COPO’S BEST OF THE WEEK | Former state lawmaker named in Colo. AG’s investigation of clergy abuse; Garcia discusses ‘summer of recalls’
Here’s our recap of our best stories of the last seven days from the Colorado Politics staff.
> Gardner signs on to Senate resolution condemning Trump impeachment inquiry
> TRAIL MIX | Iacino candidacy raises the question of residence
> State Senate president discusses ‘summer of recalls,’ looks ahead to general assembly
> Farmers and ranchers hope to get reparations for overturned conservation easements
> INSIGHTS | Denver council member tests bounds of nepotism and steps back
> Former state lawmaker named in Colorado attorney general’s investigation of clergy abuse
> Republicans take early lead as Colorado voters start to return ballots
> COVER STORY | Colorado’s think tanks put ideas into action
> Former state Sen. Dottie Wham passes away, age 94
> Bernie Sanders wins endorsements from Colorado progressives
> LYNN BARTELS | In Jeffco, a bruising fight over de-Brucing
> Q&A with Tracy Kraft-Tharp | Not the ‘sexy’ bills – the important ones
Colorado Politics Calendar July 27-Aug. 2
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 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,...
The through line from Donald Trump to Victor Marx | SONDERMANN
By Eric Sondermann
by-eric-sondermann@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
Over 10 years ago, before Donald Trump could ever defeat Hillary Rodham Clinton, he had to first engineer a hostile takeover of the Republican Party. Prior to his descent of that golden escalator, the previous seven Republican presidential nominees had...
Colorado districts prepare for school year amid mental health cuts. But will less cellphone distractions help?
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
The signs of a new school year are everywhere — buses in the shop, teachers unpacking boxes, families ticking through supply lists — but behind the familiar rituals, Colorado districts are preparing for a year defined less by routine than...
Armstrong staffer considers congressional bid, DeGette angers rural communities with wilderness act | A LOOK BACK
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
Forty-five years ago this week: If the lines were drawn just right, Republican Sen. Bill Armstrong stood the chance of losing his office manager, Ruth Fountain. Fountain admitted she was seriously thinking about running for Colorado’s new congressional seat in...
10th Circuit dismisses woman’s lawsuit following 10-year attempt to undo restraining order
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court rejected a woman’s challenge on Friday to a restraining order imposed on her more than a decade ago, finding that she cannot credibly claim she will be prosecuted for violating the restraining order through her...
10th Circuit dismisses woman’s lawsuit following 10-year attempt to undo restraining order
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court rejected a woman’s challenge on Friday to a restraining order imposed on her more than a decade ago, finding that she cannot credibly claim she will be prosecuted for violating the restraining order through her...
Surprise candidate Shimon Blau cleared to face off against Melat Kiros in November
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
Unaffiliated congressional candidate Shimon Blau, a Denver doctor, has qualified by petition for the general election in Colorado’s 1st District, where Democrat Melat Kiros defeated 15-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in last month’s primary, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office...
Colorado produce not tied to nationwide cyclospora outbreak, agriculture officials say
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
There is no indication that the recent outbreak of cyclospora, a fecal parasite that has contaminated food and water across nearly every state, can be linked to produce grown in Colorado, according to the state’s Department of Agriculture. “Colorado growers...
UNC opens College of Osteopathic Medicine
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
The University of Northern Colorado held a grand opening for its new College of Osteopathic Medicine on Friday, with Gov. Jared Polis in attendance to celebrate the culmination of a two-year, $127.5 million project. The project was funded through legislation...
Colorado equal pay law does not require plaintiffs to allege gender-based retaliation, appeals court finds
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 23 hours ago
The 2019 Colorado law aimed at rooting out pay discrimination on the basis of sex does not require a plaintiff to allege their employer retaliated against them for sex- or gender-related reasons, the state’s second-highest court decided on Thursday. Lawmakers...
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