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Much Trump talk at Colorado’s whittling of governor hopefuls

Apr 15, 2018

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Associated Press

BROOMFIELD – A former mayor delivered a rousing speech praising President Donald Trump and helped hand a stunning defeat to Colorado’s moderate attorney general in the race to enter the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary Saturday, while Democrats selected two candidates who pledged to push back against the White House. In the Denver suburb of Broomfield,…
Colo. state party assemblies: Battle for the ballot — Complete CoPo coverage

Apr 14, 2018

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Mark Harden special to Colorado Politics

Colorado Republicans and Democrats are gathering Saturday to choose candidates for statewide office to appear on the primary ballot in June – and last-minute drama involving key candidates has made the gatherings even more tense than usual. Colorado Politics reporters have been covering the lead-up to the party gatherings, and Ernest Luning and Marianne Goodland…
Petition management firm used by Lamborn, Stapleton has checkered past

Apr 11, 2018

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Rachel Riley, The Gazette

COLORADO SPRINGS – Questions about the validity of petitions circulated for a gubernatorial candidate and incumbent congressman have put a Colorado Springs firm in the middle of a political controversy that’s rocking the state. But this isn’t the first time officials have questioned the work of the firm hired to collect signatures to win spots…
Survey: When it comes to governor, most Colo. voters undecided

Mar 31, 2018

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ERIN PRATER

A majority of Colorado voters aren’t sure who they’ll vote for in November when it comes to the gubernatorial race, a survey commissioned by Save the Children Action Network recently found. Sixty-two percent of Republican primary voters haven’t yet made up their mind, and nearly as many of Democrats – 52% – haven’t either, according…
Mike Coffman challenger Jason Crow talks about the battle in front of him

May 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Denver attorney and decorated combat veteran Jason Crow says he decided to run for Congress soon after the November election, when it was clear to him that the world had changed overnight. “After the election, my wife and I, like many people, were trying to figure out what our world looked like and how we…
Colorado historic preservation group to honor restoration of House, Senate chambers at Capitol

May 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Preservation, Inc., plans to honor the restoration of the House and Senate chambers at the state Capitol at the Dana Crawford and State Honor Awards Celebration on May 18 in Denver. It’s among award recipients the organization will recognize at the annual gala for significant achievements across the state in the field of historic preservation.…
Economic development plan targets affordable housing, grocery stores

May 9, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

With an economy considered one of the strongest in America, the City and County of Denver wants to build on its success and identify future business trends and workforce needs, help address the affordable housing issue and locate up to three grocery stores in underserved communities. Those were among the goals recently outlined to the…
Stapleton 5-party funding to allow new school, fire station, homes

Mar 29, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

A five-party funding arrangement is to be considered by Denver City Council that would eventually allow some 2,800 new homes to be built on the former Stapleton International Airport property, which was decommissioned in the mid-1990s. The Stapleton “Five Parties” (City and County of Denver, Denver Urban Renewal Authority, Denver Public Schools, Forest City and…
Financing plans considered for Sloans projects

Feb 2, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

A 77-year-old building that played a key role in Denver’s early history will be re-purposed to try to help address the city’s current affordable housing crisis, as the “Sloans Block 3” redevelopment project on the former St. Anthony Central Hospital site in northwest Denver gets underway this year. The project is being developed by Sloans…