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Prosecutor Michael Dougherty jumps in Democratic primary for attorney general

May 24, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Michael Dougherty, the deputy district attorney for Jefferson and Gilpin counties, announced this week he’s seeking the Democratic nomination for attorney general in next year’s election. “The attorney general has to be above politics and do the right thing for all the people of Colorado,” Dougherty said. “Consumer protection, public safety, and transparency of government…
Coffman challengers Salazar, Weiser call attorney general’s appeal decision ‘tone deaf,’ ‘misguided’

May 19, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The two Democrats running for attorney general in next year’s election on Thursday ripped a decision by Republican incumbent Cynthia Coffman to defy Gov. John Hickenlooper by appealing a court decision critics say could shut down oil and gas production in Colorado. State Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton, and Phil Weiser, a former dean of the…
Report: Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers on White House shortlist for FBI director

May 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers is on the Trump administration’s list of 11 candidates to replaced former FBI Director James Comey, Fox News reported Friday morning. U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said in a tweet Friday that he had recommended Suthers — a former federal prosecutor and Colorado’s attorney general for a decade — to the…
YESTERYEAR: Ritter, Caldara face off over School Finance Act

May 11, 2017

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Rachael Wright

Twenty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman … A new welfare law was finally agreed upon and the Legislature narrowly averted a special session. “That’s the art of compromise,” Gov. Roy Romer said. He added that he would sign the latest version of the state’s welfare reform law that had successfully met the…
Colorado Springs transportation tax concerns difficult to address

Apr 3, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Republican Senate President Kevin Grantham said he understands the concerns of Colorado Springs taxpayers on transportation funding, but that a solution is difficult to reach. Grantham, from Cañon City, responded to concerns raised by Mayor John Suthers, a fellow Republican, who last week told Colorado Politics that he can’t support a tax increase for statewide transportation…
El Paso County’s Jeff Hays elected to lead Colorado Republicans

Apr 1, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

It was a spirited race that pitted a seasoned party veteran against an upstart who had cast himself as the anti-establishment candidate. In the end, the seasoned veteran won – by a huge margin – becoming the next GOP state party chair. Former El Paso County Republican Chair Jeff Hays, of Colorado Springs, will lead Colorado’s Republicans for the…
YESTERYEAR: El Paso County GOP repeals and replaces the ‘RINOs’

Feb 16, 2017

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Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics

… Twenty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman … An El Paso County Republican saga continued with self-proclaimed “true conservatives” toppling the “old guard,” seizing the reins of El Paso’s Grand Old Party. After staking their campaigns on pro-life and Christian values, they went on to capture the top three party offices and 20 bonus…
El Paso County’s Jeff Hays to launch bid for state Republican chairman

Jan 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

El Paso County Republican Party Chairman Jeff Hays likes to talk football and politics, but chances are that even the most detailed political discussion will soon start sounding like football. “Everything in my life is a football analogy,” he said with a chuckle in a recent interview with The Colorado Statesman, and he wasn’t kidding.…
The Hot Sheet – Denver plunges potty politics, protests don’t stop Trump, your $11 million sign, the can’t-miss Tweet, Colo drivers get an elf and … MORE!

Dec 20, 2016

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Colorado Politics

VOL. 01 NO. 209 | DECEMBER 20, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 DENVER – This time of year is general known as “dead” in most newsrooms. Many reporters are snug in their too-little padding office chairs working (sort of) on year-end stories, new year stories and holiday features. Not the case this year. Between…
Hickenlooper signs bill creating national cybersecurity center in Colorado Springs

May 21, 2016

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Michael McGrady The Center Square

Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation on the steps of the El Pomar Center Friday at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. At a bill signing ceremony crowded with state legislators and other high-ranking officials, he jotted his signature to an act establishing Colorado’s formal push to become a national leader in cybersecurity. House Bill 16-1453…