BEST OF THE WEEK: Inside the candidates’ war room, a show-up showdown, pot mysteries
Here’s our recap of some of our best stories of the week from the Colorado Politics staff.
> COVER STORY | Stapleton fields a campaign team with deep Colorado ties
> COVER STORY | Polis loyalists follow candidate’s decree: Keep campaign ‘joyous’
> A showdown over showing up: Stapleton, Polis trade digs on absenteeism
> ANALYSIS: When it comes to data on pot’s impact, the state is driving with its eyes closed
> WATCH: ‘Monkey Business’ revisited: Gary Hart/Donna Rice movie debuts at Telluride fest
> Key figure behind major Colorado Springs water deal has his share of critics
> TRAIL MIX | The state fair, politicians – and a side of beef
> Denver Rustlers, Pikes Peak Posse saddle up for Colorado State Fair’s junior livestock auction
> INSIGHTS | A decade after the DNC in Denver, the city says no thanks
> Stapleton rolls out education policy
> Iceland looks to Colorado for geothermal energy projects
> Lamborn wants Justice Dept. to investigate Colo. civil rights agency
> Q&A w/Ken Jaray | Manitou mayor ushers in a ‘culture of engagement’
> ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Polis wins backing from outdoor industry trade group
> Colorado reserves would last just 3 weeks in recession, says report
> Hick ponders presidential plans with a little help from his friends
> Colo. sheriff won’t let consultant finish department assessment until after election
> Initiative 97: Oil and gas setback proposal makes November ballot
> Measures on property compensation, payday loans make Colorado’s fall ballot
> Bennet: Trump administration is cherry-picking pot data
> Gardner on foreign hacker bill: Threat increases every day
> Denver OKs funding surge for affordable housing
> Groundbreaking for long-sought I-25 ‘Gap’ widening celebrated
> Colorado Springs City Council wants to force public votes on settling lawsuits
> Xcel gets green light from Colorado for $2.5 billion clean energy plan
> “War games, election style”: Colo. cybersecurity training to attract national, local officials
> Arizona’s soak-the-rich-for-schools measure gets expelled from ballot
> Colo. gerrymandering amendments hitting the airwaves
> Aurora voters to have final say on police pension
> ACLU demands 31 Colorado cities repeal anti-panhandling laws
> Denver planning chief to lead overhaul of stock show grounds
> Look out, Grand Junction: Ogden, Utah, makes a play for BLM
> Ron Baker removes interim tag from his PERA leadership


