elections
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Colorado committee recommends rejecting alcohol, marijuana tax hike to fund mental health care
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In a rare move, Colorado’s Capital Development Committee unanimously recommended that another legislative committee reject a bill asking voters to approve higher excise taxes on alcohol and marijuana to fund a new mental health hospital in Aurora. Sponsored by Rep. Bob Marshall, D-Highlands Ranch, and Sen. Judy Amabile, D-Boulder, House Bill 1301 proposes that all…
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Redistricting scheme would give Colorado Democrats seven House members, split El Paso County | Bob Loevy
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A proposed redistricting plan, which could give Colorado seven Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives and only one Republican, would split El Paso County into two parts and thereby weaken the county’s influence in Congress. El Paso County, which contains all of Colorado Springs, currently is mainly in the 5th Congressional District. The…
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Colorado Democrats, Republicans fight over ballot fiscal information
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Republicans and Democrats clashed anew over legislation that would require identifying which programs would see a funding reduction if a ballot measure passed, with the former saying it’s yet another way for the government to control the campaign narrative and the latter insisting it provides transparency to voters. House Bill 1084, sponsored by Denver Democratic…
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Colorado’s congressional redistricting proposal could flip three Republican House seats | ANALYSIS
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A Democrat-backed proposal to redraw Colorado’s congressional map for the 2028 election could flip three Republican districts. The proposal, introduced by a group called Coloradans for a Level Playing Field, is yet another development in a national redistricting debate after President Donald Trump called to redraw U.S. House districts. An analysis of the proposal in…
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Greeley voters halt landmark development project
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GREELEY – The landscape-altering Cascadia development project has been put on ice, according to unofficial results of a city referendum on the project Tuesday. The proposed development would have included an 8,600-seat multiuse arena and ice center that would be home to the Colorado Eagles, a minor-league affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche; a full-service conference hotel; an indoor waterpark, and housing developments spanning…
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‘The people’s lawyer should show up,’ Democratic AG candidates say as Griswold misses forum
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Watch the forum here. Three Democratic primary candidates running for Colorado attorney general used a forum Wednesday night to call out the absence of a fourth contender at an event hosted by the Denver Press Club. In their opening statements, candidates Hetal Doshi, Michael Dougherty and David Seligman said they are disappointed that Secretary of…
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Governor, legislators, advocates seek changes after cases expose gaps in Colorado’s competency system
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After a series of high-profile crimes throughout the state last spring and summer exposed gaps in Colorado’s legal system for individuals declared incompetent to stand trial, lawmakers and an advocacy organization are pushing for changes this year. Extensive media coverage of cases such as Solomon Galligan’s — a convicted sex offender arrested last year for…
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DOJ sues Colorado Secretary of State for refusing to release voter information
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The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold after she refused to provide the agency with certain voter information. Last week, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division asked Griswold’s office to provide unredacted voter data, including full names, dates of birth, residential addresses, and driver’s license numbers. Federal…
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Palmer Lake to discuss Buc-ee’s, recall elections Thursday
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The newly-whole Palmer Lake Board of Trustees will have an opportunity Thursday to discuss the setting for two issues going to town voters in the new year. The first is when and how to field a ballot question on the perennially divisive Buc-ee’s annexation, which would bring 30 acres near Interstate 25 into the town’s…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear case on ballot measure disclosure requirements
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The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging whether the state can require ballot measure committees to disclose the names of their registered agents in election communications. The case stems from a complaint filed during the 2020 election against the ballot issue committee No on EE. The committee, formed in opposition to…