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Four former GOP state treasurers endorse Lang Sias
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The last four Republicans to hold the office of Colorado state treasurer are endorsing Lang Sias’s 2022 campaign for the office, the Arvada Republican said Monday. Sias, a former state representative and the 2018 GOP nominee for lieutenant governor, is challenging Democratic State Treasurer Dave Young’s bid for a second term. Young’s four most recent…
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Colorado Payback rules change to allow easier access to lost funds
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State Treasurer Dave Young announced rules changes Tuesday that will make it just a little easier to obtain lost property held under the Great Colorado Payback program. The rules changes tied to the state’s Unclaimed Property Program that went into effect include an adjustment to the limit for notarization requirements. Before the change, claims equal…
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Sights and sounds from the Polis inauguration
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As seen at Tuesday’s inauguration of Colorado’s 43rd governor, Jared Polis: Little lighting up or phone foolery: As much as Colorado’s new governor is a friend to the cannabis industry, there was no readily noticeable toking up in the crowd at the ceremony among the several thousand who stretched from the west steps of the…
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ELECTION 2018 | Democrats win all statewide offices
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Democrats made a clean sweep of Colorado’s statewide executive offices Tuesday, winning the races for attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer as well as governor. Perhaps the biggest upset of the bunch was Democratic political newcomer Jena Griswold, who defeated Republican incumbent Secretary of State Wayne Williams. The other statewide seats were open. Griswold…
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Colo. treasurer candidate says he’ll keep his current job if elected
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The Republican candidate for Colorado state treasurer promises not to accept a paycheck from the state if he’s elected. Rather, Brian Watson’s paychecks would continue to roll in from the commercial real estate investment company he heads because he plans to continue working there. Watson said in June – during an interview with Jon Caldara,…
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Club 20 debates kick off general election campaign season in Grand Junction
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GRAND JUNCTION – Viewed as the unofficial start to the campaign season, the Club 20 debates in Grand Junction Saturday drew heat and humor, but without the marquis matchup hoped for between gubernatorial candidates Walker Stapleton, the Republican state treasurer, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Polis of Boulder. (Polis declined to participate.) The debates –…
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Money flowing into governor’s race tops $21M
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More than $27.7 million has flowed into campaign coffers of all kinds in Colorado in the most recent reporting period, from July 28 to Aug. 29, according to the secretary of state’s campaign finance system, TRACER. GOVERNOR’S RACE Campaign contributions to the two major party candidates in the race for governor have reached $21.37 million.…
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Brian Watson, Dave Young talk treasurer’s race on TV Sunday
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Colorado voters get precious few chances to see down-ticket candidates for statewide office in the same setting. On Sunday, “The Aaron Harber Show” will provide a full hour with two major party candidates for state treasurer: Republican Brian Watson and Democrat Dave Young of Greeley. The pair sits together on “The Aaron Harber Show” on…
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Democrats call out Stapleton on money for roads, rural Colorado
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Democrats in the Colorado House of Representatives are accusing State Treasurer Walker Stapleton of dragging his feet on paperwork to greenlight millions of dollars for transportation and rural Colorado. Stapleton also is the Republican nominee for governor. The legislature passed Senate Bill 267 in 2017 to raise $1.8 billion over the next 20 years by…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Weiser, Brauchler divvy up AG backers
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With the primary in the rear view mirror, organizations and individuals are handing out endorsements for the general election. The Colorado AFL-CIO, representing 180 affiliate unions, voted unanimously to endorse Democratic gubernatorial nominee U.S. Rep. Jared Polis and the party’s attorney general candidate, Phil Weiser, the union’s political arm announced this week. In an earlier round…
