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Colorado House ethics committee delays hearing to allow Rep. Lindsay to seek legal counsel
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The Colorado House ethics committee voted Monday to pause the ethics complaint against Rep. Mandy Lindsay while she seeks legal counsel. The hearing was scheduled to begin with two days of testimony, during which Lindsay could present evidence and call witnesses and other witnesses — including Rep. Junie Joseph, D‑Boulder — were expected to testify.…
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Democratic candidates DeGette, Kiros and James clash in CD1 forum
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The three Democratic candidates for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District clashed on Friday night over a host of issues, even as they expressed frustration with their party. The candidates — U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, doctoral student Melat Kiros and university regent Wanda James — took part in the forum moderated by Colorado Politics reporters on Friday…
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Bernie Sanders endorses DeGette challenger Melat Kiros in Colorado’s 1st CD Democratic primary
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday endorsed congressional candidate Melat Kiros, one of two Democrats challenging 15-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s June primary. Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with the Democrats, called the 29-year-old Kiros “exactly the kind of bold leader we need in Congress” and said he is “excited” to endorse…
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Democratic ballots outpace Republicans’ as Colorado’s primary vote starts to trickle in
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With less than two weeks left before ballots are due in Colorado’s primary election, election officials have logged in ballots from just under 6% of the state’s 4 million active, registered voters, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said Thursday. As of noon Wednesday, county clerks reported receiving 230,436 ballots, with ballots cast in the…
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Amid public pressure, Colorado candidates tackle social media regulations for minors
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Following the accidental overdose of her daughter in 2020, Patti Lujan pursued a lawsuit against Snapchat, the social media platform that, she claimed, connected her daughter with a drug dealer. In a news release announcing the lawsuit, Lujan alleged that Snapchat’s platform “‘purposefully obstructs parental supervision’ and ‘enables (drug) dealers to locate and access nearby…
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It won’t end the drought, but ‘Super El Niño’ expected to boost Colorado moisture
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Colorado is headed into what could be one of its strongest El Niño summers on record, a shift expected to bring above‑average monsoon moisture, though not enough to erase the state’s long‑running drought. That was the assessment on Tuesday from the Water Conditions Monitoring Committee, a group of state and federal water officials and local…
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Colorado State Shooting Association files constitutional challenge to firearms dealer law
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A firearms group has filed a lawsuit challenging a recently signed law expanding regulations for firearms dealers in Colorado. House Bill 26-1126 clarifies that firearms dealers must hold both a federal and state license to operate. The bill also allows the Department of Revenue to fine dealers up to $100,000 for second or subsequent violations of…
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Michael Dougherty is literally running for attorney general in Colorado Democrat’s 1st TV ad
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Democratic attorney general candidate Michael Dougherty, the Boulder County district attorney, runs laps around the judicial complex in Denver that houses the office he’s seeking in a TV ad released Friday that includes a subtle dig at one of his primary opponents. Dougherty, a veteran ultramarathoner — he covered 100 miles in under 24 hours…
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As number of unaffiliated voters grow in Colorado, experts note patterns, behavior
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For the first time in Colorado’s history, more primary ballots are going to voters without a party affiliation than to registered Democrats or Republicans. As such, political experts said, candidates today need to appeal to a new block of people — unaffiliated voters are not monolithic in their political views — who have begun to…
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Bennet campaign finance case delayed again as Colorado Elections Division amends complaint
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A campaign‑finance complaint alleging that U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s Senate committee improperly paid for travel tied to his gubernatorial bid won’t get a public hearing until after the June 30 primary. The latest development followed months of delays and a late‑May amended filing by a state election office. Four complaints have been filed against the…