Scoop: Conservative operatives pour $1M+ into new Capitol Hill news outlet

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Scoop: Conservative operatives pour $1M+ into new Capitol Hill news outlet
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The new outlet is being launched by Republican political consultants and former Hill staffers Garrett Ventry and Brian Colas.

Share on linkedin A group of prominent conservative operatives and businesspeople are dishing out more than $1 million to launch a new media company aimed at reachingThe goal is to challenge established outlets covering Capitol Hill, including Punchbowl and Politico, with perspectives and insights that are catered specifically to conservatives.

Ventry, a former chief of staff to Colorado Rep. Ken Buck, currently manages his own consultancy and retains congressional Republicans as clients, such as New York Rep. Elise Stefanik. Colas, formerly a top aide to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, also manages his own consultancy in which he retains Cotton as a campaign client.

Ventry, Colas and the site's backers have deep ties to GOP members and campaigns, which they hope to leverage to gain a leg up on competitors in terms of scoops and insights.

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