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Nearly a dozen Republicans pack primary to replace Colorado’s Ken Buck | COVER STORY
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With just weeks until precinct caucuses and less than a month to go before nominating petitions are due, it’s crunch time in the Republican primary for Colorado’s safest GOP-held congressional seat. At last count, 11 candidates are vying for the chance to replace Republican Ken Buck, the former state GOP chairman who said in early…
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Nearly a dozen Republicans pack Colorado’s 4th CD primary, Democratic leaders want exemptions from open meetings law | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 19, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: With just weeks until precinct caucuses and less than a month to go before nominating petitions are due, it’s crunch time in the Republican primary for Colorado’s safest GOP-held congressional seat. At last count, 11 candidates are vying for the chance to replace…
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Colorado’s Jason Crow stresses urgency of Ukraine aid, slams Trump for NATO comments | TRAIL MIX
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Fresh from a trip to Ukraine as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, an Aurora Democrat, warned this week that the situation “couldn’t be more dire,” as the U.S. ally runs low on military hardware after nearly two years of fighting against Russian invaders. In an interview with Colorado Politics, Crow,…
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Bills on occupancy limit, foster youth advance, Denver council may try to override mayor’s veto | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 12, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: The Colorado House on Friday gave final approval to two major proposals dealing with housing and youth in the foster care system with a few defections among Democrats. House Bill 1007 would block local governments from imposing residential occupancy limits except for public…
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Judge denies Colorado GOP’s request to exclude unaffiliated voters from primary elections
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A federal judge on Friday declined a request from the Colorado Republican Party to block unaffiliated voters from participating in its primary elections, finding the GOP was unlikely to succeed in its constitutional challenge to a 2016 ballot measure allowing for unaffiliateds to vote in major party primaries. After a two-day hearing last week, U.S.…
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Lauren Boebert lands 5th in GOP straw poll, Janak Joshi jumps into 8th CD race | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 29, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s middling finish in a straw poll Thursday night drew gasps from the crowd that had just witnessed the Colorado lawmaker face off against eight other Republicans in a congressional primary debate at a rec center in Fort Lupton. The…
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Lauren Boebert finishes in middle of the pack in straw poll at inaugural GOP primary debate
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s middling finish in a straw poll Thursday night drew gasps from the crowd that had just witnessed the Colorado lawmaker face off against eight other Republicans in a congressional primary debate at a rec center in Fort Lupton. The headline-grabbing incumbent’s performance in the decidedly non-scientific survey – Boebert landed in…
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Map of wolves in Colorado released, as lawmakers grilled wildlife officials; Mike Lynch steps down as Republican leader | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 25, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: House Minority Leader Mike Lynch, a Republican from Wellington, announced this morning he will resign his leadership post effective at the end of the day, the culmination of attempts by colleagues to oust him after his drunk-driving arrest became public. A caucus election…
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Colorado GOP makes case to judge for barring unaffiliated voters from casting primary ballots
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The Colorado Republican Party presented a series of witnesses in federal court on Tuesday in its effort to block unaffiliated voters from participating in the party’s primary elections, months after the GOP failed to secure enough support from its own members to close its nominating process to those who are not registered Republicans. The defendant…
