Colorado firmly a blue state
“It’s a blue state,” said Doug Friednash, a lawyer with Brownstein who served as chief of staff to then-Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and as city attorney under Denver Mayor Michael Hancock.
Some pointed questions for the gubernatorial hopefuls | George Brauchler
George Brauchler
george-brauchler@gazette.com
Updated 14 hours ago
Earlier this month, the Republican and Democratic candidates for governor participated in a televised interview moderated by well-known, left-leaning legacy media folks. Predictably, the questions asked of the GOP candidates were more aggressive, pointed, biographical and almost entirely disconnected from...
Chaotic funding throws monkey wrench into governor’s-race money madness | Paula Noonan
Paula Noonan
paula-noonan@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
Chaos Monkey, Inc., gave a trifle $20,000 donation to Rocky Mountain Way (RMW), the independent expenditure committee (IEC) supporting U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet for Colorado governor. But why, Coloradans should ask, would a guy who has assigned his contributor name...
10th Circuit dismisses Tina Peters’ challenge to confinement as moot
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 15 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court granted the state’s unopposed request on Wednesday to dismiss former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters’ challenge to her confinement as moot. Although Peters received a commutation of her prison sentence last month from Gov. Jared...
Federal judge declines to recuse from death penalty case after Supermax visit
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
A federal judge declined to recuse herself last month from a death penalty case arising out of Colorado’s “Supermax” prison, finding that her tour of the facility earlier this year did not bias her decision-making. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte...
Colorado legislators, candidates differ over social media regulations for minors
Bethany Johnson
bethany.johnson@denvergazette.com
Updated 15 hours ago
Following the 2020 accidental overdose of her daughter, Colorado’s Patti Lujan is still pursuing a lawsuit against Snapchat, the social media platform she claims connected her daughter with a drug dealer, police said. Lujan, like many parents, is looking for...
Colorado state Senate: Meet the primary election candidates
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
Colorado’s June 30 primary features a slate of state Senate contests, with several incumbents stepping aside and competitive fields emerging in both parties. These are some of the races to watch as voters begin to submit ballots. Senate District 3:...
Top five hot mic moments from world leaders at G7 Summit
David Zimmermann Washington Examiner
davidzimmermannwashingtonexaminer@wpstage.coloradopolitics.com
Updated 18 hours ago
As the 52nd annual G7 Summit came to a close on Wednesday in France, world leaders not only discussed diplomacy front and center, but also engaged in lighter conversations on the sidelines. There were many hot-mic moments in which President Donald...
Appeals court clarifies offense of impersonating a peace officer
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 21 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court clarified this month that a person commits the offense of impersonating a peace officer if they engage in “any conduct” while pretending to be law enforcement. In a case out of El Paso County, Richard James Coulier...
When having fun gets a little, or a lot, messy | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 21 hours ago
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF DENVER AT MARSICO CAMPUS Denver News: If your child’s definition of a good time is to dive head-first into a giant mound of mud, or to dance their hearts out in pools of fluffy foam, consider paying a visit...
Hickenlooper raises $900K since April, heads into primary with almost $3 million on hand
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper raised just over $900,000 for his reelection bid in the 10-week pre-primary reporting period, the Colorado Democrat’s campaign said Wednesday. The campaign finished the period with almost $3 million in the bank, with more than 80%...