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LOMAX | Federal judge’s ruling on ‘Raise the Bar’ could prove a hollow victory for activists
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The activists behind a failed government takeover of Colorado’s healthcare system – which would have raised state taxes by a massive $25 billion – are celebrating right now. Not a victory at the polls, of course, but a series of two rulings from a federal court judge in Denver in mid-February and again last week. The rulings targeted Amendment 71, or “Raise the Bar,”…
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Colorado Secretary of State’s Office takes home Public Service Award
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Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams ought to wear a sash; he and his staff seem to rack up awards like an Eagle Scout earns merit badges. The latest accolade, according to an announcement by the Secretary of State’s Office: The Colorado Secretary of State’s office today received a prestigious award for its work in…
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A couple of laurels for Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams
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… OK, one of them is more like a smooth move: luring the 2020 National Association of Secretaries of State summer conference to Colorado. Specifically, to Williams’s hometown, Colorado Springs (at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort, to be exact). A press release from Williams’s office elaborated on his efforts to bring the July happening (specific dates TBA) to…
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Colorado’s county clerks choose a new clerk in chief
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…OK, so that’s not actually her new title; to be precise, Chaffee County Clerk Lori Mitchell is the new president of the Colorado County Clerks Association. It’s quite an honor considering she was chosen by her fellow clerks, who ensure the integrity of elections in each of Colorado’s counties. They keep the democratic process running smoothly…
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Behind the Scenes: Meet ‘county-facer’ in chief Dwight Shellman
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Dwight Shellman’s job title – county support manager for the Elections Division at the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office – sounds wonkish enough to keep him toiling in the trenches of technocratic obscurity for the rest of his life. Yet, there he was, right in the middle of a national news report not long ago…
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More evidence (if we needed any) that Colorado’s economy is pumped
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This just in from the Secretary of State’s Office: Colorado’s economy continues to surge. Not really news, you say? And not necessarily good news, either, given how real estate prices and rents also keep soaring. OK, but unemployment is at historic lows, too. So, a strong economy is a mixed bag. In any event, don’t blame…
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Q&A w/Suzanne Staiert: Secretary of state’s No. 2 is low-key, yet front and center
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Deputy Secretary of State Suzanne Staiert comes across as you would expect of the second in command to an elected state official: she knows the nuts and bolts; instills confidence; has the answers — and remains low-key. She’s sort of an alter ego and go-to person at large for high-profile Republican Secretary of State Williams. (She also is…
