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  • Getting ready for battle

    The battle lines will likely soon become clear – if they aren’t already – at the state Capitol, as the Colorado Legislature gets its feet underneath itself and moves through the hundreds of bills already introduced since the session began Jan. 11. The main issues will be familiar in most cases: transportation, education and health care will…


  • Elway not running for governor

    Just before starting his search for a new head coach for the Denver Broncos, John Elway denied any plans to throw his name in the hopper with others already mentioned as potential candidates for Colorado governor in 2018. Speaking to 9News on Monday, Jan. 2, the Broncos general manager and Hall of Fame quarterback said…


  • Highlight reel: Colorado’s wild and woolly 2016 election season

    Symbolic of the divisiveness of our politics, many Coloradans will look back at the 2016 election with violent contempt, reflecting on a political year that saw the rise of President-elect Donald Trump, while others will reminisce with sublime glee over a cycle where voters bucked the political establishment. In a year full of tectonic shifts…


  • Williams readies constitutional amendment

    Williams readies constitutional amendment

    A constitutional amendment that would reduce the lengthy and repetitive language regarding judicial retention questions on election ballots is on Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams‘ wish list for the upcoming state legislative session. Williams and his staff outlined his legislative plans to the Bipartisan Election Advisory Committee Thursday, Dec. 15. The committee includes county clerks,…


  • Amendment 71 claims first known victim; bar raised too high for growth limits measure

    Amendment 71 claims first known victim; bar raised too high for growth limits measure

    The backer of a proposed new home construction limitation amendment to the Colorado constitution plans to resubmit the measure as a proposition for the 2018 general election ballot instead of an amendment. Daniel Hayes of Golden, who authored the City of Golden’s growth limitation measure 21 years ago, said he decided to make the change…


  • Growth limitation measure rejected by title board

    Growth limitation measure rejected by title board

    A proposed growth limitation constitutional amendment to submit to Colorado voters in 2018 was found to not meet the state’s single-subject requirement by the Secretary of State‘s title review board Wednesday, Dec. 7. The backer of the proposed ballot measure, Daniel Hayes of Golden, has seven days to file a motion for a rehearing and…


  • The Hot Sheet – Trump is growing on Hick, Hey – big (political) spender, cities investing in Christmas, Boulder is paying for WHAT? and MORE …

    The Hot Sheet – Trump is growing on Hick, Hey – big (political) spender, cities investing in Christmas, Boulder is paying for WHAT? and MORE …

    VOL. 01 NO. 196 | DECEMBER 1, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016   (2016 Colorado campaign cash) DENVER – Happy Thursday to you and yours from all of us at the Colorado Statesman. Has it been hard for you getting back in the swing of things following the long (not long enough) Thanksgiving holiday? There,…


  • Webb: Looking back on Election 2016

    Webb: Looking back on Election 2016

    As we begin to digest the 2016 election results, let me begin with our successes. First, I want to congratulate Denver voters on our 80 percent turnout, which is outstanding. I also want to congratulate Emmy Ruiz for running a great campaign in Colorado for Hillary Clinton. She helped make Colorado blue and bring Hillary…


  • The 2016 Colorado Election Quiz

    As the 2016 election season draws to a close, we thought there would be no better way to reward readers who have paid close attention to the campaigns than offer a quiz about the seemingly endless ordeal. From the sharp reversals and near-daily bombshells of the presidential contest to the stunning upsets and jaw-dropping tangents…


  • ? The effectiveness of ballot issue TV ads is iffy

    Story Updated: 11/4/2016 at 12:34 p.m. All those political TV ads we’ve been watching for what seems like an eternity are almost over, but what have they accomplished? That’s the big question only Colorado voters can definitively answer as they cast their ballots in the Nov. 8 general election. Not counting the races for various offices, state…


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