9NEWS TRUTH TEST | Polis and Stapleton square off in 9News/Coloradoan governor’s debate
The two major-party nominees in Colorado’s gubernatorial race squared off in Fort Collins Wednesday during a debate three weeks before the Nov. 6 election.
The debate, co-sponsored by 9News and the Fort Collins Coloradoan, was moderated by 9NEWS Anchor Kyle Clark and Political Reporter Marshall Zelinger.
9Wants to Know fact-checked the debate while it was happening.
> CLICK HERE for which statements were true and which were false, and for video clips from the debate.
> And CLICK HERE for Colorado Politics’ coverage of the debate.
Calendar Nov. 17-23
Rachael Wright
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Updated 3 days ago
CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances,...
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Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
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The rise of Indigenous comic books
Colorado Network
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Updated 59 minutes ago
By Katie Chicklinski-Cahill, Durango Herald Arts & Entertainment editor Kayla Shaggy, one of the artists featured in a new exhibit on Indigenous comic book art in Durango, said she sees the genre becoming more and more popular – and there...
Significance of Democratic triumph still unknown | SONDERMANN
Eric Sondermann
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Updated 3 days ago
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Colorado sends notices to ACA enrollees as premiums set to double
Nico Brambila
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Updated 1 day ago
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Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
Will Weissert
will.weissert@associatedpress.com
Updated 1 day ago
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With all traces removed from Capitol grounds, fate of Union soldier statue remains uncertain
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 20 hours ago
More than five years after it was vandalized and removed, the pedestal that formerly held a bronze statue intended to commemorate Colorado’s role in the Civil War has been taken away from the west side of the state Capitol. The...
Appeals court reinstates felony charge, reverses Denver judge’s sanction on prosecution
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
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Cost of bureaucracy exploded under Biden, report shows
Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner
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Congress barrels toward new shutdown deadline with ‘lack of trust’ and little time
Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner
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