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BIDLACK: We all condemn it, but money is the most vital part of any election
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In my last essay, I talked in general terms about why I chose to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008. Today, let’s get a bit more into the weeds on the mechanics of how you actually run for office. I offer this for two reasons: first, it is, I think, interesting to…
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Hick signs safeguards against forged signatures on Colorado candidates’ petitions
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Remember Republican rising star Jon Keyser’s highly touted but short-lived bid for the U.S. Senate last year? His ambitions imploded en route to last June’s GOP primary amid findings that a worker had forged signatures to land him a spot on the primary ballot. In the end, paid petition circulator Maureen Marie Moss, 45, was sentenced to four years probation on…
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Drama-laden open records bill survives another hearing
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A bill aimed at modernizing Colorado’s Open Records Act has survived its first Senate hearing – but with an amendment that could mean trouble down the road. The GOP-led Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted 4-1 Wednesday to send Senate Bill 40 by Democratic Sen. John Kefalas to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill would, in…
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Growth limit proposal survives protests
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A proposed initiative to limit growth survived two protests before the Colorado Secretary of State‘s Initiative Title Setting Review Board, although some wording changes were made to clarify and address some of the concerns. The Wednesday, Jan. 4, hearing concerned what is being called Initiative 4 for the 2018 general election ballot, a measure proposed by…
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The Hot Sheet – The savvy pick: One W. Stapleton, Trump passes the joint, the gavel falls on transparency, Miami wishes it were Denver and … MORE!
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VOL. 01 NO. 201 | DECEMBER 8, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | ©2016 DENVER – Good morning holiday shoppers … Just two more weekends of manic buying before Christmas Day. Yippee! Of course, it’s also the time of year when we’re over-scheduled with office parties, block parties, decorating parties, school parties … every kind of party.…