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  • Bill Armstrong: ‘He will be remembered’

    Bill Armstrong: ‘He will be remembered’

    On Friday night, thousands who were gathered at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver paused for a few moments to share a tribute to Bill Armstrong, the father of the modern Republican Party in Colorado, whose civic work across six decades has inspired multitudes and established Armstrong as a role model for the modern conservative.…


  • Petition circulator says she forged signatures, group calls for expanded probe

    Petition circulator says she forged signatures, group calls for expanded probe

    The woman arrested in Denver Wednesday on 34 felony charges admitted she forged signatures on nominating petitions submitted for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser in an interview with a Denver TV station Wednesday. “I have forged signatures, yes,” Maureen Moss, 45, told 9News reporter Whitney Wild in a jailhouse interview. Meanwhile, the left-leaning organization…


  • YESTERYEAR: Lawmakers scramble to pass United Airlines deal in special session

    YESTERYEAR: Lawmakers scramble to pass United Airlines deal in special session

    Twenty-five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Legislators were working overtime in a special session called by Gov. Roy Romer to put together an incentive deal to bring “a billion-dollar shower of money” to the Denver area by luring a United Airlines maintenance center, a reservations “megacenter” and expanded flight operations by…


  • Keyser petition circulator arrested on felony forgery charges

    Keyser petition circulator arrested on felony forgery charges

    Denver police on Wednesday arrested the woman accused of forging signatures on petitions she was paid to gather for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser. Prosecutors filed 34 felony forgery charges Monday against Maureen Marie Moss, 45, who stands accused of submitting 34 fraudulent signatures belonging to voters in Denver, Jefferson and Arapahoe counties on…


  • ‘Zombie hunter’ Ryan Frazier hits airwaves in Senate race

    ‘Zombie hunter’ Ryan Frazier hits airwaves in Senate race

    Republican U.S. Senate candidate – and, apparently, zombie hunter – Ryan Frazier hits the airwaves today with an ad aimed at setting the former Aurora city councilman apart from a crowded primary field of five candidates as mail ballots are set to drop statewide. “They just keep coming at us, devouring our freedoms and tax…


  • UPDATED: Judge tosses lawsuit aimed at keeping votes for Keyser from being counted

    UPDATED: Judge tosses lawsuit aimed at keeping votes for Keyser from being counted

            A judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed late last week to remove candidate Jon Keyser from the Republican U.S. Senate primary, contending that the plaintiffs had waited too long to file it. Denver District Judge Morris Hoffman ruled as military and overseas voters were beginning to return their ballots for the June…


  • The Hot Sheet, April 7, 2016

    VOL. 01 NO. 60 | APRIL 7, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 SAVE THE DATE: The Colorado Statesman cordially invites you to an “End-of-Session Bash,” Thursday, May 12, 4:30 – 6:30 pm at The University Club, 1673 Sherman St., Denver. More information coming soon. By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright @_JaredWright_ DENVER — Happy Thursday, and good luck to all…


  • BARTELS: Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams hits the road again

    BARTELS: Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams hits the road again

      Here’s Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams’ version of spring break: Visited nine county clerks. Checked out five newspaper offices. Attended three Go Code Colorado competitions. Spoke at one Club 20 event. And all in four days. Williams began his trip Wednesday morning in Greeley, where he met with Weld County Clerk Carly Koppes. By late…


  • GOP Senate candidate Graham first to turn in nominating petitions

    GOP Senate candidate Graham first to turn in nominating petitions

    Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jack Graham submitted nominating petitions for the June primary ballot to the secretary of state’s office Monday morning, beating three other GOP Senate candidates who are also hoping to secure a spot in the primary by petition. “We’re pretty happy to be first and a week before the deadline,” said Graham…


  • The Hot Sheet, March 18, 2016

    The Hot Sheet, March 18, 2016

    By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Good morning and happy Friday. As we head into a full weekend of county assemblies for both the Democrats and Republicans, good luck to each of you, whether you are a volunteer, a donor, a delegate, an alternate, campaign staff or the candidate. Pat yourselves…


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