McConnell says GOP in ‘knife fight’ to hold Senate majority
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is referencing hurricanes to describe the “challenging election” that Senate Republicans are facing.
The Kentucky Republican says the “wind’s going to be in our face, we don’t know if it’s going to be Category 3, 4 or 5.” He named nine states, including Arizona and Nevada, as places where Senate races are “dead even,” NBC News reports.
“Every one of them like a knife fight in an alley, just a brawl in every one of those places,” McConnell told reporters Tuesday in Louisville. He says he hopes “when the smoke clears we’ll still have a majority in the Senate.”
Republicans have a slim 51-49 Senate majority, but have one big advantage in the election. They are defending only nine incumbent seats, while Democrats are defending 26.
Aurora seats new progressive council
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Aurora’s four new councilmembers and an incumbent were sworn in Monday night, marking the beginning of a progressive-majority council rule in the city that has been led by conservatives for years. “This is what democracy looks like,” new at-large member...
Dean alleges firing over opposition to book ban in Elizabeth School District
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 8 hours ago
A former Elizabeth Middle School dean of students has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging she was terminated because of her opposition to the district’s book ban policy and her advocacy against “racism” in the school. On Nov. 30,...
Heading into holidays, shoplifting on the rise in Colorado, study says
Mark Samuelson Special to The Denver Gazette
mark.samuelson@denvergazette.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Shoplifting and other forms of retail crime are seeing a sharp rise as Colorado heads into the holidays, according to a study. After falling from a recent-record 24,975 thefts reported in 2015 to around 18,000 in 2021, Colorado Bureau of...
Funeral for Sen. Faith Winter will be held Friday at the Colorado Capitol
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Colorado Sen. Faith Winter will be remembered on Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. in a funeral service on the state Capitol’s west steps. A celebration of life reception will follow. Winter died on Wednesday, Nov. 26, in a three-vehicle accident...
10th Circuit rules Greeley officer unconstitutionally detained man standing outside home
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court concluded last week that a Greeley police officer lacked reasonable suspicion to detain a man who was standing outside the door of a residence and not engaging in any indicators of criminal activity. A three-judge...
Copper Creek yearling wolf blamed for livestock death in Gunnison County
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
A heifer found dead in eastern Gunnison County on Nov. 22 was killed by one of the yearlings from the Copper Creek wolf pack, according to a rancher, who did not want to be identified. It’s the fourth livestock death...
‘Utterly no precedent’: Federal judge expresses concerns about Jeffco’s early appeal in jail death case
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
A federal judge shared his concerns on Monday about Jefferson County’s appeal of a routine procedural order in a constitutional rights case, which the plaintiffs argued could spawn appeal-related delays in countless lawsuits against the government. During a hearing, U.S....
Justice Hart’s absence continues, state Supreme Court hears oral arguments | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. One member of the Colorado Supreme Court remains on an unusual leave of absence, plus the court heard oral arguments in eight more cases last...
Denver Art Museum gala honors treasured benefactors Kent and Vicki Logan | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 12 hours ago
DENVER ART MUSEUM Denver News: Kent and Vicki Logan, who 25 years ago made the largest gift in the history of the Denver Art Museum’s modern and contemporary art department, were the honorees when the DAM hosted the 43rd edition of its...
The Colorado Lottery’s mega-bad idea | Sondermann
Eric Sonderemann
eric-sonderemann@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
There are plenty of lousy, miserable, misguided whims out there. Then, every so often, you come across a notion so wrong-headed that it qualifies as phenomenally bad. Or, in words the marketing whizzes at the Colorado Lottery might understand, let’s...
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