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El Paso County GOP mulls punishing Republicans deemed insufficiently Republican
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El Paso County Republicans plan to decide whether the local party can censure its members for violating its platforms or getting crosswise with GOP leaders. The county GOP’s central committee – made up of precinct leaders, party officers and elected officials – is scheduled to weigh a proposed bylaws amendment to establish a formal censure procedure…
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Lauren Boebert tops year-end fundraising among Colorado congressional candidates
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For the fourth consecutive quarter, Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert raised more in campaign contributions than any other U.S. House candidate in Colorado, and it wasn’t even close. The freshman lawmaker from Silt reported raising just over $800,000 for the three-month period that ended Dec. 31, bringing her total contributions for the year to nearly…
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Court recommends tossing lawsuit against AG Weiser for alleged Facebook blocking
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Attorney General Phil Weiser cannot be sued for a First Amendment violation for allegedly deleting comments and banning a man from his Facebook pages, a federal magistrate judge has recommended. Neither the U.S. Supreme Court nor the federal appeals court in Colorado has established that public officials may be held liable for similar conduct, U.S.…
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Elbert County Clerk and Recorder admits copying election hard drives, says it’s his duty to ‘preserve’ 2020 records
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Dallas Schroeder, the Republican Clerk and Recorder for Elbert County, made copies of two hard drives of the county’s Dominion Voting Systems equipment, received instructions from two non-election staffers on how to do so, and admitted giving a copy to two private attorneys, who included his personal counsel. Schroeder’s admission came in response to a…
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Federal judge declines to intervene in Biden minimum wage rule for seasonal river guides
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A federal judge in Colorado refused to block a Biden administration regulation increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors, including seasonal river guides who operate on public land. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer rejected a request from Arkansas Valley Adventures’ owner, Duke Bradford, to declare that President Joe Biden exceeded his authority.…
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Gino Campana unloads on rival Joe O’Dea’s decision to petition into Colorado’s US Senate primary
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Colorado Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gino Campana blasted primary rival Joe O’Dea on Friday after the latter announced plans to seek a spot on the June primary ballot by petition, suggesting O’Dea is too liberal to win support from GOP delegates at the state assembly. In turn, O’Dea, the owner of a Denver-based construction company,…
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‘Lies, lies and damn lies’: Boebert’s GOP challenger swings back at ads alleging hemp scheme
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The gloves came off quickly in the Republican primary for the Colorado congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert. Boebert’s campaign announced on Thursday that it was launching a barrage of attack ads aimed at state Sen. Don Coram, the Montrose Republican who made it official last week that he’s challenging the incumbent. The…
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Officials in both parties eye bids to replace Ed Perlmutter in Colorado’s 7th District
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Several Jefferson County politicians tell Colorado Politics they’re deciding whether to jump in the race for the 7th Congressional District after eight-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s surprise announcement on Monday that he won’t run for re-election. The potential candidates include two state lawmakers and a county commissioner whose husband narrowly lost a bid for…
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Colorado judge hears request to block Biden’s wage rule for outdoor recreation workers
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A federal judge in Colorado will decide whether President Joe Biden exceeded his authority by requiring outdoor recreation companies that operate on federal land to pay their workers a minimum wage of $15 per hour plus overtime. Duke Bradford, owner of Arkansas Valley Adventures, and the Colorado River Outfitters Association are asking U.S. District Court Chief…
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Colorado officials reflect on 1-year anniversary of US Capitol attack
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On the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Colorado elected officials – including many who were inside the Capitol when it was stormed by a mob of Trump supporters – marked the occasion by asking the American public never to forget it, while others dismissed its comparison to momentous events…
