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And the winner of the Republican gubernatorial primary is — Democrat Michael Johnston! (Kidding.)
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As reported by Chalkbeat Colorado and other media this week, the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday upheld a much-debated 2010 state law that lets school districts place veteran teachers on unpaid leave if they are underperforming. Meaning, tenure won’t shield teachers from dismissal. The ruling drew accolades from education reformers, including Democratic gubernatorial candidate…
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LOMAX: Billionaire poised to bankroll another round of green politics in Colorado
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Tom Steyer is back in Colorado politics. Well, actually, he never really left. Anyone who follows politics in our state should know Steyer well. He’s the environmental activist and California hedge-fund billionaire who spent more than $7 million on a failed campaign against U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R) in 2014. He poured at least $2 million more into Colorado…
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Dare we hope for a battle of the political blogs?
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…Probably not; Dem-lovin’ Colorado Pols took a shot Wednesday at relentlessly Republican Colorado Peak Politics, but as of late in the day, Peak still wasn’t paying Pols no never mind over the barb and seemed preoccupied with other political fodder. Rats. At any rate, here’s the better part of Pols’ post by media monitor Jason…
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Disabled protesters try to ring in the new year with the Gardners in Yuma
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Colorado Pols brings us word of another protest by disabled-rights activists attempting to engage Colorado Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner on his home turf in Yuma – this time, at his house on New Year’s Eve. The dozen or so protesters got a frosty reception; not from the senator – who was home and stayed…
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Steve Lebsock calls it ‘disgusting’ that foes just want to ’score political points’ bashing Lori Saine
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State Rep. Steve Lebsock, the Thornton Democrat facing complaints he sexually harassed a fellow lawmaker and a former lobbyist, on Friday chastised social media denizens who’ve been heaping criticism on state Rep. Lori Saine, the Firestone Republican arrested and jailed this week at Denver International Airport for bringing a loaded handgun to a security checkpoint.…
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Otero County Republican Judy Reyher engulfed in controversy after contested House District 47 vacancy appointment
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The aftershocks were still coming days after a Republican vacancy committee picked a replacement for former state Rep. Clarice Navarro, the Pueblo Republican who resigned to take a position with the Trump administration in early November. Judy Reyher, a Swink resident and former Otero County GOP chair, won the appointment to Navarro’s seat on a…
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Perlmutter’s back in the saddle — so just accept it
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Perhaps the final word on the surprise re-entry of U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter into the race for his own 7th Congressional District seat belongs to Colorado Pols, a divining rod for Democratic thinking and an insider source for developments in the party. Arguably, the seasoned and savvy blog is also a default mediator, of sorts,…
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Colorado’s swamp drainer Ken Buck bashes big business’ voice in Washington
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Ken Buck and talk radio go together like peanut butter and jelly. And just about anytime the conservative Republican U.S. rep from Colorado’s 4th Congressional District turns up on the airwaves, it’s also likely to turn up on the radar of left-ish media watchdog and political blogger Jason Salzman. That’s how we learned of a…
