Who’s running for Colorado governor: 16 candidates & counting
A better question might be: Who isn’t running for governor in Colorado? New York Times columnist Frank Bruni recently dubbed Colorado “the state where everyone wants to be governor,” and he just might be right. Keeping track of the candidates is nearly impossible. (Hint: You don’t have enough fingers to count them all on.) We review the list of hopefuls to replace term-limited Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Republicans
State Treasurer Walker Stapleton
Colorado gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton talks to constituents in a campaign ad. (Via Youtube)
Attorney General Cynthia Coffman
Larimer County Commissioner Lew Gaiter III
Former state Rep. Victor Mitchell
Former investment banker Doug Robinson, nephew of former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney
Former Parker Mayor Greg Lopez
Former Denver County Trump campaign co-chair Steve Barlock
Jim Rundberg
Teri Kear
Democrats
U.S. Rep. Jared Polis
Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne
Former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy
Former state Sen. Mike Johnston
Noel Ginsburg
Erik Underwood
Moses Humes
Potential
Former CSU Athletic Director Jack Graham
Former candidates
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo
Colorado allocates $7.5M for food assistance program for women and children amid federal shutdown
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
The federal government shutdown prompted the Colorado General Assembly’s budget writers to take action on Tuesday, allocating additional funds to the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) food program. The state portion of the federal program falls under the Department of...
Colorado lawmakers trade blame over federal government shutdown, call on the other side to bend
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Colorado’s Democratic and Republican lawmakers dug in Wednesday, as the federal government entered its first shutdown in nearly seven years after Congress failed to approve rival stopgap spending plans put forward by the two parties the night before. Both sides...
For now, shutdown’s impact is minimal on Colorado government, though officials say state will see ripple effects if it persists
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
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Parents, advocates sue Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado health agency over cuts to autism services
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
The Colorado government is facing a lawsuit from a behavioral health association over cuts to autism funding. After the passage of the Congressional budget in July, Gov. Jared Polis and lawmakers had cut more than $250 million from the state...
10th Circuit orders resentencing after government concedes man’s serious probation violation cannot stand
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
The Denver-based appeals court granted an unusual joint request between the prosecution and the defense on Wednesday, directing a judge to resentence a man who was incorrectly found guilty of a severe probation violation. There are multiple classifications of federal...
10th Circuit clarifies when hardship to child can halt parent’s deportation
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court clarified on Monday that immigration judges, when deciding whether to halt a person’s deportation because of hardship to their child, should consider whether the child meets the age threshold at the time of the decision,...
Colorado governor proposes to keep Rocky Mountain National Park open amid potential government shutdown
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 hours ago
With a federal government shutdown looming, Colorado’s governor is proposing to use local funds to keep open one of the state’s biggest attractions — Rocky Mountain National Park. In a statement to Colorado Politics on Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis said,...
Colorado labor agency says it’s ready to assist federal workers affected by federal shutdown
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 hours ago
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Unemployment Insurance Division said it is prepared to assist federal workers living in the state who have been furloughed due to the federal government shutdown. Some 54,300 federal workers live in Colorado, according...
Colorado will help furloughed federal workers claim unemployment benefits
Mark Samuelson Special to The Denver Gazette
mark.samuelson@denvergazette.com
Updated 14 hours ago
As civilian federal workers in Colorado wait for word as to whether they will be furloughed by a federal government shutdown, the state’s Department of Labor and Employment is reaching out to aid workers in claiming unemployment benefits. The agency,...
Colorado business confidence continues to fall under Trump administration
Bernadette Berdychowski
bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazette.com
Updated 14 hours ago
An economic measurement tracking the sentiment of business leaders across Colorado continues to lean negative, according to a new report from the University of Colorado Boulder. The Leeds Business Confidence Index –- a measure of how business leaders across Colorado...
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