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Colorado lawmakers consider caps on city race donations, as big money flows in Colorado Springs elections
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As Colorado Springs sees hundreds of thousands of dollars pour into the mayoral and City Council races, the General Assembly is considering a cap on donations from individuals and committees giving to candidates in municipal elections across Colorado. The bill introduced last week, HB23-1245, would cap donations from individuals to candidates at $250 and donations…
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DNC withholds Clinton funds pending state party revamp | A LOOK BACK
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Twenty-Five Years Ago: The discovery of allegedly improperly used funds from the state’s Coordinated Campaign had divided the Colorado Democratic State Central Committee, which could not come to an agreement on how best to manage the party’s major election program. The committee voted in overwhelming favor that the state party return the nearly $2,400 spent…
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Experts, candidates testify in lawsuit attempting to block Colorado campaign contribution limits
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A collection of former and current Republican candidates testified in federal court on Wednesday about the struggles they faced running campaigns with Colorado’s constitutionally-mandated contribution limits in an attempt to convince a judge to block the enforcement of those caps heading into the 2022 election. At the same time, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office questioned…
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FEC: Lawyers contributed nearly $4M to Colorado’s federal candidates during midterms
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Colorado candidates for Congress or governor received 7,942 contributions from lawyers during this year’s midterm elections, the Federal Election Commission reported this week. Nationwide, there were 13 law firms that contributed at least a quarter-million dollars to either congressional candidates or party committees, some with offices in Colorado. More contributions went to Democrats than Republicans…
