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With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin
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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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House panel advances bill to add media literacy to school curriculum
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In an era fraught with claims of “fake news,” there’s no better time to ensure that the next generation knows how to discern what is accurate and credible and what isn’t, say backers of a bill making its way through the Colorado House of Representatives. Democratic state Rep. Lisa Cutter of Evergreen, a public relations…
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NOONAN | Unaffiliateds went blue this time — but could make or break either party
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One more hindsight look at the Colorado elections shines light on the mystery of unaffiliated (UAF) voters. At about 39 percent of active registered voters in the state, the UAFs now call the shots, but lawmakers must wonder how they decide to take aim. Jefferson County is ground zero for contested elections. Voter registration between…
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ELECTION 2018 | Democrats hang onto control of Colorado House
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As Democrats captured control of the Colorado state Senate on election night, they maintained their hold on the state House and appear to have added to their advantage. That’s despite the fact that, as of Wednesday evening, it appeared two and possibly three races would be heading to an automatic recount. Come 2019, the Democrats…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | EMILY’s List gets behind Democratic legislative candidates
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EMILY’s List, a national group that backs pro-abortion-rights Democratic women candidates, has endorsed 14 Colorado legislative candidates, including a half dozen running for seats that could determine which party has the majority in the state Senate. The group’s president, Stephanie Schriock, said the group’s picks “have the backbones and experience to fight for Colorado’s women…
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State lawmaker under fire for comparing women marchers to Hitler’s ‘brownshirts’
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Republican state Rep. Tim Leonard of Evergreen is under fire for a Facebook post in which he compared women marchers to Hitler’s brownshirts, the Nazi militia members who began the campaigns of violence against Jews in pre-World War II Germany. Leonard has two Facebook pages, one for his personal life and another for his political…
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Tens of thousands protest Trump, vow to take back country at second Denver Women’s March
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On the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration and just hours after the federal government went into a partial shutdown, tens of thousands of protesters – most waving signs and many clad in signature pink hats – flooded Denver’s Civic Center Park and streets around the state Capitol Saturday morning for the city’s second Women’s…
