michael johnston
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Denver could be back in DNC spotlight 20 years later
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It’s been nearly two decades since Denver shared the spotlight as host to the 2008 Democratic National Convention — and a lot has happened in the city since then. But not major party conventions. In fact, before 2008, Denver hadn’t hosted a major party convention since 1908, when Democrats nominated William Jennings Bryan, who supported…
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NOONAN | Guv-elect thumbs nose at his party’s neighborhood school advocates
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Paula Noonan Mark Twain said, “I am dead to adverbs, they cannot excite me.” Gov.-elect Jared Polis didn’t get that message. He named his transition team website: “Boldly Forward.” Boldly forward heads badly backward is more accurate. Individuals on Polis’s transition team for education policy highlight the governor-elect’s in-your-face rejection of what almost all parents in…
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Colo. campaign-spending initiative sets signature record
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Signatures for the last of seven measures that proponents hope to make it to the November ballot were turned in to the secretary of state just after 2:30 p.m. Monday. The last one turned out to be the biggest in terms of petition signatures, with more than 212,000 names – a new state record for…
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‘All families have the right to choose the best educational options for their children’
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How interesting – no, how ugly – were the teachers unions’ pro-Cary Kennedy attack ads during the Democratic primary against Michael Johnston and even Jared Polis. Their crime? They dared to discuss parental choice in education. Middle- and upper-income parents who are dissatisfied with the public school to which their children are assigned have the…
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PAC backing Johnston for governor gets another $1M from Bloomberg
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A political action committee backing former state Sen. Michael Johnston of Denver for the Democratic nod for governor has received another $1 million dollars from Michael Bloomberg, bringing the wealthy former New York mayor’s total donations to the committee to $2 million. The contribution to Frontier Fairness, on June 5, was reported in filings last…
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PRIMARY PREVIEW: Money matters in the governor’s race
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In the void of policy differences and clear, consistent polling on gubernatorial primary candidates, money is the next best measure. Spending in the race has soared past $25 million, fueled by two wealthy candidates – Republican Victor Mitchell and Democrat Jared Polis – and a slew of super PACs that have already doled out millions.…
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INSIGHTS: A clean campaign is an empty promise
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All four Democrats on Colorado’s primary ballot for governor signed a clean-campaign pledge last year, promising a mud-free zone on the trail and on the airwaves. That’s the spirit that can bind a party together. But with about two weeks to go before June 26 primary and a race perceived to be taking shape, the…
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NOONAN | Now’s the time to see who’s getting — and spending — in the guv’s race
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The Colorado governor’s race illustrates the new normal in campaign finance. Candidates need millions to win a primary. Six of eight candidates in the GOP and Democratic primaries have raised more than a million dollars. Victor Mitchell and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis have multiple millions through self-funding as of the most recent reports. Former state Sen. Michael…
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Democratic candidates for governor to participate in One Colorado debate
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One Colorado, the state’s leading advocacy organization for LGBTQ Coloradans, will host a debate with the four candidates for governor from the Democratic Party on Thursday, June 7. The debate, which will focus on LGBTQ issues, will be moderated by Colorado Politics’ own Joey Bunch and is to be held at the EXDO Event Center, 1399…
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Voters to quiz Democratic gubernatorial candidates
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With the June 26 primary fast approaching, gubernatorial candidates are on a tour of forums to get their message out, fielding questions usually put forward by activists and reporters. Saturday, voters get a chance. Democratic gubernatorial candidates Michael Johnston, Cary Kennedy, Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis will field questions from an…