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Wayne Williams joins city as Colorado Springs Mayor Mobolade’s new chief of staff
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Wayne Williams will be the next chief of staff for Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade, turning the two former election opponents into partners in city government. The two officially announced the hire Thursday, citing Williams’ decades of experience with city, county and state government as skills he would bring to the administration. Williams will not…
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Federal judge finds constitutional challenge to Colorado’s charitable solicitation law not viable
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A company that solicits charitable donations for nonprofits cannot continue its constitutional challenge to Colorado’s regulations because it no longer faces a prohibition on operating in the state, a federal judge ruled last week. InfoCision Management Corporation, located in Akron, Ohio, alleged a portion of Colorado’s Charitable Solicitations Act unconstitutionally infringed upon its free speech rights…
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Colorado Springs mayor’s race: 5 factors that influenced Yemi Mobolade’s historic victory
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In his effort to win the Colorado Springs mayor’s seat in Tuesday’s runoff election, entrepreneur Yemi Mobolade had to overcome a blank political resume and grab voters on both sides of the aisle, as well as somewhere in between, to earn their support and drive them to the ballot box. Yemi Mobolade makes Colorado Springs…
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NEWS | Yemi Mobolade to become 42nd mayor of Colorado Springs
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Highlights from Yemi Mobolade’s watch party on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at the COS City Hub in Colorado Springs. According to preliminary, unofficial results, Mobolade defeated Wayne Williams by about 15 percentage points, becoming the city’s first elected Black mayor and the first Colorado Springs mayor who isn’t a registered Republican in the more than…
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Watch party crowd applauds Mobolade
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The crowd at Yemi’s Mobolade’s watch party cheered him on as the first unofficial runoff election results came in. (Video by Breeanna Jent)
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Colorado Springs ethics commission dismisses complaint against mayoral candidate Wayne Williams
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The Colorado Springs Independent Ethics Commission has dismissed an ethics complaint against mayoral candidate Wayne Williams related to the City Council’s January approval of a controversial water rule. Colorado Springs mayoral candidate Longinos Gonzalez calls for independent ethics investigation into opponent Wayne Williams Deputy City Attorney Tracy Lessig notified El Paso County Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez…
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Campaign confusion: former Sheriff Elder acknowledges earlier ‘support’ for Williams, despite endorsement of Mobalade
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One of El Paso County’s formerly highest-ranking officials was seemingly caught between two Colorado Springs mayoral campaigns over the weekend after questions arose about whom he supported in the city’s upcoming mayoral runoff election. Former El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder this weekend formally endorsed Colorado Springs mayoral candidate Yemi Mobolade in the race, about…
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Colorado Springs city election results hold with military, overseas ballots
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As the results of Colorado Springs’ April 4 municipal election inch closer to being certified, updated unofficial election results posted Wednesday night show not much has changed in a week. Yemi Mobolade and Wayne Williams are still leading in the mayor’s race, according to unofficial updated results posted by city clerk’s officials at 6 p.m.…
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Colorado Springs city election: Key dates and a look at what’s next ahead of mayoral runoff election
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About a week after Colorado Springs’ April 4 municipal election, city clerk’s officials are still accepting a small number of ballots before certifying and announcing final results by Friday. The ‘post-election period’ During this “post-election” period, City Clerk Sarah Johnson’s office is accepting, but not yet processing, ballots from military and overseas residents through 5…
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Colorado Springs mayoral candidate Sallie Clark considers requesting recount: ‘It’s not over until it’s over’
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Sallie Clark hasn’t given up her fight in the race to become Colorado Springs’ next mayor. The candidate on Friday sent a letter to City Clerk Sarah Johnson saying that she may request a discretionary recount of Colorado Springs’ April 4 municipal election. Clark asked for more information on the estimated cost of a recount.…