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El Paso County commission candidate possible victim in petition fraud
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The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has asked the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office to investigate petitions submitted on behalf of David Leinweber’s campaign for county commissioner for fraud. Kate Singh, a spokeswoman for the DA, confirmed Thursday the office is investigating. Clerk and Recorder Steve Schleiker said his concerns have nothing to…
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El Paso County commission candidate possible victim in petition fraud
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The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has asked the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office to investigate petitions submitted on behalf of David Leinweber’s campaign for county commissioner for fraud. Kate Singh, a spokeswoman for the DA, confirmed Thursday the office is investigating. Clerk and Recorder Steve Schleiker said his concerns have nothing to…
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Republican Jeff Crank endorsed by Koch network’s Americans for Prosperity Action in Colorado’s 5th CD
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Americans for Prosperity Action, the deep-pocketed political arm of billionaire Charles Koch’s conservative advocacy network, on Thursday announced it’s throwing its support behind Republican Jeff Crank in the crowded GOP primary for the seat held by retiring U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn. Calling Crank – a podcaster and political consultant who previously served as state director…
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Colorado Supreme Court green lights $2 billion property tax relief measure for ballot
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for a multi-year, multibillion-dollar property tax relief measure to appear on the November ballot, declining to address the argument from a group of largely Republican challengers that Proposition HH violates the state constitution’s single-subject requirement. The lawsuit rocketed through the legal system, with only three months…
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Batting averages of Colorado lawmakers | 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
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The job of a state legislator is to pass laws, but in Colorado, some are more effective than others. To figure out the most and least successful lawmakers of the state’s 2023 legislative session, Colorado Politics looked at the bills they prime-sponsored in both chambers and ranked the number of bills passed, percentage of bills…
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Colorado Democrats, Republicans clash over Equal Rights Amendment
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Bipartisan lawmakers stood shoulder to shoulder Thursday morning in recognition of the Equal Rights Amendment, but within minutes the moment of solidarity shattered into a party battle on abortion and transgender rights. The state House of Representatives introduced a resolution marking the 100th anniversary of when the ERA, an effort to codify gender equality in the…
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Denver community leaders weigh in on mayor’s race as city grapples with public safety woes
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As Denver prepares to elect its first new mayor in 12 years, community leaders have begun to offer and press for answers from the mayoral candidates about one of the city’s most pressing challenge – public safety. The candidates have taken varied tones in their views on the role of policing and how to curb…
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Denver mayoral candidate Leslie Herod said she ‘transformed Colorado for the better’
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Leslie Herod began her political journey at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she said she thought she’d be a cheerleader. She quickly learned there were few people who looked like her and began to recognize severe inequities at the flagship university. So, she did something about it. Herod worked with a group of progressives…
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Metro realtors endorse Kelly Brough, council candidates
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Denver mayoral candidate Kelly Brough snagged the endorsement of the trade group for metro Denver’s realtors, the association announced on Friday. We are pleased to share our endorsements for the upcoming April 2023 election. We encourage our members to support these great candidates and also learn more about them by visiting their campaign websites below.…
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Find out where mayoral candidates stand on Denver’s rental licensure rule, housing, public safety
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Several candidates for Denver’s top post descrbed The Denver Metro Association of Realtors Thursday brought together seven candidates to discuss issues important to their members. Mayoral candidates Kelly Brough, Chris Hansen, Debbie Ortega, Mike Johnston, Leslie Herod, Andy Rougeot and Kwame Spearman discussed issues related to housing and public safety to the real estate community…
