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Proposition 131 debate: Weighing the merits and cost of ranked-choice voting in Colorado
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Watch the full debate here. The benefits and drawbacks of Proposition 131, which seeks to establish an all-candidate primary and ranked-choice voting system in Colorado, were discussed during a debate hosted by Colorado Politics, the Denver Gazette, and the University of the University of Denver’s Reiman Theatre on Thursday. The debate featured Kent Thiry and Nick…
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Colorado ballot issues raise more than $6.6 million in two weeks
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In just under two weeks, the issue committees battling over most of the 14 statewide ballot issues have collectively raised more than $6.6 million. The most fundraising between Oct. 10 and Monday is Colorado Voters First, which backs Proposition 131, the open primary/ranked choice voting measure. Ben Walton, of the Walton family that owns Wal-Mart,…
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Proposition 131: Colorado voters will decide fate of ranked-choice voting | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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A sample ballot in Maine showing how ranked-choice voting works Thelma Grimes In November, Colorado voters will decide whether to upend the election process by abolishing party-line primaries and sending the top four candidates, regardless of party, to the general election. Through Proposition 131, voters will decide on ranked-choice voting, also called an instant runoff,…
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Colorado election spending: How donors are shaping the 2024 races
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In 2004, they were known as the Gang of Four. Wealthy Democrats, including Pat Stryker, Rutt Bridges, Tim Gill, and now-Gov. Jared Polis, who pooled their resources for a take-over of the Colorado General Assembly. As outlined in “The Blueprint,” the landmark book on what began Colorado’s transition from red to blue, in 2004, the…
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Colorado voters to decide on ranked-choice voting, $350M for officer training and support
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Colorado voters will be asked to consider a ranked-choice voting system this November, which would change both the primary and general election for both state and federal races. The Secretary of State’s Office announced this week that Proposition 310 does qualify for the November ballot. If approved, the ballot measure would create what is known…
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Colorado Supreme Court bars proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, clears way for primary election revamp
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday confirmed a proposed ballot initiative to ban gender-affirming care for children will not appear on the November ballot, while another measure that would revamp the state’s primary elections and implement ranked-choice voting remains eligible. The justices reached their conclusions on narrow procedural grounds, revolving around the deadline for seeking…
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LinkedIn cofounder, former DaVita CEO pour money into Denver mayor’s race
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Outside groups with well-oiled money machines have begun flexing their muscles in the Denver mayor’s contest, shaking up the top spots in the money race with less than a month to go before Election Day and as ballots begin arriving in voter’s mailboxes next week. As if on cue, outside spending began to pile…
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DaVita case heads to jury: ‘There’s not a bro code exception’
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Jurors will now decide whether Denver-based kidney care company DaVita, Inc. and its former leader, Kent Thiry, are guilty of violating a century-old federal antitrust law by conspiring to prevent DaVita employees from being recruited for other job opportunities. Prosecutors with the U.S. Department of Justice and defense attorneys for DaVita and Thiry delivered nearly…
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Jurors hear from victim of alleged corporate conspiracy in ongoing DaVita trial
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After a week of calling corporate executives to testify and airing communications between the enablers of an alleged white-collar conspiracy, the government’s attorneys on Tuesday closed their case by letting the jury hear from one victim of the scheme. Elliot Holder, a self-described mid-level employee of kidney care company DaVita, Inc., recounted his experience interviewing…
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Jurors in DaVita trial quiz FBI agent about investigation tactics
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Jurors expressed a keen interest on Monday in knowing the details of the federal government’s process for investigating, charging and prosecuting kidney care company DaVita, Inc. and its former leader, Kent Thiry, on white-collar criminal charges. As the second week of the trial began in downtown Denver, Special Agent Matthew Hamel of the Federal Bureau…
