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Cripple Creek councilmen face recall after voting to allow retail gift shop in heritage center
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Two Cripple Creek councilmen have been named in a special recall election scheduled for late January over their votes last summer to allow retail sales at a city-owned facility. The resident-led initiative attempts to oust Councilmen Mark Green and Charles Solomone after they voted in early July to permit a retail gift shop to operate…
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Judge throws out political signage dispute from Elizabeth recall election
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a former elected official in Elizabeth who alleged town leaders violated his rights when a police officer removed several of his signs for failing to comply with the municipal code. Jason Weiss, a former member of the town’s board of trustees, ran against then-Mayor Megan Vasquez in…
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Campaign recalling City Councilman Wayne Williams ends, shifts to opposing mayoral bid
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The campaign recalling Councilman Wayne Williams announced Friday afternoon it has not gathered enough signatures to go forward and will shift to opposing his bid for mayor. While the campaign, called Integrity Matters, did not garner enough signatures, it did succeed in educating voters on Williams, an announcement from the campaign said. “We are not…
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Recall of party-switching state senator halted by Denver judge
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A Denver District Court judge on Monday temporarily halted a recall of state Sen. Kevin Priola, a boon for Democrats as they seek to retain the Colorado state Senate. Judge Marie Moses issued a temporary injunction blocking any further action by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office on the recall of Priola, a newly-minted Democrat from…
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Effort to recall Sen. Kevin Priola has 60 days to collect over 18,000 signatures
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The race to recall state Sen. Kevin Priola began on Friday, with proponents given 60 days to collect more than 18,000 signatures in order to force a special recall election. In late August, Priola announced he was changing parties from Republican to Democrat after serving on the state House and Senate as a Republican since…
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Uproar in San Luis Valley over district attorney’s actions
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The honeymoon is over in the San Luis Valley between its freshman District Attorney, the Alamosa police chief and residents – who last week begged the City Council to use taxpayers’ money in an effort to recall the man some nicknamed “Let’em Go Alonzo.” The council listened to sentiment during the three hour meeting that District…
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Petition to recall Colorado governor continues to divide Polis opponents
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Now that Dismiss Polis has the OK for its petition to recall Gov. Jared Polis, the self-avowed “official” recall group is urging fellow Republicans not to sign the Dismiss Polis petition. In a Monday night Facebook post, hours after the Secretary of State’s Office approved Dismiss Polis’ petition, a Facebook post urged voters to “please…
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All three Custer County commissioners could end up out of a job
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Word is that the Custer County clerk in tiny Westcliffe (population 564) has certified citizens’ signatures on petitions seeking the recall of all three of the county’s commissioners. So, the pending ouster is heading to the November ballot. We learned of it from Sangre de Cristo Sentinel Managing Editor George Gramlich, who tells us it appears to…
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Noonan: School district mill, bond resolutions cannot resolve state underfunding
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Colorado’s public schools have experienced the short end of the money stick since the 2008 recession. From 2010, annual funding has run about $950 per year per student less than obligated. The state Legislature labels the gap as the “school finance negative factor.” That’s the crisis that many school districts want to mitigate through bond…
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Effort to recall Thornton city councilor for ties to oil industry fails
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Jan Kulmann, a city councilor of Thornton’s Ward 4, who was facing a recall effort from anti-fracking group, North Metro Neighbors for Safe Energy, will not be subject to a recall election this year. According to the Denver Business Journal, the effort from North Metro Neighbors group has all but “fizzled,” out. In an email…
