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Judicial performance evaluations released, Montezuma County judge disciplined | COURT CRAWL
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. Colorado’s citizen-led judicial performance commissions released their voter narratives for the judges standing for retention in November, plus a disciplinary panel imposed consequences on a Montezuma County judge for his misconduct. Judicial retention • There are 123 state judges standing…
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Appeals court rejects former DougCo commissioner’s legal fee claim
The Colorado Court of Appeals rejected a former Douglas County commissioner’s bid for reimbursement of attorney fees she incurred while responding to multiple investigations into her conduct. The dispute stemmed from a 2019 anonymous letter sent to county officials alleging mismanagement and other problems within the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Three years later, then Commissioner…
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Douglas County commissioner Lora Thomas resigns, accusing fellow officials of harassment
Lora Thomas, who has served on the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners since 2016, announced Friday she is resigning, effective immediately. Thomas said she can no longer take the “unrelenting attacks, harassment and punishment” from fellow commissioners Abe Laydon and George Teal. Thomas, who is term-limited, said she had planned to serve out the…
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Douglas County commissioners reissue censure of Lora Thomas, accusing her of spreading misinformation
Douglas County commissioners Abe Laydon and George Teal voted to reissue the 2023 censure of fellow Commissioner Lora Thomas, accusing her of spreading “misinformation, disinformation, or frank untruths” in her weekly newsletter to constituents. In August 2023, Teal and Laydon voted to censure Thomas, accusing her of “public shaming of county volunteers with inaccurate information.”…
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Lora Thomas points to ‘dark money’ spent in attack ads against her in GOP loss
Following her Tuesday night defeat in the state House District 43 primary election, Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas insisted a political committee spent $180,000 in attack ads against her. Thomas lost by 824 votes to first-time candidate Matt Burcham, out of 12,064 votes counted, according to Douglas County’s unofficial tally from Tuesday night. When asked where…
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Douglas County aims to challenge Colorado’s sanctuary laws amid illegal immigration surge in Denver
Douglas County’s commissioners are eyeing a legal challenge to Colorado’s “sanctuary” laws amid a surge in illegal immigration that has already cost Denver – the epicenter of the crisis – tens of millions of dollars. They also advanced a proposed ordinance that bars commercial buses from unloading passengers “other than at a planned and scheduled documented destination,” a clear attempt to…
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Douglas County aims to challenge Colorado’s sanctuary laws amid illegal immigration surge in Denver
Douglas County’s commissioners are eyeing a legal challenge to Colorado’s “sanctuary” laws amid a surge in illegal immigration that has already cost Denver — the epicenter of the crisis — tens of millions of dollars. They also advanced a proposed ordinance that bars commercial buses from unloading passengers “other than at a planned and scheduled documented destination,” a clear attempt to…
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Douglas County aims to challenge Colorado’s sanctuary laws amid illegal immigration surge in Denver
Douglas County’s commissioners are eyeing a legal challenge to Colorado’s “sanctuary” laws amid a surge in illegal immigration that has already cost Denver — the epicenter of the crisis — tens of millions of dollars. They also advanced a proposed ordinance that bars commercial buses from unloading passengers “other than at a planned and scheduled documented destination,” a clear attempt to…
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Colorado GOP endorses Trump, Polis declares disaster declaration as temperatures plummet | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Jan. 15, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: The Colorado Republican Party endorsed former President Donald Trump’s bid for another term late Sunday, nearly two months before state voters are set to cast ballots in Colorado’s presidential primary. In an unprecedented decision, the state GOP’s central committee voted to endorse Trump…
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Polis warns of ‘despair’ in housing, Adam Frisch hauls in $2.9 million, Judge Tymkovich tapped to sit on surveillance court | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Jan. 12, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday outlined the challenges ahead and his priorities for the new legislative session, and while he began with an upbeat note about how Colorado blazed new trails, the governor warned of the “hopelessness and despair” permeating housing. Colorado lacks…