2018 colorado governor’s race
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Small-business federation backs Stapleton for governor
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The Colorado arm of the National Federation of Independent Businesses, a trade group for small businesses, is backing Republican Walker Stapleton to be the next governor, the organization announced Tuesday. The formal endorsement came from the NFIB Colorado PAC, which made the choice after a survey that found 82.6 percent of its Colorado members preferred…
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BARBARA O’BRIEN | Five goals for Colorado’s next governor
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COMMENTARY: This is part of our series of contributed essays, “Imagine a Great Colorado.” See below for more. It was the honor of a lifetime to serve as Colorado’s 47th lieutenant governor. Talking with people everywhere from small towns to cities gives you a deep respect for the character of the state. Driving from Grand…
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‘All families have the right to choose the best educational options for their children’
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How interesting – no, how ugly – were the teachers unions’ pro-Cary Kennedy attack ads during the Democratic primary against Michael Johnston and even Jared Polis. Their crime? They dared to discuss parental choice in education. Middle- and upper-income parents who are dissatisfied with the public school to which their children are assigned have the…
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Colorado’s next governor must help bridge the skills gap — with better schools
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The skills gap. It’s a ubiquitous issue among Colorado employers. As a CEO myself, I have yet to meet one of my peers whose number one challenge isn’t workforce development and the talent pipeline. In a state with around 3 percent unemployment, it can seem nearly impossible to recruit and retain employees. These challenges are…
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Maybe the unaffiliated wild card won’t turn out to be so wild after all
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In primary voting that concludes today, for the first time in history, Colorado’s 1.2 million unaffiliated voters can cast a ballot in a Republican or Democrat primary. Ballots were mailed to all voters, affiliated and unaffiliated alike, on June 4. Those 1.2 million “active unaffiliated voters” received both Republican and Democrat ballots, and they could…
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NOONAN | Does Colorado tilt toward grass roots or establishment? Primaries will tell
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The state attorney general and state treasurer primary races will reveal the most about the left and right forces on Democrats and Republicans. These primary races, even with independents voting, will give the sharpest snapshots of how progressive/moderate Democrat or establishment Republican/Trump Republican the parties are. State Democratic Rep. Joe Salazar, running for attorney general,…
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HUDSON | Neither heat nor much light in gubernatorial debate
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You know your life has arrived at some considerable misfortune when you spend a lovely Saturday evening watching Colorado’s Republican and Democratic gubernatorial debates back to back. Surely there must be better things to do with one’s time: mow the grass, clean out the garage, or smoke some of Colorado’s finest? The first thing I…
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WALKER STAPLETON: We can tackle transportation without a tax hike
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Colorado’s roads and bridges have fallen into disrepair. The state’s growing population, history of underfunding transportation, and bureaucratic inefficiency have had real consequences for the condition of our infrastructure. As a result, Colorado has a $9 billion funding gap and maintenance backlog. These costs will only continue to grow the longer we neglect our transportation…
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DOUG ROBINSON: Build more highway lanes with bonds — $3.5 billion worth
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In the nearly four years since we last had a gubernatorial election, some 300,000 individuals have moved into our state. If you’re among these 300,000, let me just say – welcome to Colorado. Our roads are terrible. They weren’t always this way. Crumbling infrastructure and traffic congestion weren’t always part of Colorado life. Twenty years…
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JARED POLIS: Sensible spending plus new revenue — and innovative solutions
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We’ve all felt the downsides of Colorado’s rapid growth – longer commutes, deteriorating roads, more pollution and a rising cost of living. These aren’t just quality-of-life problems; they’re costing Coloradans their hard-earned money. In some parts of our state, the average driver is losing over $700 per year to car repairs and lost productivity from…
