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Coffman’s switch to governor’s race could boost Democrats’ shot at electing an attorney general

Nov 13, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Attorney General Cynthia Coffman wasn’t only taking a gamble with her political future Wednesday when she jumped from a run for re-election to a slot in Colorado’s crowded Republican gubernatorial primary – she was creating an open seat a year before the election and throwing another curve into a cycle that’s been full of them.…
Republican gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler considering switch to Colorado attorney general race

Nov 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican George Brauchler is considering jumping from Colorado’s crowded gubernatorial primary to a run for attorney general after Republican incumbent Cynthia Coffman announced Wednesday she was switching to the governor’s race, his campaign said. Coffman’s long-anticipated move leaves the attorney general race without a Republican candidate at the same time the GOP field for governor…
Legislative panel wants more discretion for judges on sex offenders and habitual offenders

Nov 6, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

The way justice is meted out in Colorado could change, giving judges more say in habitual offender and sex offender cases, through bills bound for the legislature. The Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System Interim Study Committee is proposing bills to allow judges more leeway in sentencing to make sure the punishment fits the crime. The…
Colorado GOP lawmaker Cole Wist ‘thinking seriously’ about run for attorney general if Cynthia Coffman runs for governor

Nov 3, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Cole Wist, Colorado’s assistant House Republican leader, says he’s “thinking seriously” about running for state attorney general in next year’s election if GOP incumbent Cynthia Coffman decides to run for governor, and he expects to announce his plans within weeks, he told Colorado Politics. Coffman said months ago she was weighing a bid for governor…
Colorado state Rep. Cole Wist, Sen. Jack Tate named South Metro Chamber’s top lawmakers

Oct 23, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Two Centennial lawmakers were the best in class of the 2017 legislature, according to the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce. The two Republicans received their legislator of the year awards before sitting for a panel discussion on the state budget at the Streets of SouthGlenn last week. South Metro Denver Chamber chairwoman Michele McKinney…
Colorado lawmakers deconstruct budget for S. Metro Chamber

Oct 18, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

A panel of Republican and Democratic lawmakers talked about the problems of taxing, spending and TABOR Wednesday morning for the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce. House Assistant Minority Leader Cole Wist laid out the plan GOP members are likely to run on next year: moving spending decisions away from a six-member Joint Budget Committee…
#Retweet: The best tweets of the week in Colorado Politics

Oct 14, 2017

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Joey Bunch
Lawmakers lament special session that yielded no result

Oct 3, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Colorado lawmakers, depending on party affiliation, thought the special session that ended Tuesday on a party-line vote in the Republican-controlled Senate Transportation Committee represented a missed opportunity to fix their mistake or a staunch defense of the state Constitution. Republicans opposed the fix and preferred voters decide the tax issue, or at least get specific legal guidance…
Constitution Day at the Colorado Capitol Friday kicks off statewide civics campaign

Sep 14, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Fifth-graders will join politicians at the state Capitol Friday to celebrate the U.S. Constitution and kickoff a statewide civics campaign. The Denver-based Liberty Day Institute will lead the celebration of Constitution Day with a nonpartisan rally and the launch of a statewide civics education program. Constitution Day is the national recognition of the signing of…
Insights: If Republicans win the statehouse, expect a new way of budgeting

Sep 11, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

House Republican Leader Patrick Neville says if voters put Republicans in charge of the legislature and the governor’s office next year, you can expect big changes on how the bills get paid in Colorado. The state budget, $28.5 billion, is the most important thing the legislature does. It pays for everything from schools to prisons,…