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Colorado state senator used text message to avoid open records scrutiny
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In the week prior to Colorado Sen. Kevin Priola announcing that he was flipping political parties, the soon-to-be-Democrat said in a text message to his soon-to-be party leader that he would share certain information with him but wanted to avoid the state’s email system so as not to leave a paper trail subject to public…
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Republican voters had highest turnout in Colorado primary election
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Despite being the minority in Colorado, Republicans made up the plurality of voters in the June primary election and had the highest voter turnout of any party. Of the 3.79 million active registered voters in Colorado, only around 957,000 are Republicans, compared to more than 1,069,000 Democrats and nearly 1,647,000 unaffiliated voters. However, 34.5% of…
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Colorado GOP files complaint against Polis over governor’s letter touting TABOR refund
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The Colorado Republican Party on Thursday filed a complaint against Gov. Jared Polis, alleging the Democrat violated campaign finance law by enclosing a letter with tax refund checks going in the mail this week to 3.1 million state residents. Calling the move a “political stunt,” state GOP chair Kristi Burton Brown said in a statement…
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Democrat Michael Bennet outraises GOP challenger Joe O’Dea in 2nd quarter, holds big cash advantage
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Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet heads into the general election with nearly 10 times as much cash on hand as his Republican challenger, Joe O’Dea, according to fundraising totals released by the Colorado nominees’ campaigns. Bennet, who is seeking a third term, pulled in $3.3 million for the second quarter and finished the period with…
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Bob Beauprez endorses economist Tim Reichert in 7th CD Republican primary
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The Republican who represented Colorado’s suburban 7th Congressional District for two terms after the seat was established two decades ago has endorsed economist Tim Reichert in the district’s GOP primary. Former U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez, a former chairman of the state Republican Party and two-time gubernatorial nominee, said on Friday that Reichert’s economic expertise prompted…
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Republican ballot count noses ahead 5 days out from Colorado’s primary election
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With five days left to return ballots in Colorado’s primary election, state and county officials said more votes have been cast in the Republican primary than in the Democratic contest, though registered Republicans are still voting at a slower pace than their Democratic and unaffiliated counterparts. Through 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, county clerks had logged in 525,807…
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Owens slams Democrats’ ads boosting ‘2nd-tier’ GOP candidates for Colorado governor, US Senate
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Former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens on Friday denounced expensive ad campaigns launched this week by Democratic groups as a “disingenuous” attempt to influence the state’s Republican primaries for governor and U.S. Senate by encouraging GOP voters to nominate candidates he describes as “second tier.” “The Democrats are focusing on the Republican primaries because their only…
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2022 SESSION: Republicans lose out on legislation but force concessions
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As Republicans hold only 39 seats of Colorado’s 100-member legislature, the minority party ran into issues for their priority legislation but partly succeeded in diminishing several Democratic initiatives. Only five of the Colorado Republican Party’s 44-bill package received approval from the state Senate and House. Of the remaining 39 bills, the legislature rejected 34, two…
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Q&A with Jeff Hunt | On the abortion front
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Jeff Hunt serves as director of the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University and is one of the most visible voices on the abortion debate. Hunt said the conversation within the anti-abortion movement in Colorado revolves around a ballot measure in 2024 that is similar to Proposition 115, which asked voters in 2020 to ban…
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Former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens endorses Joe O’Dea in US Senate primary
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Former Gov. Bill Owens on Wednesday endorsed fellow Republican Joe O’Dea in Colorado’s GOP primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet. Pointing to the construction company O’Dea founded while in college, Owens said that the first-time candidate has the real-world experience to represent Colorado and help tackle national problems in a…
