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Democrats in public TV debate squabble over pro-Kennedy attack ad
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With just 27 days left until the gubernatorial primaries, Democratic candidates Mike Johnston, Donna Lynne, Cary Kennedy and Jared Polis went head-to-head during the taping of the debate series “Colorado Decides” Wednesday. The discussion covered everything from Bernie Sanders’ influence in the Democratic party to Colorado facing a forthcoming economic recession, as well as the…
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Polis basks in the limelight of a Trump tweet
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In a sense, President Donald Trump did U.S. Rep. Jared Polis a big favor Monday when he called out the Democrat running for Colorado governor on Twitter. Trump didn’t call Polis by name, but the Boulder millionaire was glad to take credit for the New York billionaire’s ire. Polis tweeted back, and Tuesday morning his…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Backing for governor, treasurer, Congress hopefuls
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The endorsements keep coming as candidates running in Colorado primaries near the finish line. This week, the Communication Workers of America Colorado and Wyoming state councils threw their support behind former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy, one of four Democrats running for governor. “Colorado’s governor must be someone who is a champion for working families in our…
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Polis, Stapleton hold fundraising lead for Colorado governor
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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis has continued to pump millions of dollars of his own money into his run for the Democratic nod for Colorado’s next governor, and Republican state Treasurer Walker Stapleton leads Republicans, according to the latest round of campaign finance reports. As of May 17, the Boulder Democrat and internet entrepreneur has now…
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Denver GOP congressional candidate welcomes Dems on citizenship issue
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Republican congressional candidate Casper Stockham thinks Democrats are coming around to his way of thinking. The 1st Congressional District candidate said he when he ran the first time against Democratic incumbent Diana DeGette 2016, eventually getting 28 percent of the vote, he proposed a Planting Seeds of Purpose platform that would restore citizenship for criminals…
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2018 Colo. legislature: What’s next on the issues that drove the session?
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The biggest issues of the 120-day Colorado legislative session are far from done just because they’ve been voted on. Transportation is still a snowball rolling downhill toward November, and the dollars that will eventually be steered into roads, bridges and transit are hardly settled. Lawmakers created a $32 billion solution to the state’s public-pension plan,…
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Democratic gubernatorial candidates engage black community at Denver forum
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Mike Johnston, Cary Kennedy, Donna Lynne and Jared Polis addressed more than 100 people in attendance at the forum at Denver’s New Hope Baptist Church. The event was organized by NAACP Denver, Aurora NAACP-CO-MT-WY State Conference, Colorado Black Women for Political Action (CBWPA) and the Colorado Black Leadership Caucus. “For too long here in the…
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BIDLACK | How much good government can you afford?
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How much would you spend out of your own pocket to get hired to a job that pays $90,000 per year? How much would you borrow? How about asking friends to donate? Well, the eight men and women running to succeed John Hickenlooper as Colorado’s next governor are spending quite a lot, often from their…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Lundberg backs Watson in GOP treasurer’s race
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The recent slew of endorsements has slowed a bit recently, perhaps because the Legislature’s waning days have drawn the focus of Colorado’s political world, perhaps because few bigwigs remain who have not bestowed their blessings during this long political season. Still, some candidates learned in the last week that they won the support of notables,…
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Colo. governor’s race: Who has raised and spent the most so far?
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As Colorado’s Republican and Democratic primaries for governor hit the final stretch, campaign finance reports filed Monday detail a big-ticket race that continues to set records, with two self-funding candidates accounting for roughly $9 million of the nearly $15 million spent so far. The latest totals confirm predictions that the race to succeed term-limited Democrat…
