2018 elections
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Utah legalizes medical pot, expands Medicaid
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UTAH State legalizes medical pot, expands Medicaid SALT LAKE CITY – Voters in conservative Utah have decided to join the growing number of states legalizing medical marijuana and expanding Medicaid to cover tens of thousands more low-income residents, two issues that had long stalled out with conservative state lawmakers. Utah will be on the list…
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More than a million Coloradans have already voted
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With five days to go before election day, 1,100,690 Coloradans have already returned their ballots, the Secretary of State’s Office announced Thursday. And while the overall ballot-return figures at this point are running about where they were during the last midterm election in 2014, there’s a key difference this time around. Four years ago, Republican…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Bernie Sanders, Al Gore back measure to restrict drilling
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Fresh off last week’s visit to rally Colorado voters behind gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis and other Democratic candidates, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has released his positions on a few of the state’s ballot questions, including support for an initiative that opponents warn could grind oil and gas production to a halt. Sanders, who describes himself…
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Bernie Sanders follows rallies with Denver fundraiser for state House candidates
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Bernie Sanders urged supporters Wednesday night at a Denver fundraiser to work hard until the midterms to elect “courageous people” who can implement progressive policies. “We can win a sweeping victory all across this country, but – but we won’t do it simply by dreaming of a blue wave,” said Sanders, the independent senator from…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Oklahoma GOPers targeted by colleague, dark money
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Republicans targeted by colleague, dark money OKLAHOMA CITY – When voters booted a dozen Oklahoma Republican legislators from office in the state primary, the common thinking was that educators angry about classroom funding were behind the ousters. But there were forces at work beyond just agitated teachers. A top GOP House leader actively participated in…
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Independents uneasy about taking cash, even from Denver-based indie group
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AUGUSTA, Maine – Hoping to capitalize on voter frustration over growing polarization in politics, a group fueled partly by what critics call “dark money” plans to spend $3 million this year to support and elect independents. But some free-spirited lawmakers are declining their help. Unite America, formerly known as the Centrist Project, is endorsing and…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | EMILY’s List gets behind Democratic legislative candidates
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EMILY’s List, a national group that backs pro-abortion-rights Democratic women candidates, has endorsed 14 Colorado legislative candidates, including a half dozen running for seats that could determine which party has the majority in the state Senate. The group’s president, Stephanie Schriock, said the group’s picks “have the backbones and experience to fight for Colorado’s women…
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Obama endorses Polis, other Colorado Democrats for midterm elections
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Former President Barack Obama endorsed 13 Colorado Democrats Wednesday, including the gubernatorial ticket of Jared Polis and Dianne Primavera, calling them “leaders as diverse, patriotic, and big-hearted as the America they’re running to represent.” The list includes attorney general nominee Phil Weiser, who worked in the Obama Justice Department, and secretary of state nominee Jena Griswold,…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Oklahoma fast-tracks medical marijuana, faces pushback
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Oklahoma Oklahoma fast-tracking medical marijuana, but with pushback OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma pushed ahead last week with emergency rules aimed at fast-tracking operations of the medical marijuana industry, but not before concerned health officials tacked on requirements that cannabis advocates say will only slow things down. The state Board of Health narrowly voted to prohibit…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Romney looks ahead after winning Senate nomination
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Utah Romney looks to November after landslide Utah primary win SALT LAKE CITY – Mitt Romney looks like a shoo-in for a U.S. Senate seat from Utah after winning a landslide primary victory and toning down his criticism of Donald Trump, but first he’ll face a Democratic opponent with a distinctly different political outlook. Jenny…
