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Attorney general’s race divides Colorado’s newspapers
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If elections were decided by newspaper editorial boards, Republican George Brauchler would be Colorado’s next attorney general by the narrowest divide. He has seven of the 13 official endorsements so far over his Democratic rival Phil Weiser ahead of next Tuesday’s general election. > RELATED: More Colorado newspapers make endorsements in governor’s race Here are…
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CRONIN & LOEVY | Will Election Night 2018 be a double whammy?
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Two political waves could be washing across Colorado on election night this Tuesday. The first is a “blue wave” of Democratic votes from folks who dislike Republican President Donald Trump. The second is a “big dollars” wave of Democratic votes caused by the fact Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis has spent more than $20 million…
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AG candidate Brauchler named in federal suit against Colorado Springs officials
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An ex-El Paso County sheriff’s commander filed a federal lawsuit this week reviving longstanding claims that his 2016 corruption arrest alongside ex-Sheriff Terry Maketa and ex-Undersheriff Paula Presley was fueled by a conspiracy. A 45-page civil complaint from Juan “John” San Agustin Jr. alleges hidden motives and misconduct by a laundry list of public safety…
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New Weiser ad in Colo. AG’s race from creator of Hick’s shower spot
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Attorney general candidate Phil Weiser totes a whiteboard around the state asking Coloradans what rights they want him to protect in a television ad the Democrat released Friday. Dubbed “Whiteboard,” the 30-second ad begins with Weiser wheeling the contraption through the streets of downtown Denver and finishes on the shores of a lake with family…
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Colo. AG candidates trade barbs, talk priorities at Denver debate
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Candidates for Colorado attorney general knocked each other and disagreed over how the state’s top law enforcement official can best serve the people at a Wednesday night debate in Denver. Republican candidate George Brauchler hammered home his courtroom experience at the debate, hosted by the Federalist Society, a conservative legal group. He also noted that…
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Republican AGs spending big on TV ad attacking ‘professor’ Phil Weiser
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The Republican Attorneys General Association is asking Colorado voters if they want to elect a professor or a prosecutor as their next attorney general in the group’s second television ad, which began airing across the state Wednesday. The ad contrasts Democratic nominee Phil Weiser, a former official in the Obama administration’s Justice Department and dean…
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Attorney general, congressional candidates debate at Club 20
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GRAND JUNCTION – Club 20’s Saturday night debate lineup featured the first face-to-face confrontation between the major party candidates for the state’s 3rd Congressional District and a lively debate – the second but most intense to date – between the major party candidates for attorney general. The Club 20 debates mark the unofficial start to…
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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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COVER STORY | Energy, environment at forefront of Colo. AG’s race
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From standing up to President Donald Trump to gun control, there are a lot of issues where George Brauchler and Phil Weiser diverge dramatically. But there’s no starker distinction between the two candidates for Colorado attorney general than on the twin topics of energy and the environment. And it’s over those issues that Brauchler and…
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Does AG candidate Phil Weiser represent Colorado? Do his opponents?
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There’s subtle irony in Colorado Rising Action’s recent video questioning whether Democratic Attorney General candidate Phil Weiser is in touch with the state’s moral standards. “Phil Weiser wants to be Colorado’s next attorney general, but does he stand for the centennial state’s values?” says the video, which Colorado Rising Action released via social media Thursday.…
