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Democrat Donna Lynne launches $100K ad buy in gubernatorial primary
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Donna Lynne hits the airwaves Tuesday with a $100,000 TV ad buy touting the two years she’s served as lieutenant governor and Colorado’s first chief operating officer. “She would be a great governor,” says Gov. John Hickenlooper in the ad. The term-limited Democrat appointed Lynne, a former top health care executive, to be his…
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Poll: Stapleton tops Republican field for Colo. governor
Walker Stapleton is leading Colorado’s four-way Republican primary for governor, but businessman Victor Mitchell’s late ad blitz could position him to close the gap in the final weeks of the campaign, according to a poll released Monday by GOP firm Magellan Strategies and made available early to Colorado Politics. The survey of nearly 600 likely…
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Greg Lopez wins straw poll for governor at conservative summit
The upstart campaign of Greg Lopez, the former Parker mayor, took the top spot among Republican gubernatorial candidates in the straw poll Saturday night at the Western Conservative Summit. Lopez was somewhat a surprise entry onto the four-way primary ballot in April, when he got 33 percent at the GOP state assembly after a fiery…
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Polis grows lead among Democrats for governor, says poll
Jared Polis holds a 13-point lead over Cary Kennedy in Colorado’s four-candidate Democratic gubernatorial primary, according to a survey released Thursday by Magellan Strategies and made available early to Colorado Politics. But the poll shows that nearly four in 10 voters remain undecided with just weeks to go before ballots are counted. The survey of…
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DONNA LYNNE: A statewide sales-tax increase — that meets local needs
Whether it is driving across failing bridges, battling congestion on your way to work or footing the bill for repairs to your car caused by potholes, I know you have a transportation horror story. You aren’t alone. With nearly half of Colorado’s major roads and highways in poor or mediocre condition, these stories are the…
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Hickenlooper medical-pot veto is followed by call for research
The day after Gov. John Hickenlooper vetoed a bill that would have made autism a condition that qualifies for medical marijuana, Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne signed an executive order calling for more research. Lynne signed the order because Hickenlooper was traveling to give a speech in Detroit Wednesday, his office said. The order instructs the…
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NOONAN | Now’s the time to see who’s getting — and spending — in the guv’s race
The Colorado governor’s race illustrates the new normal in campaign finance. Candidates need millions to win a primary. Six of eight candidates in the GOP and Democratic primaries have raised more than a million dollars. Victor Mitchell and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis have multiple millions through self-funding as of the most recent reports. Former state Sen. Michael…
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Democratic candidates for governor to participate in One Colorado debate
One Colorado, the state’s leading advocacy organization for LGBTQ Coloradans, will host a debate with the four candidates for governor from the Democratic Party on Thursday, June 7. The debate, which will focus on LGBTQ issues, will be moderated by Colorado Politics’ own Joey Bunch and is to be held at the EXDO Event Center, 1399…
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Polis comes out strong for universal health care in ad
Jared Polis has a new ad touting his strong support for universal health care. The 2016 election might suggest it’s a lost cause as far as the Colorado electorate goes. The Democratic gubernatorial candidate and sitting congressman touts Medicare-for-All, a load-bearing pillar of universal health care. A similarly purposed Amendment 69, the so-called ColoradoCare single-payer plan,…
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‘Aaron Harber Show’ to air Colorado Politics gubernatorial debate
“The Aaron Harber Show” is set to air Republican and Democratic gubernatorial candidates’ debate in Colorado Springs starting this Sunday. Harber and yours truly asked the questions in the Colorado Civic Barbecue May 19, presented by the El Pomar Foundation’s Forum for Civic Advancement, The Gazette and Colorado Politics. Harber will air the Republicans –…