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Secretary of State-elect Jena Griswold names new staffers
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Secretary of State-elect Jena Griswold on Wednesday announced new staff members who will join her after she takes office on Jan. 8. Her hires include: Jenny Flanagan, vice president of state operations for Common Cause, will become deputy secretary of state, replacing Suzanne Staiert, who has been in that position since around 2010. Flanagan was…
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COVER STORY | Drawing the line on gerrymandering
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Democratic and Republican leaders in Colorado have at least one thing in common: Neither side trusts each other or the courts to be fairer to Colorado voters than Colorado voters would be to themselves. That’s the idea driving amendments Y and Z on the state’s November ballot to allow independent commissions to draw electoral district…
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Bennet bill takes aim at lobbyists and campaign cash
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Colorado’s U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet introduced legislation Wednesday to put more distance and scrutiny on lobbyists’ dollars and congressional members’ votes. “Endless lobbying and fundraising in Washington has created a corruption of inaction,” Bennet said in a statement. “Instead of addressing the real challenges Americans face, our dysfunctional campaign finance system has prevented Congress from…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Idaho moves ahead with grizzly hunting season; judge weighs if neo-Nazi ‘troll storm’ is protected
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Idaho State moves ahead with possible grizzly bear hunting season BOISE – Idaho officials have started the process of opening a grizzly bear hunting season this fall that would allow the killing of one male grizzly. The Fish and Game Commission in a 7-0 vote last week directed the Department of Fish and Game to…
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Colorado Common Cause names Amanda Gonzalez executive director
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Colorado Common Cause said Friday that Amanda Gonzalez will take over as the government-reform nonprofit’s executive director on Feb. 1. She replaces longtime executive director Elena Nunez, who is going to work for national Common Cause as director of state operations and ballot measure strategies. Nunez said the state organization’s campaigns will be in good hands…
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‘Nobody is Above the Law’: Thousands pledge to protest across Colorado if Trump fires Mueller
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A coalition of groups organizing protests in the event President Donald Trump fires special counsel Robert Mueller has gathered thousands of pledges by individuals who say they’ll be ready to assemble on short notice at more than a dozen “Nobody is Above the Law” rallies across Colorado. Groups have been preparing to mobilize nationwide protests…
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Common Cause — no friend of ALEC’s — will host a ‘teach-in’ on the conservative group
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As noted here last week, Denver will host this year’s annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council. Better known in political circles as simply ALEC, the national conservative, pro-free market group has been an advocate of limited government and a resource for model legislation to state legislators in Colorado and around the country for 44 years.…
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Kefalas on open records bill: An ‘interesting journey’
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Opening the hood of Colorado’s Open Records Act to change out even a few parts is a massive undertaking – too many of the components in this aging machine are moving. Aiming to make some long-overdue digital-era updates to CORA, state Sen. John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins, started that process months ago and has been wrestling…
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BARTELS: Colorado Common Cause hands out awards, lauds bi-partisanship
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The invite from attorney Martha Tierney took me by surprise: “Friend, I would be delighted if you would join me at my table in support of Colorado Common Cause for a Champions for Democracy luncheon and fundraiser.” As a journalist, I tangled over the years with Tierney and Common Cause on several issues, including…
