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Q&A with Frances Koncilja | Longtime player in judicial nominations speaks about selection process
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Over the past three years, Colorado’s federal trial court has seen extensive turnover, with President Joe Biden appointing four members of the seven-judge district court and a fifth nominee awaiting confirmation in the U.S. Senate. By tradition, senators wield enormous power over district judge appointments in their states. Early in Biden’s presidency, U.S. Sens. Michael…
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Hillary Clinton to appear with Polis at fundraiser for Colorado Democrats
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Former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is set to headline a high-dollar Denver fundraiser in late September for Colorado Democrats, including gubernatorial nominee U.S. Rep. Jared Polis. The event, set for Sept. 23 at the northwest Denver home of former Interior Secretary and U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar and his wife, Hope, will…
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LOMAX | Anti-oil & gas Initiative 97 asks us to vote against our own best interests
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Investors: Don’t buy what political activists are trying to sell you in Colorado. I’m surprised this reminder is even necessary, given how anti-oil and gas ballot measures collapsed in 2014 and 2016. But according to the Denver Business Journal, this month’s signature submittal for anti-oil and gas Initiative 97 “rattled some investors,” with a $3…
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Democrats pledge unity, rally around gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis
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DENVER – Leading Colorado Democrats on Friday called for a unified front ahead of the fall election at a Capitol rally for freshly minted gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis, though the absence of the three candidates defeated by the Boulder congressman in Tuesday’s primary drew jeers from state Republicans. Speakers hailed Polis’ drive and inclusive approach…
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Mike Coffman vs. Joe Salazar (and they’re not even in the same race)
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The political gloves came off this week, as the team supporting Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman’s re-election bid took a shot at Democrat Joe Salazar that was, if not below the belt, then certainly about the belt line. And they’re not even in the same race. Salazar, a state representative from Thornton, is running for…
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Mitsch Bush launches TV ad in 3rd CD Democratic primary
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Diane Mitsch Bush joined primary rival Karl Hanlon on the 3rd Congressional District’s airwaves and cable wires Monday as the Democrat unveiled a TV ad touting her stance on issues and several prominent endorsements. Mitsch Bush, a former state lawmaker from Steamboat Springs, is facing Hanlon, a Carbondale rancher and water attorney, as well as…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Backing for governor, treasurer, Congress hopefuls
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The endorsements keep coming as candidates running in Colorado primaries near the finish line. This week, the Communication Workers of America Colorado and Wyoming state councils threw their support behind former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy, one of four Democrats running for governor. “Colorado’s governor must be someone who is a champion for working families in our…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Lundberg backs Watson in GOP treasurer’s race
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The recent slew of endorsements has slowed a bit recently, perhaps because the Legislature’s waning days have drawn the focus of Colorado’s political world, perhaps because few bigwigs remain who have not bestowed their blessings during this long political season. Still, some candidates learned in the last week that they won the support of notables,…
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Ken Salazar throws support behind Cary Kennedy in Democratic gubernatorial primary
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cary Kennedy on Tuesday won an endorsement from former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who said it’s time Colorado elects a woman governor. “Cary Kennedy is the best person to lead Colorado in the years ahead. She has a vision to protect our land, water and people,” Salazar said, invoking a campaign slogan…
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Q&A with Jen Clanahan: ‘I want to protect my daughter and her future’
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Mom knows best; most of us learned that lesson growing up – though we probably didn’t get around to admitting it until years later. Jen Clanahan, a mom herself, learned that same lesson and decided to take it to a whole new level. Politically active and environmentally activist, she and some like-minded moms came up…
