Lamborn held town hall meeting Wednesday in Colorado Springs
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., will hold a town hall meeting from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Stetson Hills substation of the Colorado Springs Police Department, 4110 Tutt Blvd.
The meeting is part of a series of town hall meetings he is holding in each county of the fifth Congressional District, including two on Tuesday in Buena Vista and Fairplay and two on Thursday in Canon City (9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Fremont County Administration Building, 615 Macon Ave.) and Cripple Creek (2-3 p.m. at the Teller County Centennial Building, 112 North A St.)
Incumbents lead in Adams County races
Kyla Pearce
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Updated 7 minutes ago
Northglenn voters are poised to return current councilmembers over their challengers, with the early count showing incumbents Rich Kondo and Jody Roper leading their races. In Ward I, incumbent Nicholas Walker fell behind Madison Leighty by 4 points, 48% to...
Progressives take early lead over Danielle Jurinsky in Aurora council race
Kyla Pearce
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Updated 1 minute ago
Aurora voters so far favored progressive candidates to fill five City Council seats, with Rob Andrews, Alli Jackson, Gianina Horton, Amy Wiles and incumbent Ruben Medina leading over their conservative counterparts. At-large candidates Andrews and Jackson led conservative incumbents Danielle...
Democrat Mikie Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey, defeating opponent who aligned with Trump
Associated Press
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Updated 20 minutes ago
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday was elected governor of New Jersey, shoring up Democratic control of a state that has been reliably blue in presidential and Senate contests but had shown signs of shifting rightward in recent...
Littleton votes against housing ‘density’; new mayor elected in Centennial
Noah Festenstein
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Updated 1 minute ago
Littleton voters have so far favored a ballot measure that disallows multiplexes and similar types of housing in single-family home neighborhoods, according to early returns posted after polls closed on Tuesday night. The “yes” campaign led opponents by 10 points,...
Denver voters opt to retain tobacco ban, according to early results
Deborah Grigsby
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Updated 49 minutes ago
REFERENDUM 310In what is being called one of the city’s most expensive races on this year’s ballot, Denver voters seem to prefer to keep the city’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco. Here’s a look at where Referendum 310...
Mix of conservatives, progressives secure early lead in Douglas County school board race
Noah Festenstein
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Updated 55 minutes ago
Douglas County voters are poised to elect a mix of conservatives and progressives among eight candidates chasing four of the seven Douglas County School District Board of Education seats in Tuesday’s election, according to early unofficial results. Here are the...
Denver voters poised to oust two incumbents in school board shakeup
Nico Brambila
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Updated 10 minutes ago
In a highly anticipated election, Denver voters were poised to oust two of the three incumbents on the Denver Public Schools Board Tuesday, early election results showed. It seems to signal a push to change the district’s direction at a...
$1B ‘Vibrant Denver Bond’ favored by voters
Deborah Grigsby
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Updated 48 minutes ago
Supporters of a $1 billion borrowing proposal appear to be successful in persuading Denver voters to support the measure. Meanwhile, a proposal to repeal the city’s ban on flavored tobacco products is lagging behind in early election results as of...
Colorado voters say ‘yes’ to more school meals funding
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 minutes ago
Two ballot measures that asked voters for more money to cover the costs to provide free meals to students at Colorado schools appear to be passing, as of 8 p.m. Unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s elections division show...
10th Circuit finds Denver officers unconstitutionally searched man
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
The Colorado-based federal appeals court concluded last week that Denver officers lacked reasonable suspicion when they detained a group of people who happened to park on a public street near a vehicle used by a shooter 12 hours prior and...
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