protection Measure

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.29.2012

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans blocked a measure Tuesday night that would have let the Federal Communications Commission prevent employers from forci...

Lockheed Martin Unveils Spacecraft Test Facility South Of Denver

AP | DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

DENVER — Lockheed Martin Corp. on Monday showed off a test version of the Orion spacecraft, which was initially meant to return humans to the mo...

Ryan Frazier's Charter School Actively Sought Stimulus Funds

The Colorado Independent | Scot Kersgaard | Posted 05.25.2011

Congressman Ed Perlmutter today delivered to the press proof that a school represented by his Republican challenger Ryan Frazier not only received s...

Ryan Frazier Rips Stimulus Act Even Though It Funded His Charter School

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 05.25.2011

Republican Ryan Frazier maintained Monday the federal stimulus bill was a failure although his charter school received money from it to help at-risk a...

WATCH: Ed Perlmutter Literally Cartwheels To Victory

Posted 05.25.2011

After pulling off a definitive victory in what was expected to be a close reelection battle with Republican Ryan Frazier, Colorado Congressman Ed Perl...

Colorado Elections 2010: LIVE Updates On The State's Hottest Races

Posted 05.25.2011

WATCH:   UPDATE (11:23): DENVER (AP) -- Sen. Michael Bennet narrowly defeated tea party Republican Ken Buck on Wednesday, allowing Democrats...

ANOTHER Attack Ad On A Local Dem Pulled Due To Blatant Lies

Posted 05.25.2011

KUSA in Denver has pulled an attack ad from the American Action Network off the air after determining claims in the ad to be false. The ad attacks ...

WATCH: Ed Perlmutter Slaps Ryan Frazier's Hand During Debate, Apologizes

Posted 05.25.2011

A heated segment of this weekend's televised debate between between Democratic Congressman Ed Perlmutter and Republican Ryan Frazier in Colorado brief...

Karl Rove Headlining Fundraiser For Gardner, Frazier, Tipton

Posted 05.25.2011

Former Bush advisor Karl Rove will be in Aspen on Friday to headline a fundraiser for three Republican Colorado congressional candidates. Funds g...

Perlmutter: "We're Not England. We're Not Into Landed Gentry"

Kelly Maher | Posted 05.25.2011

Kelly Maher

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., speaking to The Denver Forum, suggested that untaxed inherited wealth -- beyond about $5 million -- is not the American way.

Why hasn't Hickenlooper touted Bennet more? (VIDEO)

Kelly Maher | Posted 05.25.2011

Kelly Maher

So, maybe there was little to be gained by Hickenlooper, who's running for governor of Colorado, making an endorsement in a contested Democratic Senate primary. But that didn't stop the ENTIRE Democratic Colorado congressional delegation from backing Bennet.

Perlmutter: Questions About Connection Between Bennet's PAC Money & Votes Are Fair

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

David Sirota

Bennet has bridled at questions about whether the Wall Street money he has taken had anything to do with his vote-switching on credit card reform and vote against cramdown.

ORION: Where was Mr. Coffman?

John Flerlage | Posted 05.25.2011

John Flerlage

Colorado's Senators Udall and Bennet, along with Representative Perlmutter and other important leaders, saved the ORION manned space vehicle. ORION is...

Why Michael Bennet Will Win the Colorado Senate Race

Nancy Cronk | Posted 05.25.2011

Nancy Cronk

Andrew Romanoff will not win; newly appointed US Senator Michael Bennet will win his first race. Here's why.

The Super Seven: Colorado's Congressional Health Care Heroes

Nancy Cronk | Posted 05.25.2011

Nancy Cronk

Mark Udall, Michael Bennet, Ed Perlmutter, Diana DeGette, John Salazar, Jared Polis and Betsy Markey are seven ordinary human beings with extraordinary courage.

Ed Perlmutter Announces He Won't Run For Governor

Denver Post | Michael Riley | Posted 05.25.2011

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter this morning said he would not run for governor, clearing another potential candidate from the Democratic field as the party a...

Anthem Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Colorado Workers Fed Up With Debate, Start 'I Exist' Campaign

Denver Business Journal | Bob Mook | Posted 05.25.2011

Workers at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado are mad as heck and they're not going to take it anymore. Employees for Colorado's largest...

Ryan Grim

Civil War In Corporate America: Banks Battling The Chamber On Accounting Rules

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Amid the ongoing financial regulation overhaul, the banking industry is hoping to pull off a quiet power grab that has eluded its grasp since the Grea...

Ryan Frazier Rumored To Be Dropping Senate Race To Challenge Perlmutter

Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 05.25.2011

Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier will drop out of the crowded GOP race for the U.S. Senate and instead challenge U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, The Denve...

John Hickenlooper Governor? Rumors Circulating That Mayor May Run For Governor

Posted 05.25.2011

In the aftermath of Bill Ritter's shocking announcement that he will not seek reelection in 2010, reports have circulated that Denver Mayor John Hicke...

Shahien Nasiripour

Banks Get Small Win On Accounting Standards

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

A House panel approved a provision Thursday that calls for a new oversight body dominated by bank regulators to advise on accounting rules for banks, ...

Jared Polis Signed Letter Opposing Net Neutrality Before Coming Out For It

The Colorado Independent | John Tomasic | Posted 05.25.2011

Colorado U.S. Reps. Jared Polis and Ed Perlmutter signed onto a letter to the Federal Communications Commission last week Thursday that was penned by ...

The 'Statewide' Myth in Colorado

Laura Chapin | Posted 05.25.2011

Laura Chapin

You're going to hear a lot of spin from Republicans that since Scott McInnis is from the Western Slope that's an advantage, because you have to win 'statewide' in Colorado.