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This week on Colorado Politicking, political correspondent Ernest Luning and host Pat Poblete explore the gubernatorial campaign trail after Gov. Jared Polis kicked off his campaign. Luning unpacks Polis’ distinct campaigning style, the GOP field and where Republicans think the governor is vulnerable.
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This week on Colorado Politicking, political correspondent Ernest Luning and host Pat Poblete explore the gubernatorial campaign trail after Gov. Jared Polis kicked off his campaign. Luning unpacks Polis’ distinct campaigning style, the GOP field and where Republicans think the governor is vulnerable.
Colorado vacancy panels face challenge: Replacing senator and representative from the same area
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 18 hours ago
Two vacancy committees that will convene in the next month or so will have an interesting challenge: Picking a new state senator and state representative who will represent the same geographic area. The vacancy election for Senate District 25, represented...
Colorado Democrat Julie Gonzales launches U.S. Senate primary challenge to incumbent John Hickenlooper
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 18 hours ago
Declaring that Colorado “needs a fighter, not a bystander,” state Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat, on Monday launched her long-anticipated primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper. Pitching her campaign as a departure from “old-playbook politics,” Gonzales said she’s...
Democrat Shannon Bird to step down from Colorado legislature to campaign full-time for Congress
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
State Rep. Shannon Bird, a Westminster Democrat, said Sunday that she plans to resign from the Colorado legislature next month in order to focus on running for the 8th Congressional District seat held by Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans. Bird...
Colorado Supreme Court to hear case on ballot measure disclosure requirements
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging whether the state can require ballot measure committees to disclose the names of their registered agents in election communications. The case stems from a complaint filed during the 2020...
Democrat Jena Griswold lands EMILYs List endorsement in Colorado attorney general race
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
EMILYs List, a national organization that works to elect pro-choice, Democratic women, this week endorsed Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s bid for attorney general in next year’s election. The 41-year-old Griswold, who is term-limited, was the first Democrat elected...
Colorado secretary of state refuses to hand over election records to DOJ
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 days ago
Colorado will not comply with the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to share certain voter information, Secretary of State Jena Griswold said on Wednesday. Federal authorities have sought voter data from more than two dozen states, framing it as part...
Charles Johnson retains District 11 school board seat after election recount
Gazette Staff
gazette-staff@gazette.com
Updated 4 days ago
The order of finish for the last of three open seats on the Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education remained the same after a recount, according to figures released Thursday from the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s...
Income tax overhaul in Colorado clears first hurdle, as revised estimate puts tax hike at $4 billion
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 days ago
A state panel on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to a ballot measure that seeks to change Colorado’s flat rate of 4.41% to a graduated income tax, beginning in 2027, and raise billions dollars in new revenue. Now the proponents of...
Colorado title board to review graduated income tax proposal for 2026 election
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 days ago
The Secretary of State’s title board on Wednesday will review another attempt at a graduated income tax ballot measure for the 2026 general election. In October, the title board had rejected two proposals submitted by the Bell Policy Center because...
Palmer Lake could see three special elections next year
Savannah Eller
savannah-eller@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 week ago
Turmoil continues in the town of Palmer Lake, where a Board of Trustees with frequent turnover has been deadlocked on multiple issues for months. The next year could see the town settling its differences in as many as three special...
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