Author: Lynn Bartels
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BARTELS: Joe Neguse, for cabinet post
They campaigned against each other for secretary of state, but on Wednesday Republican Wayne Williams and Democrat Joe Neguse sat side by side in a Senate confirmation hearing, praising each other. Williams, who beat Neguse by 2.2 percentage points, took office in January 2015. Gov. John Hickenlooper last spring appointed Neguse to head the Department…
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Secretary Wayne Williams bets on the Super Bowl, is food-bank bound
A Super Bowl bet to help the hungry already is paying off for Coloradans even before the game between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers officially kicks off. Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams and Rick Enstrom of Enstrom Candies are scheduled to deliver a load of groceries Thursday to the Food Bank of the…
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Colorado candidates collect signatures to get on the ballot
Candidates who are planning to collect voter signatures to try to get on the June 28 primary ballot may start circulating their petitions today, although it’s likely the weather will crimp campaigning. Collecting voter signatures is one way of getting on the ballot. Another is going through an assembly and receiving at least 30 percent…
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Rachel Maddow surprises Fremont County Democrats
When the Fremont County Democrats asked me to speak at their FDR dinner, I pointed out I now worked for a Republican, Secretary of State Wayne Williams. I added I was a registered Republican, although at times I have been a Democrat and unaffiliated. No matter, said chair Gloria Stultz. They wanted to hear me speak…