COPO BEST OF THE WEEK | At home with Stapleton; Hick PAC spurs prez talk

Here’s our recap of some of our best stories of the week from the Colorado Politics staff.
> COVER STORY | Profile: Walker Stapleton says solutions depend on balanced books
> Hickenlooper forms leadership PAC for potential presidential run
> Polis expands on health care proposals as governor
> Stapleton releases health care plans aimed at lowering costs, improving care
> TRAIL MIX | Live, from New York, it’s real-time polling of Coffman-Crow race
> Tax hikes a key feature of Denver’s fall ballot measures
> CAPITOL M | Observations from rural Colorado (and don’t drive too close to an onion truck)
> Complaint accuses backers of independent Colo. candidates of finance violations
> INSIGHTS | Denver law school pays up big-time over gender pay
> Democrats call on GOP legislative leaders to take harassment training over jokes
> Colo. left out of Justice Dept. meeting on social-media political bias
> Q&A with Dusti Gurule | Building a ‘sisterhood of Latinas’ in politics and beyond
> 2 weeks, nearly $17.5M: Who’s contributing to Colorado campaigns?
> USOC remains in crosshairs of Congress, attorneys
> Republican AGs spending big on TV ad attacking ‘professor’ Phil Weiser
> Doug Bruce says Republicans were bamboozled on gerrymandering
> Pat Schroeder takes on Stapleton’s running mate over Tailhook scandal
>Colorado Springs officials pitch plans for sports and event center to state panel
> Congress considers more leases of historic buildings in national parks
> New USOC boss: Fixing issues behind athlete assaults will take time
> ‘Black Klansman’ author Stallworth speaks to capacity crowd in Springs
> Could laws like one in Colo. reduce medical costs? A US Senate committee aims to find out
> Opponents say Amendment 73 for Colorado schools misleads voters
> Economic good times pump up Colorado budget forecast
> Cory Gardner: Kavanaugh’s accuser ‘deserves to be heard’>
