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COPO’S BEST OF THE WEEK | Recalls stall; Denver feels the Bern; Senate candidates exit

By 09/14/2019 | updated 7 years ago

Here’s our recap of our best stories of the last seven days from the Colorado Politics staff.

> Recall effort against Democratic state Sens. Lee and Pettersen end; lawmakers seek to reform recall process

> Petition drive to recall Colorado Gov. Jared Polis falls short

> Last-minute donations to Polis recall effort come from GOP-aligned groups

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a rally at a campaign stop Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, in Denver. 
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

> Polis sends out fundraising email off failure of recall campaign

> Denver District Attorney McCann gave $237,000 in settlement and severance pay to employees leaving office

> Bernie Sanders calls on thousands of supporters at Denver rally to ‘wage a political revolution’

> Dan Baer drops US Senate bid, throws support to Hickenlooper (VIDEO)

> John Walsh drops out of Colorado’s Democratic US Senate primary, endorses John Hickenlooper

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Michael Bennet dances with seven-year-old Liam Bogs, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, during the Hawkeye Area Labor Council Labor Day Picnic, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

> TRAIL MIX | Bennet’s betting on a Hart trick in presidential quest

> COVER STORY | Blue State Blueprint: How Democrats are trying to build a national majority from the ground up

> LYNN BARTELS | Politics, borders evaporate in gathering of ‘la familia’

> Outdoor industry to Congress: if Trump administration doesn’t resolve trade war, you should

> Bennet opens national presidential campaign HQ, lands Ritter endorsement

> Denver Democrats call on national Dems to butt out of Colorado’s US Senate primary

> Denver Sheriff Patrick Firman resigns

> Denver to get its first female sheriff (at least for a little while)

> Denver City Council fires director, OKs $1.55M lawsuit settlement over jail jobs

> Colorado’s congressional delegation advocates for move of BLM headquarters to Grand Junction

> Colorado ethics panel rejects adding staff; Hickenlooper complaints on hold pending report

> Colorado leads the nation in complaints based on religious discrimination, study finds

> Democrats’ presidential debate: What they’re saying in Colorado

> Colorado Attorney General Weiser rejects opioid maker Purdue Pharma’s settlement offer

> Deal between residents, developer could save Berkeley mortuary chapel before another Denver landmark debacle

> U.S. citizenship application wait time has doubled since 2016, Colorado panel’s report says

> Denver might raise age requirement for tobacco, vape purchases to 21

> Teachers in Colorado’s Park County authorize strike

> Candidate who initially sought Aurora state Senate seat switches to House race

> Long desired peak will be centerpiece of Colorado’s new state park

> Colorado high-country health alliance announces big drop in premium costs

> 5 of Colorado’s weirdest laws

> Colorado’s DeGette aligns with Trump on e-cigarette flavor ban

> Role of new Space Command clarified, but permanent site still undecided

> Denver-based law-lobbying firm promotes Hickenlooper’s former chief of staff

> Denver Mayor Hancock’s budget proposal braces for economic slowdown while investing in affordable housing, transportation, environment

> Denver homeless advocates ask courts to repeal camping ban

> Colorado Supreme Court rules in favor of Colorado Springs political committee’s campaign finance action

> Neguse blames Trump administration for violence against immigrants

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