colorado politics
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The Trump shooting: An aftermath as disturbing as the incident | SONDERMANN
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Vince Lombardi once described football as “a game of inches.” The same is true for a number of other sports. Until Saturday evening, I had not thought of politics in quite that vein. But here we are with the narrowness of a single inch or less all that saved America from a fifth presidential assassination.…
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Deconstructing the simple, insulting notion of the Trump voter | SONDERMANN
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This week in Milwaukee, Donald Trump will join a rare group of only four Americans who have received their party’s presidential nomination in three consecutive elections. The others were Andrew Jackson, Grover Cleveland and Franklin D. Roosevelt who, of course, set the record at four. Whatever his flaws and outrages, or in some cases because…
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The Colorado primary and the extremism test for both parties | SONDERMANN
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Colorado’s primary is soon upon us. By the time this column is read, the June 25th election day will be but three weeks out. Though in this era of mail-in voting, election day is when ballots are counted, not when they are cast. For many voters, that hour of deciding and filling in those circles…
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The game-changing ballot measures soon to emerge | SONDERMANN
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There is only so much political oxygen. Around here, attention is currently consumed by the final weeks of the legislative session, along with the perpetual oxygen-sucking machines that go by names like Trump, Boebert, and Williams. While all those command the headlines and clicks, the developments and machinations with the most potential long-term consequence for…
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The game-changing ballot measures soon to emerge | SONDERMANN
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There is only so much political oxygen. Around here, attention is currently consumed by the final weeks of the legislative session, along with the perpetual oxygen-sucking machines that go by names like Trump, Boebert, and Williams. While all those command the headlines and clicks, the developments and machinations with the most potential long-term consequence for…
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The game-changing ballot measures soon to emerge | SONDERMANN
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There is only so much political oxygen. Around here, attention is currently consumed by the final weeks of the legislative session, along with the perpetual oxygen-sucking machines that go by names like Trump, Boebert, and Williams. While all those command the headlines and clicks, the developments and machinations with the most potential long-term consequence for…
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Q&A with Rep. Julie McCluskie | Incoming House speaker on taking the lead
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State Rep. Julie McCluskie is taking the reins of the Colorado House of Representatives as the chamber enters a historic period of Democratic leadership. After the November election flipped five seats from red to blue, the House now has a 46-19 Democrat-Republican split. This supermajority is likely the largest Democratic advantage in state history and…
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Common Sense Institute names Kelly Caufield as its new Colorado leader
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The Common Sense Institute tapped Kelly Caufield on Friday as executive director of the research organization’s Colorado branch. Denver-based Caufield will take the reins in Colorado as Kristin Strohm, the organization’s president and CEO, focuses on expanding the Common Sense Institute nationwide. Currently, the Common Sense Institute operates in Colorado and Arizona, with plans to…
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Measure to slash Colorado’s income tax rate raises least amount but faces no formal opposition
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With only two months until the November election, the race to raise money for campaigns is heating up, but a ballot measure seeking to lower the state’s income tax rate appears to have cooled off. Colorado Character, the campaign behind Initiative 31 asking voters to reduce the state’s income tax rate from 4.55% to 4.40%, has raised…
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Q&A with Sen. Gonzales and Rep. Froelich | On making Colorado a sanctuary for abortion access
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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, Colorado has emerged as a national leader for abortion protections. Even before the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision was released in June, state lawmakers enshrined abortion as a fundamental right under the Reproductive Health Equity Act. Among the most permissive…
