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Colorado attorney cannot deduct $300K racecar spending as business expense, 10th Circuit says
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The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Monday that a Colorado attorney could not claim more than $300,000 in car racing expenditures as “ordinary and necessary” business expenses to be deducted from his taxes. The Internal Revenue Service began looking into the tax filings and non-filings of James W. Avery between 2008 and…
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Colorado’s billboard regulations comply with First Amendment, 10th Circuit rules
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The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday that Colorado’s rules governing paid advertising along highways do not violate the First Amendment, as they do not discriminate based on the content of the billboards. Two outdoor advertising companies challenged the state’s recently enacted regulations that require billboard owners to obtain a permit from…
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Denver launches campaign against mental health stigma
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Denver is seeking to eliminate the social stigma around mental health conditions with a new public health campaign. The “What You Say Matters” campaign, which The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment launched on Thursday, aims to encourage Denverites to receive help for mental health issues, and not to judge those who do. “Many in…
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Griswold up with 1st TV spot in Colorado’s secretary of state race
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Colorado secretary of state candidate Jena Griswold depicts her climb from humble beginnings in a TV ad the Democrat’s campaign released Tuesday. Backed by a $550,000 ad reservation, the 30-second spot is set to start airing on broadcast and cable stations statewide on Oct. 15 – the day clerks start sending ballots to Colorado voters…
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Republican PAC launches ad attacking Army vet Jason Crow for ‘turning his back on veterans’
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A Republican super PAC released its second TV ad Friday attacking Democrat Jason Crow for the attorney and decorated Army veteran’s record on veterans issues. The 30-second ad, paid for by the House GOP-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund, repeats charges from the group’s first ad – that Crow missed meetings of a state veterans board…
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Campaign finance reform group slams Coffman’s corporate contributions with $1 million ad buy
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A Democratic group devoted to getting big money out of politics launched a $1 million ad campaign Thursday targeting U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman for the millions the five-term Aurora Republican has raised from corporate interests in his runs for Congress. “There are millions of reasons career politician Mike Coffman’s got to go. Special interests and…
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Conservation group launches six-figure ad campaign targeting Coffman
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A leading liberal environmental group is urging voters to “take the cough out of Congress” in a TV ad campaign launched Tuesday aimed at unseating U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, the Aurora Republican seeking reelection in the swing 6th Congressional District. LCV Victory Fund, the political arm of the League of Conservation Voters, plans to spend…
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GOP super PAC takes aim at Army vet Jason Crow’s record as advocate for veterans
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The leading House Republican super PAC is launching an attack ad Friday targeting Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow, a decorated Army combat veteran, for missing meetings of a state board while the VA scandal brewed. The hard-hitting 30-second ad, set to air in the Denver market and on digital platforms, is the Congressional Leadership Fund’s…
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Progressive group takes aim at Tipton’s health care vote with ad campaign
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A Colorado-based progressive group launched a TV ad campaign this week slamming U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton for the Cortez Republican’s vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate. “Stop hiking up health care premiums,” outdoor enthusiast who identify themselves as Tom and Mary say in the 30-second ad. A spokeswoman for Colorado United for…
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Democrat Mike Johnston launches Spanish-language ad
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Democrat Mike Johnston’s gubernatorial campaign released a Spanish-language ad – a first for a Colorado candidate for governor – ahead of a town hall he’s set to conduct in Spanish Wednesday night in Aurora. “If you live in Colorado, and you’re building your life right here, then you are an American and this is your…
