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Independent gubernatorial candidate Greg Lopez, a former GOP congressman, qualifies for Colorado ballot
Unaffiliated gubernatorial candidate Greg Lopez, a former Republican congressman from Elizabeth who left the GOP to run as an independent, has qualified for the ballot by submitting enough petition signatures, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said Tuesday. He’ll face Democratic nominee Phil Weiser, the state’s two-term attorney general, and Republican Victor Marx, a first-time…
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Surprise candidate Shimon Blau cleared to face off against Melat Kiros in November
Unaffiliated congressional candidate Shimon Blau, a Denver doctor, has qualified by petition for the general election in Colorado’s 1st District, where Democrat Melat Kiros defeated 15-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in last month’s primary, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said Friday. Blau, a newcomer to politics, submitted just shy of 2,000 valid signatures on…
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Victor Marx, GOP candidate for governor, faces 100-plus campaign finance complaints
Victor Marx’s gubernatorial campaign has been hit with more than 140 campaign finance complaints, although most have been consolidated by the state’s election office because they follow similar alleged violations. Marx faces Attorney General Phil Weiser, who won the Democratic nomination, in the general election. All but one of the complaints filed against the Marx…
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DOJ sues Colorado to overturn in‑state tuition for students living in the country illegally
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Colorado to dismantle a decade‑old law that grants in‑state tuition to students living illegally in the United States, setting up a high‑stakes clash over immigration policy. In 2013, after more than six tries in a decade, Colorado legislators passed Senate Bill 33, also known as the ASSET Act,…
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Senate committee advances Trump’s 10th Circuit nominee, as Domenico responds to questions about delays
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Denver-based federal appeals court on Thursday by a party-line vote of 12-10. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico, who was Trump’s first-term appointee to Colorado’s federal trial court, is now seeking a seat on the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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Democrat Phil Weiser names Jeffco Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper as his gubernatorial running mate
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, the Democratic nominee for governor, on Wednesday named Jefferson County Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper to be his lieutenant governor running mate in the general election. Calling her “someone who can be a governing partner,” Weiser said at a news conference that Dahlkemper’s broad range of experience in local government made her…
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Details emerge after teen motorcycle parental consent bill is set to become law in Colorado
Gov. Jared Polis this year signed a bill that requires minors to obtain parental consent for a motorcycle instruction permit — legislation inspired by a young man who almost died in a crash last year. The measure, House Bill 26-1079, sailed through the House and Senate with unanimous support in both chambers and all committees…
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston gives third State of the City address
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston will deliver his third State of the City address on Tuesday, when he is expected to outline major initiatives on utility costs, childcare and other affordability challenges. The mayor, who confirmed he is seeking reelection, told The Denver Gazette in an exclusive interview Friday that, in the last year of his…
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Federal judge dismisses Colorado county sheriff’s challenge to law limiting immigration cooperation
A federal judge dismissed a challenge from Mesa County Sheriff’s Office leaders last week to a Colorado law limiting public employees’ cooperation with immigration authorities, concluding that the plaintiffs did not allege they engage in any conduct that the law would prohibit. In a July 17 order, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher noted…
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Will Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ independent streak define his legacy?
Sometimes aligned with his party and at other times apart from it, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has spent much of his tenure charting his own course. That independent streak carried through fights over labor policy, rural anger over wolf reintroduction and ultimately his decision to commute Tina Peters’ sentence, a move that reshaped his standing…