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Colorado legislators scramble to find dollars to deal with illegal immigration crisis, and here’s a list of 4th CD candidates | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 20, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado’s policymakers are looking for ways to help communities grappling with the costs of accommodating roughly 40,000 immigrants who arrived in Colorado in the past year. The Department of Public Safety is requesting nearly $10 million in supplemental funding for organizations that offer…
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Nearly a dozen Republicans pack Colorado’s 4th CD primary, Democratic leaders want exemptions from open meetings law | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 19, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: With just weeks until precinct caucuses and less than a month to go before nominating petitions are due, it’s crunch time in the Republican primary for Colorado’s safest GOP-held congressional seat. At last count, 11 candidates are vying for the chance to replace…
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Colorado’s top election official targets AI-generated ‘deepfakes’ in elections
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is targeting AI-generated “disruptors” – such as “deepfakes” – as her office prepares for this year’s elections. Griswold unveiled her legislative priorities at a time of social anxiety over “deepfakes.” This week, pornographic “deepfake” images generated by artificial intelligence and sexualizing people without their consent hit the singer Taylor Swift,…
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Weiser’s office refers complaint against Boebert on use of campaign funds to revenue, labor agencies, Boebert calls it ‘another swing and miss’
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Colorado’s Attorney General has referred a complaint to the Department of Revenue and Colorado Department of Labor and Employment over the use of campaign money by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Silt, for mileage claims. Lawrence Pacheco, a spokesman for the the Department of Law, said the agency “received an investigation request. We referred it to…
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Darryl Glenn is paying himself a salary from congressional campaign funds
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Darryl Glenn, one of four Republicans challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in the June 26 primary, has been paying himself a salary out of campaign funds equal to what he makes as an El Paso County commissioner, according to campaign finance documents filed Thursday. State Sen. Owen Hill, retired Texas judge Bill Rhea and former Green…
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Abortion rights group endorses Democrat Jason Crow in 6th Congressional District primary
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NARAL Pro-Choice America, an abortion rights group and one of the leading progressive political advocacy organizations, on Friday endorsed Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow, one of four Democrats running against incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the 6th Congressional District. “Mike Coffman’s extreme anti-choice, anti-woman record does not reflect the voters or values of…
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Democratic congressional candidate pays himself salary from campaign fund
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Democratic congressional candidate Mark Williams paid himself a salary out of his campaign funds for two months last year – but after Colorado Politics pointed to a federal election rule that limits the practice, Williams said he’ll return the money to his campaign account and delay putting himself back on the payroll until next month.…
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Republican congressional candidate Owen Hill to accept campaign contributions in bitcoin
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Republican congressional candidate Owen Hill is accepting campaign contributions in bitcoin – to encourage participation in his race by the widest possible audience, the Colorado Springs state senator said Wednesday. Starting this week, donors to Hill, challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in a crowded GOP primary, can send money his way using a check, credit…
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman sets Wednesday telephone town hall to discuss ‘critical issues’
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, plans to hold an hour-long telephone town hall Wednesday evening, his office announced, as tax reform legislation barrels its way through Congress and a deadline for a crucial spending bill looms. The conference call is scheduled for 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Register here to receive a call at the…
