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TRAIL MIX | After a decade in China, Bennet challenger Gregory Moore plans to speak his mind
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Jefferson County Republican Gregory Moore says the seeds of running for office were planted in the summer of 2020, when he returned to the United States after roughly a decade teaching political science at universities in China, though it wasn’t until a year ago in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.…
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BEST OF COPO 2018 | Colorado’s dark horses: What makes non-major-party candidates run?
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Colorado Politics is taking a look back at some of our most significant and compelling stories of 2018. This story originally was published Nov. 5, just before the general election. For some minor-party and unaffiliated candidates, running for office is a labor of love. Others run to advance their party’s name recognition to the point…
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COVER STORY | Colorado’s dark horses: What makes non-major-party candidates run?
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For some minor-party and unaffiliated candidates, running for office is a labor of love. Others run to advance their party’s name recognition to the point where their candidates will someday be viable. But don’t suggest to any of them that a vote for a candidate who doesn’t have a “D” or “R” by their name…
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Two cheers for a health-care transparency proposal
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Recently, the Colorado House of Representatives considered draft legislation entitled “The Comprehensive Health Care Billing Transparency Act” (HB18-1358). This Act would have, among other things, required health care providers to publish prices so that patients would know in advance the cost of medical treatment. The Act was killed in committee at the end of April.…
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Independent slate of legislative candidates outraises Democrats, Republicans combined
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The unaffiliated candidates for Colorado’s legislature endorsed by Unite Colorado and running under the national organization’s banner collected more in campaign contributions than their Republican and Democratic opponents combined during the most recent fundraising period – in most cases by wide margins. Between Jan. 1 and May 2, the five independent House and Senate candidates…
