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How Colorado progressives prevailed in the primary over the machine | Paula Noonan
Paula Noonan
paula-noonan@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Dick Wadhams, well known GOP strategist who put Bill Owens in the governor’s mansion, will turn over in his political grave if Victor Marx wins the Republican nomination for governor. The GOP will bury its conservative principles for good if...
Cherry Creek School District paid law firm $114K, including $40K for political consultant, over superintendent allegations
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 9 hours ago
The Cherry Creek School District paid $114,000 to hire outside counsel to provide the Board of Education with legal advice as it navigated the allegations that were swirling around the former superintendent. Fisher Phillips invoices obtained through a Colorado Open...
Ex-attorney cannot remain anonymous while suing Colorado judicial branch, says 10th Circuit
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court concluded last month that a former attorney cannot mask her identity while suing the Colorado Judicial Department for alleged improprieties in her disability and disbarment proceedings. “Jane Roe,” representing herself, sued the Judicial Department and...
DOJ announces ‘inmate tablets’ despite California prison pornography scandal
Rena Rowe
rena.rowe@washingtonexaminer.com
Updated 10 hours ago
The Justice Department’s Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Wednesday that it is rolling out a new inmate tablet program designed to expand communication, education, and rehabilitative services across federal prisons, despite growing scrutiny over similar technology used in California’s prison...
Mark Carney says Trump has ‘won the argument’ on NATO defense spending
Brady Knox
brady-knox@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 11 hours ago
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that President Donald Trump has “won the argument” on NATO defense spending, successfully pushing members to spend more on defense. Carney, one of Trump’s most articulate critics, conceded on Wednesday that he had been...
Convicted ex-Judge Hannah Dugan sentenced to no prison time for helping illegal immigrant evade arrest
Jack Birle
jack-birle@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 11 hours ago
Former Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was sentenced to a $5,000 fine Wednesday for helping an illegal immigrant evade arrest last year but avoided prison time in her criminal case. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman, a Clinton appointee, declined to give Dugan a...
DPS Superintendent Alex Marrero misses cut for Miami-Dade job
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 10 hours ago
Denver Public Schools (DPS) Superintendent Alex Marrero did not make the short list of candidates vying for the top job with the Miami-Dade County Public School District. The Miami-Dade school board narrowed the field from 21 applicants to six semifinalists....
Appeals court reverses convictions after judge blocked defendant’s character witnesses
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a defendant’s convictions for forgery and attempting to influence a public servant last month because a Boulder County judge improperly blocked him from calling witnesses who could testify about his truthfulness. A three-judge Court of Appeals...
Aspen Acres fire damage footage released, residents seek reentry
Savannah Eller
savannah-eller@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 hours ago
First looks at the damage path are emerging in the Aspen Acres fire, as more than 11,000 people wait for news on when they can return. Tuesday afternoon, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office released a nine-minute video showing fire damage...
Uncertain status of McConnell could create legal firestorm over possible replacement
Kaelan Deese
kaelan-deese@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) extended hospitalization is drawing new attention to an unresolved legal question in Kentucky that could trigger a high-stakes court battle if the longtime Republican senator were unable to complete the remainder of his term. The question...