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Colorado measure redirects sales tax revenue from sporting goods, equipment to conservation programs
The Denver Gazette
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Updated 1 hour ago
A proposal to redirect sales tax revenues from sporting goods and equipment toward wildfire and conservation programs will appear on the ballot this November, election officials in Colorado confirmed. The measure, if approved by voters, would reduce the amount available...
Firefighters’ deaths prompt debate over 100% suppression wildfire strategy
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 3 hours ago
On July 22, 2026, the chief of the U.S. Forest Service testified before a House Agriculture subcommittee that his agency pursues a “full suppression” strategy to contain all fires while they are still small, rather than allowing them to burn...
Taxpayers donate to tax increase campaign | Jon Caldara
Jon Caldara
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Updated 3 days ago
Give the man his due. President Donald Trump has undeniable talents. Colorado politicians are learning. Chief among The Don’s skills is taking the self-serving, ethically dubious behavior of previous politicians and putting it on steroids. Or, to borrow from the...
Colorado Politics Calendar Aug. 24-30
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
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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,...
A summertime all-you-can-eat political buffet | SONDERMANN
Eric Sondermann
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Updated 4 days ago
We find ourselves in the doldrums of August with a complete dearth of political news. Yeah, right. These days, that train never stops moving. It is a 24/7/365 express amplified by 24/7/365 media. Let me respond with one of my...
GOP worker pleads guilty to campaign funds embezzlement scheme | A LOOK BACK
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 4 days ago
Forty-five Years ago this week: After pleading not guilty to a Denver federal grand jury indictment of five counts of bank embezzlement, Eve Lynn Lincoln, a Colorado Republican Party employee, decided to plead guilty to one count: using bank credit...
Schoolchildren’s presence at child sex-related trial did not harm Arapahoe County defendant, appeals court says
Michael Karlik
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Updated 22 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court decided on Thursday that the presence of a group of schoolchildren on the first day of a child sexual exploitation trial did not violate an Arapahoe County defendant’s constitutional right to a fair trial. Prosecutors charged Jerry...
‘All in Good Taste:’ A delicious way to raise money for a good cause | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 2 days ago
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT-ROCKY MOUNTAIN Greenwood Village News: Fundraising dinners abound in these parts, and the one that’s hard to beat is All in Good Taste. This benefit for Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain is presented by Huntington Bank and held at the Orchard...
Appeals court cites week-old Colorado law to reinstate child neglect case at child, father’s request
Michael Karlik
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Updated 18 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court invoked a new state law for the first time on Thursday and reinstated a child neglect case that both the child and her father wished to reopen. House Bill 1227 took effect on Aug. 12, reversing a...
Democratic candidate in Colorado’s 4th CD urges long-term water planning
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 18 hours ago
The Democrat hoping to become the next representative of Colorado’s 4th Congressional District on Thursday made her case on the final day of Colorado Water Congress in Steamboat Springs. Eileen Laubacher, who spent 34 years in the U.S. Navy and...