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A tale of two legislatures: Republicans, Democrats find more common ground, even amidst usual partisan bickering
Marianne Goodl
marianne_goodl@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. But it’s probably the next few lines of Charles Dickens’ opening in his book, “A Tale of Two Cities,” that perhaps best describe what’s been unfolding at the...
Former Denver election official takes HeadCount job in New York
Sage Kelley
sage_kelley@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
A key official of Denver’s election team is leaving the office for a job with a national voter engagement program based in New York. Lucille Wenegieme, the strategic advisor at the Office of the Clerk and Recorder, is joining HeadCount,...
Young and left-leaning: Poll hints at how Denver’s newest residents could shape city politics for years to come | ANALYSIS
Luige Del Puerto
luige.delpuerto+co@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
A recent poll highlighted the ideological underpinnings at work in the city of Denver, most notably how a group of young residents with socialist views stridently oppose some strategies that the overwhelming majority of voters support. In particular, the poll –...
Contours of Colorado’s 2024 election seem clear, but some surprises could be in store | TRAIL MIX
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
It’s almost exactly a year until Colorado’s 2024 general election ballot will be set, and already the contours are beginning to emerge. Next year’s election will be one of those rare occurrences when Colorado voters are faced with deciding only...
Colorado governor, leaders reflect on 2023 legislative session
Luige Del Puerto
luige.delpuerto+co@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
We asked Colorado’s governor and the General Assembly’s leaders their thoughts on the conclusion of this year’s legislative session, including lessons they learned, strategies they deploy next year and relationships they’ve come to cherish. Would you consider this...
Colorado lawmakers square off, come under attack as debt ceiling battle intensifies | TRAIL MIX
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
A year and a half before the 2024 election, opponents unloaded scathing ad campaigns aimed at the two most vulnerable Colorado House members, U.S. Reps. Lauren Boebert and Yadira Caraveo. The attacks are the latest eruption in the state in...
DC pundit ranks Colorado’s Jared Polis among top White House prospects if Biden ‘falters’
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
Even though President Joe Biden has made it official that he’s running for a second term, chatter persists among pundits about other possible Democratic White House candidates, including Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. In the latest edition of The Washington Post’s...
Lauren Boebert and Democratic challenger Adam Frisch in dead heat, new poll shows
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and Democrat Adam Frisch are in a dead heat in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, according to a new poll released Tuesday by a Democratic firm. The Global Strategy Group’s Mountaineer poll, conducted March 29-April 2...
Tina Peters sentenced to home detention in Mesa County obstruction case but plans to appeal
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
Former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters was sentenced Monday in Grand Junction to four months of home detention and will be required to perform community service following her conviction last month on a misdemeanor charge of obstructing government operations, but...
Bennie Thompson tells Colorado Democrats that Jan. 6 was an ‘attempted coup’ | TRAIL MIX
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
The Mississippi Democrat who chaired the bipartisan House Jan. 6 select committee, told Colorado Democrats that the panel’s investigation into the attack on the U.S. Capitol concluded that former President Donald Trump had brought the country to the brink of...
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Democratic state Rep. Tracey Bernett faces felony, misdemeanor residency fraud charges
Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty announced Friday his office has filed charges against Democratic state Rep. Tracey Bernett of Longmont, alleging she falsified her residency for purposes of running for House District 12. Bernett – running for her second term in next week’s election – is charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors. She surrendered […]
Antics in Park County local election compared to something out of 'South Park'
What’s going on in Park County? Residents can’t remember the last time a Democrat was elected to a countywide office, but an intraparty squabble among Republicans has led to what could be viewed as unthinkable in this conservative county that borders the Front Range: Republicans are flocking to a Democratic candidate for county commissioner. Robb […]