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Proposition NN aims to add $500 million annually to K-12 education without tax hike
This story first appeared at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Coloradans will again vote on a long list of statewide ballot measures in 2026 — but unlike in previous years, the state Legislature had hardly anything to do with it. Proposition NN, which asks voters to raise the cap on the amount of tax revenue the […]
Amendment 84 would require ID numbers on Colorado mail ballots
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Coloradans who vote with a mail ballot must sign the ballot envelope. If voters approve a proposed constitutional amendment in November, they would also need to include an ID number on the envelope. would require voters to write the last four digits of their Social […]
State seeks $51,427 fine against Victor Marx for campaign finance violations
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Victor Marx, the Republican nominee for Colorado governor, is starting to feel the heat from state elections officials over a litany of alleged violations of campaign finance laws. Regulators in the Elections Division of the Colorado secretary of state’s office are seeking a $51,427 fine […]
Postal Service work to comply with Trump’s executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends
The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal. The effort is part of the implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting […]
Colorado governor debate debut sees Phil Weiser battle Greg Lopez without Victor Marx
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. COLORADO SPRINGS | Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser kicked off debate season Thursday night without his main opponent in the race for Colorado governor, Republican Victor Marx, facing off instead against independent candidate Greg Lopez at an event in Colorado Springs. In his first debate appearance since […]
GOP operative files complaint alleging Marx accepted illegal donations
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Victor Marx, the Colorado Republican Party’s nominee for governor, is “committing blatant criminal (acts)” by accepting unlimited campaign contributions through his online merchandise store, a GOP operative wrote in a campaign finance complaint filed Monday. The complaint, filed with the Colorado secretary of state’s office […]
Proposed Postal Service rule threatens Colorado mail-in voting system, officials say
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A U.S. Postal Service rule proposed as a result of a President Donald Trump’s executive order to limit voting by mail would upend the ability of Coloradans to easily access their ballots ahead of November’s general election. Colorado is a universal mail-in ballot state, and […]
Kent Thiry and dark-money group backed Hickenlooper’s Senate primary win
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A centrist Colorado megadonor, a billionaire hedge fund manager and a national dark-money group were among those who funded two mystery super PACs that came to incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s aid late in last month’s primary election. The two PACs, Common Sense Action […]
Colorado primary sees record voter turnout with 35.9% participation
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Turnout in the recent Colorado primary election, with executive-level offices up for grabs and a competitive congressional primary, was 10 percentage points higher than in 2024. As of Monday, turnout for the June 30 primary was around 35.9% of active voters, compared with 25.5% in […]
Colorado primary sees record voter turnout with 35.9% participation
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Turnout in the recent Colorado primary election, with executive-level offices up for grabs and a competitive congressional primary, was 10 percentage points higher than in 2024. As of Monday, turnout for the June 30 primary was around 35.9% of active voters, compared with 25.5% in […]