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Arapahoe County Democrats grapple with outrage over years-old ‘too many blacks’ remark

Apr 27, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Arapahoe County Democrats say they’re working to resolve racial tensions within the party after a years-old remark about “too many blacks” running for office in the county resurfaced recently on social media and in a newspaper article, reigniting a long-simmering controversy. The conflict stems from a candidate training session conducted by party officials in Aurora…
Contests for legislative leadership taking shape in tumultuous election year

Oct 27, 2016

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Ernest Luning

There’s more than one election looming within the next couple of weeks in Colorado. Two days after voters finish casting ballots on Nov. 8, state lawmakers – including what could be more than a dozen newly elected legislators – are scheduled to gather at the Capitol to elect leadership positions for the 71st General Assembly.…
That’s politics: Fresh-faced candidate for key statehouse seat sent packing

Aug 9, 2016

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John Tomasic

Gail Bell, a 48-year-old U.S. Army veteran and an idealistic political novice, filed to run as an independent candidate May 10 for the hotly contested Colorado House District 36 seat. Bell dumped nearly $900 of her own money into the race. Then she got a lesson in politics and, on Friday, she dropped out. Bell…
#Coleg primary elections wrap up: Nail-biters, knockdowns, shakeups

Jun 29, 2016

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John Tomasic

A gray sky spit hail at last-minute Colorado voters, cars stacked bumper to bumper on Front Range roads, and primary elections ballots piled up at county clerks’s offices around the state, remaking in a preliminary way the shape of the Legislature to come. In the year of Donald Trump, state Republicans lost two hard-line headline-makers…
Campaign chair calls on Dem state House candidate to withdraw, citing criminal record, ‘misrepresentations’

Jun 14, 2016

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Ernest Luning

A member of the Aurora Public Schools Board and Democratic state House candidate who describes his occupation as “Life Visionary” appears to have taken his knack for self-invention to extreme heights, an investigation by The Colorado Statesman has revealed. Eric Durane Nelson, 38, one of two Aurora Democrats in a primary for the House District…
Ryden: We need to listen to our teachers

Apr 13, 2016

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Rep. Su Ryden

One of the joys of representing the great people of Aurora in the state legislature is being able to hear from my constituents. One of my constituents, an educator in Aurora Public Schools, was kind enough to take the time to give me her classroom perspective about The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College…
The Hot Sheet, April 5, 2016

Apr 5, 2016

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Jared Wright

VOL. 01 NO. 58 | APRIL 5, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright @_JaredWright_ DENVER — Good morning — another big political Tuesday on the 2016 campaign trail today. A potential Colorado GOP bellwether, the polls are open in Wisconsin for the Democratic and Republican primary elections with Ted Cruz the narrowly…
Two Democrats help kill House oil and gas bill

Apr 5, 2016

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Ramsey Scott

Democrats at the Legislature who represent some of the Front Range suburban communities at the center of the war over oil and gas drilling in Colorado are continuing to push proposals that would grant local authorities more power over drilling operations. Their efforts are winning headlines and generating social media fireworks even as they are…
The Hot Sheet, March 18, 2016

Mar 18, 2016

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Jared Wright

By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Good morning and happy Friday. As we head into a full weekend of county assemblies for both the Democrats and Republicans, good luck to each of you, whether you are a volunteer, a donor, a delegate, an alternate, campaign staff or the candidate. Pat yourselves…
The Hot Sheet, March 16, 2016

Mar 16, 2016

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Jared Wright

VOL. 01 NO. 44 | MARCH 16, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Super Tuesday Round 3 is complete. Marco Rubio‘s biggest mistake: Rich Beeson, “The days of having to have 50 field staffers and 25 offices are done. We can have a…