alex cranberg
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Douglas County School Board race neared $1 million in spending
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This story has been updated and corrected. Due to an error in the TRACER reporting system, an expenditure was listed incorrectly with contributions. The Douglas Schools for Douglas Kids independent expenditure committee did report spending $131,000 on campaign expenses in the weeks leading to the Nov. 8 election. __ Final campaign finance reports for the 2017…
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Election Day was a game changer for key Colorado school districts
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This turned out to be the year the teachers unions staged a comeback. Long on the defensive and losing members in Colorado and across the country amid expanding school choice and a rapidly shifting public education landscape, the unions dug in their heels. They opened their coffers and pushed back hard in Tuesday’s election against…
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Elevate Douglas County slate insists it is not pro-voucher
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For the past three months, a slate of four candidates, known as Elevate Douglas County, has championed the issue of “school choice” as they prepare for Tuesday’s election. The term “school choice,” according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, is just one way to describe vouchers, which is the biggest issue for voters to…
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Nation’s top conservative donors descend on Colorado Springs for Koch confab
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Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch provide the daily bread for their formidable national network of conservative organizations and activists – and their extensive circle of like-minded donors helps turn water into wine. All of them are converging on Colorado Springs this weekend to share inspiration and develop strategy for three days at The Broadmoor.…
