Senate Republicans In the NEws
The Senate Republicans are always making headlines. Below are some of the recent news stories featuring members of the caucus.
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Senator Marc Catlin Celebrates Colorado Day and the Years of Work Behind Colorado’s 150th Anniversary
As a prime sponsor of the legislation establishing the America 250–Colorado 150 Commission, Catlin reflects on the people, history, and years of work behind Colorado's sesquicentennial celebration. Denver, Colorado - Friday, July 31, 2026 - Coloradans are celebrating...
VIDEO: Unlocking Change: CO State Senator Cleave Simpson
Senator Cleave Simpson is Colorado's Senate Minority Leader. In this episode of UNLOCKING CHANGE, Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ) hosts Herbert Alexander and Ryan Conarro sit down with Senator Simpson to talk about everything from water rights and climate change in...
PRINT: Southwest Colorado representatives talk healthcare, criminal justice and data centers
Democrat Katie Stewart and Republican Cleave Simpson say they spent the majority of the 120 days that comprise Colorado’s legislative session working together to bring the rural perspective to the state’s metropolitan hub. “Cleave and I align on so many things because...
Democrats are Proposing a Dangerous Income Tax Increase Under the Guise of Funding Education
Colorado families are being asked to believe a familiar lie; the only way to fund education is to let politicians take and keep more of your money — forever. Senate Bill 135 is disingenuous and is not a serious education plan. It is a backdoor attack on TABOR...
Senate Minority Leader Cleave Simpson calls for change to the Colorado’s parole system.
Man who was on parole after prior violent offenses now accused in 4 murders A Colorado parolee once classified as a "very high" risk of reoffending is now charged in four separate killings across three counties — including three counts of first-degree murder tied...
Bill defining nuclear energy as ‘clean’ clears first vote at Colorado Capitol
Proponents of House Bill 1040 have pitched the measure as a critical first step for opening the state up to new nuclear energy development, which has been dormant in Colorado since the state’s first and only nuclear plant ceased operations in 1989. The bill...
GOP opens caucus meetings as legislative session begins; Democrats stick with closed doors
As the 2025 legislative session gets underway it appears majority Democrats will continue practicing closed door governance, while Republicans have pledged to be more transparent, saying Colorado voters have right to know what is going on under the gold dome of the...
Coloradans are clamoring for ‘unity, action and hope’ Minority Leader Lundeen tells Senate
It’s a tough time to be a Coloradan, Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen summarized for the Colorado Senate as the 75th General Assembly opened this week. “In recent years, our state has been burdened with policies that are at best heavy-handed, at worst suffocating,”...