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Dedication: Stealey Pocket Park

Look What Democrat
Sharon Stealey is Doing ...

In memory of her husband, Wally Stealey, Sharon Stealey is donating a “Pocket Park” at 301 S. Union Ave. to the City of Pueblo. The site — at the corner of Union and C streets — is the former Branch Inn, which was destroyed by a gas explosion in 2008.

Though still a work in progress, a statue of a cowboy riding a rearing horse has already been installed in the new park, plus plants, trees and a winding path. A plaque on the base of the statue honors Wally as a cowboy, Marine, and politician. He died Oct. 7, 2017.

A Dedication Ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Park.

 

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Leroy Garcia6 out of 6: Recalls Fail

Update: Recall Attempt
Against Leroy Garcia FAILS

From the Democratic Dispatch....Read More

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Vote Yes: Proposition CC

Recently, the Colorado Central Committee has overwhelmingly voted to endorse Proposition CC...Read More

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Opinion: Recall Sen. Garcia? Vince Guerrero

Recall Senator Garcia? No way!

Fowler Tribune / Posted Aug 24, 2019 at 3:21 PM

By Vince Guerrero

“Governing well.” That is not a phrase that we have been accustomed to hearing in the last few years.

But that is exactly a phrase that would accurately describe the performance of Colorado Senate President Leroy Garcia since he has taken over as leader of the Senate chamber in January...Read More

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Recall Challenge: EVRAZ Corrects Position Leroy Garcia

EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel Not
Involved In Garcia Recall Attempt

Colorado Times Recorder / By Erik Maulbetsch / Posted August 22, 2019

UPDATE: EVRAZ emphasizes its work with President Garcia in a tweet...Read More

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Pueblo Steelworkers Union President:
“We Owe Our Jobs to Senator Garcia”

Colorado Times Recorder / By Erik Maulbetsch / Posted August 26, 2019

As conservative activists try to convince voters to sign a recall petition for State Sen. Leroy Garcia (D-Pueblo), the Steel City’s namesake industry is circling the wagons in defense of the Senate President...Read More

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Recall effort: Leroy Garcia Challenge Leroy Garcia

Pueblo’s Garcia to Challenge 
Recall Effort Door to Door

Zach Hillstrom | Crime and Courts Reporter | THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN | Aug 9, 2019

Colorado Senate President Leroy Garcia is no stranger to knocking on doors and campaign canvassing, but today, the two-term state senator is going door to door to speak with constituents — not to encourage votes in his favor, but to combat a recall effort against him...Read More

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Medical Costs: Surprise Out-of-Network Billing

Lien on Me: How one woman's willingness to tell her story changed the law

9News.com |  Chris Vanderveen| Published June 26, 2019

One of the most important bills Colorado Democrats passed this legislative session was suprise out-of-network billing, which allows healthcare providers to bill you for procedures that were out-of-network -- without telling you that you would be billed out-of-network. State Representative Daneya Esgar was one of the leads on this important bill that finally got done this year...Read More.

(The included video features Representative Daneya Esgar in action on the floor of the State House.)

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Opinion: Recalls

Don’t Undo Voters’ Will

Pueblo Chieftain | Posted May 1, 2019

At its core, the way our democracy works is pretty simple: We hold elections, and then the candidates who receive the most votes serve in office for specifically designated terms. When those terms are over, we repeat the process all over again.

If there’s a better system for selecting the people to run a government, we have yet to hear about it. So it’s disappointing to learn that committees have been formed to attempt to recall two Democratic legislators from Pueblo, Senate President Leroy Garcia and Rep. Bri Buentello...Read More.

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