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Assisted-living facility in Colorado faced minimal fine after death of 73-year-old man
On Jan. 6, just after 8:30 p.m., Robert Dutkevitch rolled his wheelchair onto the smoking patio outside The Argyle assisted-living facility in Denver. Minutes later, the 73-year-old suddenly slumped in his chair, his head lolling to the side. He then fell headfirst into some rocks, not moving. Another resident outside went in to report what…
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Colorado candidates square off up and down the ballot ahead of primary election
With just over two months to go until ballots are counted in Colorado’s primary, candidates are squaring off in high-stakes contests for their party’s nominations in statewide and congressional races approaching the midterm election. For the first time in memory, state voters will have the chance to elect an entire new slate of state-level executive…
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Phil Weiser wins top spot in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary at party’s state assembly
Attorney General Phil Weiser’s name will appear first on Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot after his overwhelming win Saturday at the party’s state assembly in Pueblo. Weiser joins U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in the June 30 primary for the office held by term-limited Gov. Jared Polis. Bennet, who successfully petitioned onto the ballot, didn’t participate…
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Seligman, Bridges, Gonzales lead downballot races heading into Colorado Democrats’ state assembly
As Colorado Democrats prepare to designate candidates to the June primary ballot at the party’s state assembly in Pueblo on Saturday, three candidates appear poised to win top-line designation in downballot statewide races, according to data compiled by the state party. There isn’t much suspense about the outcome in the two top-ticket races — for…
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Colorado candidates switch parties, races as midterm election year looms | TRAIL MIX
The final days of 2025 saw an unusually high number of Colorado candidates switch parties and races, reshaping at least a few primaries ahead of this year’s midterm elections. The state has seen its share of switchers over the years, from the grandaddy of them all, the late former U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who…
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Colorado Supreme Court suspends rules for ‘Indian child’ welfare cases
The Colorado Supreme Court suspended its rules last week that govern how judges handle custody cases when an “Indian child” is involved. The court’s move came after the legislature enacted extensive changes this year, partially in response to Supreme Court decisions that afforded a lower degree of protection to children and families with tribal, or…
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‘Families have been let down’: Colorado’s troubling assisted living deaths stir calls for action
A Colorado lawmaker along with a national advocate for the elderly have called on Gov. Jared Polis and the state’s health department to do more to protect vulnerable assisted living residents following revelations by The Gazette of underreported deaths and a lack of substantial consequences to facilities after tragedies. State Sen. Jessie Danielson, D-Jefferson County,…
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Colorado could become first legislature in the nation to pass law on parental leave for lawmakers
Colorado could become the first legislature in the country to have a formal law in place that grants paid family leave to legislators. A month ago, Senate President Steve Fenberg of Boulder toyed with the idea of paid leave for lawmakers, but wondered whether it would be constitutional, given that lawmakers cannot obligate future legislatures…
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With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin
The wait is over. And the scramble has begun. Now that the Colorado Supreme Court has approved new state House and Senate maps, candidates are crafting designs to run for more competitive seats that also appear to shrink the influence of rural communities at the state Capitol. The new maps will reshape Colorado’s political landscape, and,…
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ELECTION 2018 | Blue wave gives Polis a Democratic-controlled state Senate
Colorado’s blue wave didn’t just put Democrat Jared Polis into the governor’s mansion. It also gave him a Democratic-controlled state Senate for his first term in office. As of now, Republicans have a narrow advantage in the state Senate. Come 2019, the Democrats will have control over both chambers of the General Assembly to go…