WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Unpacking the 2021 election and reports on income taxes paid by Gov. Jared Polis
This week on Colorado Politicking, senior writer Joey Bunch political correspondent Ernest Luning join legislative reporter Pat Poblete in breaking down Colorado’s 2021 election as well as a report showing Gov. Jared Polis paid little or no federal income taxes in the nine years before the Democrat was elected governor.
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El Paso’s voting machines pass accuracy test, contradicting Tina Peters’ claim of high error rate
HUGH JOHNSON
hugh_johnson@midtc.com
Updated 2 months ago
El Paso County election officials began tabulating tens of thousands of ballots over the weekend after the voting machines passed an accuracy test, contradicting claims of a high error rate by Mesa County clerk Tina Peters, who, along with three...
Bill to limit contributions to school board candidates clears first committee
Marianne Goodland
marianne_goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 months ago
A bill that would cap individual contributions to school board candidates at $2,500 is awaiting action from its second House committee. Rep. Emily Sirota, D-Denver, is the sponsor of House Bill 1060, which would also cap donations from small donor...
SONDERMANN | Hyperventilating and dissembling over that ‘slippery slope’
Eric Sondermann
eric_sondermann@midtc.com
Updated 2 months ago
Eric Sondermann For a state of skiers and world-class ski hills, Colorado sure boasts more than its share of folks with an oft-expressed fear of a “slippery slope.” Flash back just a month to the campaign against Proposition 119, the...
Gov. Polis accepts applications for CU regent
O'Dell Isaac
o'dell_isaac@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 months ago
Gov. Jared Polis announced on Tuesday that his administration will accept applications for the University of Colorado Board of Regents seat left vacant when Chance Hill, who represented the 5th Congressional District, tendered his resignation last week. “We’re going to be...
Colorado Springs School District 11 bond issue likely headed for recount
EVAN OCHSNER
evan_ochsner@midtc.com
Updated 2 months ago
A bond measure that District 11 officials had hoped would kick off a massive investment in facilities is likely headed for a recount. With almost 55,000 votes tallied and all ballots counted, issue 4B appears to have failed by just...
TRAIIL MIX | What happens in Virginia might stay in Virginia
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 months ago
The way some tell it, last week’s election in Virginia shook Colorado’s political landscape to its very core. A Republican win by Glenn Youngkin over former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe in Virginia’s gubernatorial race suddenly upended prospects for next year’s...
Mesa County fires employee tied to Tina Peters scandal
Marianne Goodland
marianne_goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 months ago
Mesa County’s elections office has fired an employee allegedly involved in a security breach that later led to a court barring Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters and a deputy clerk from participating in the recently-concluded November elections. The county’s...
Democrat candidate takes lead in Aurora City Council Ward 3 race
Hannah Metzger
hannah_metzger@midtc.com
Updated 2 months ago
After Republican candidates appeared to have swept four out of the five open seats on the Aurora City Council, a second Democratic candidate took the lead Friday in Ward 3. As of Friday evening, Democrat Ruben Medina has received 50.73%...
SONDERMANN | Yes, Virginia, you have Colorado’s attention
Eric Sondermann
eric_sondermann@midtc.com
Updated 2 months ago
Steve Kornacki has worn out another pair of khakis and again shown what an engaging nerd can do with a big board. Here we are, as this is written the day after this off-year election, and the question must be...
TRAIL MIX | Yes, Colorado, there is a Virginia parallel
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 months ago
If Halloween had come a week later this year, there’s a good chance a number of the Colorado Republicans running in the U.S. Senate primary might have dressed up as Glenn Youngkin, the Republican who won the Virginia governor’s race...
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