CoPo Podcast: a conversation with Denver’s new City Clerk Paul Lopez
Michael Dougherty is literally running for attorney general in Colorado Democrat’s 1st TV ad
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Democratic attorney general candidate Michael Dougherty, the Boulder County district attorney, runs laps around the judicial complex in Denver that houses the office he’s seeking in a TV ad released Friday that includes a subtle dig at one of his...
Group aims to add right to hunt and fish to Colorado Constitution
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 46 minutes ago
A group is seeking to make Colorado the 25th state in the nation with an established constitutional right to hunting and fishing through a proposed ballot initiative. Backed by the International Order of T. Roosevelt, a group dedicated to preserving...
Dem-GOP tension dominates 1,000-bill legislative session | A LOOK BACK
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
Forty-Five Years Ago This Week: “I can honestly say that until now, we got along well with the governor’s office,” said House Minority Leader Federico Peña, D-Denver. “We visited frequently with the staff. And you didn’t see certain legislators speaking...
A primary brings out primal instincts | SONDERMANN
Eric Sondermann
eric-sondermann@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
There are no Stanley Cup finals or NBA title showdowns involving local teams this June. In their place, we are inundated with primary election campaign ads. Coloradans can be excused for missing the diversion and alternate programming. But life can...
Colorado Politics Calendar June 15-21
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
CoPo’s weekly political calendar helps 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,...
Hickenlooper lands endorsements from Elizabeth Warren, Ministerial Alliance in US Senate primary
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 22 hours ago
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper won endorsements this week from a progressive Democratic colleague and a coalition of metro-area African American faith leaders as voting began in Colorado’s primary election. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and the Greater Metro Denver...
Colorado justices say insurers may access policyholders’ medical info in denied-benefits litigation
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 23 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court declined on Monday to expand its narrow prohibition on insurance companies accessing policyholders’ medical information, clarifying that a dispute over an insurer’s bad-faith decision to deny benefits is the only situation where a company is limited...
Debutante Cotillion celebrates a rich past, exciting futures | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 5 hours ago
OWL CLUB OF DENVER Denver News: For the past several months, the Owl Club of Denver has filled its social media platforms with salutes to, and testimony from, the women who, following their presentation at the club’s annual Debutante Cotillion, have gone on to excel, achieve and...
58th Le Bal de Ballet gave its honorees an evening in Wonderland | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
joanne-davidson-special-to-colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
DENVER BALLET GUILD Denver News: In its 58th year, Le Bal de Ballet honored 58 college-bound teens: 35 debutantes and 23 Young Men of Distinction, all of whom have graduated high school with top grades and impressive achievements in sports, campus life and community service. They were...
House District 14: Businesswoman, consultant square off in GOP primary
Mary Shinn
mary-shinn@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
Firearms training company owner Ava Flanell will face Troy Vanderhule, the chief fundraising officer for Dobson Philanthropic, in the June 30 Republican primary for state House District 14, an area in northern Colorado Springs. Flanell was appointed to the seat...