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Should bitcoin be allowed for Colo. campaign contributions? New rules proposed
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Could Colorado be ready to accept bitcoin as a way of making donations to candidates? Secretary of State Wayne Williams is proposing rules that could start that process. But the better question, according to one lawmaker, is whether candidates should accept bitcoin, or other forms of cryptocurrency, as campaign contributions. Williams’ proposed rules, issued this…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Teachers union backs Neguse in 2nd CD Dem primary
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There isn’t much time left for politicians and organizations to announce their endorsements in Colorado’s primary races. Ballots will be arriving in mailboxes within a few weeks and voters will be soon be voting, so expect a flood of announcements by early June from the big enchiladas who want to help their favored candidates win.…
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Anti-squatters bill on its way to Hickenlooper
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A Colorado legislative measure born out of frustration with the process of evicting those who illegally take over someone’s home is on its way to Gov. John Hickenlooper for signing. Senate Bill 15 would set up a faster process for getting “squatters” – people who move into a home without homeowner authorization – evicted from…
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Trail Mix: Can’t keep track? Follow the string
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You know the familiar creepy scene in crime dramas when we discover the culprit’s lair and get a glimpse into the twisted mind behind the mayhem we’ve been witnessing? There’s usually a wall covered with photos and newspaper clips – though, to be fair, those might brand it as a period piece these days –…
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Lamborn stays on primary ballot after courts deny last-ditch appeals
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After a pair of lawsuits finally finished working their way through state and federal courts on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has found himself back where he was a month ago: On the June primary ballot, running for a seventh term. Those lawsuits yielded a mountain of documents, a blizzard of insults, as many close…
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Federal judge orders Lamborn onto primary ballot
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A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams to add U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn to June’s Republican primary ballot and said Williams can’t enforce a state law requiring candidates’ petition circulators to be Colorado residents. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Philip Brimmer means Lamborn, a Colorado Springs Republican serving his sixth term…
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‘It’s in the judge’s hands’: Ruling on Lamborn’s political fate expected soon
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A federal judge in Denver said Monday he plans to issue a ruling “soon” on a lawsuit filed by U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in an attempt to get his name on the Republican primary ballot. U.S. District Court Judge Philip Brimmer listened to several hours of testimony and arguments Monday morning as an attorney representing…
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Judge denies Hill’s bid to intervene in Lamborn’s lawsuit over ouster from primary
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A federal judge ruled over the weekend that state Sen. Owen Hill and a group of fellow Republicans won’t be allowed to intervene in a lawsuit filed by U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in the six-term GOP incumbent’s bid to get back on the primary ballot after the Colorado Supreme Court removed him. It’s the latest…
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Lamborn lawsuit over spot on primary ballot headed to federal court
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has his day in court Monday in Denver, when a federal judge has scheduled a hearing over a lawsuit that could determine whether the six-term Republican can appear on the June primary ballot. Lamborn sued Secretary of State Wayne Williams in U.S. District Court this week in response to a unanimous…
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Owen Hill wants to intervene in federal lawsuit that could keep Doug Lamborn off ballot
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Owen Hill, a Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, wants to oppose Lamborn in federal court in a case that could keep the six-term incumbent off the June primary ballot. Hill, a Colorado Springs state senator and one of four Republicans trying to unseat Lamborn, plans to file a motion to intervene in the U.S.…
