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Colorado Dem Gov primary draws $20M in fundraising, super PAC spending

This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | As Colorado’s June 30 primary draws nearer, two strong campaign fundraising performances and a lopsided super PAC spending spree have turned the Democratic race for governor into a $20 million blockbuster. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, whom a recent poll showed as the race’s slight favorite, entered June having received […]

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Colorado Dem Gov primary draws $20M in fundraising, super PAC spending

This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | As Colorado’s June 30 primary draws nearer, two strong campaign fundraising performances and a lopsided super PAC spending spree have turned the Democratic race for governor into a $20 million blockbuster. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, whom a recent poll showed as the race’s slight favorite, entered June having received […]

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Q&A: Colorado Democrat candidates for state attorney general detail campaign positions

This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Coloradans will vote in primary elections June 30 to determine which candidates will represent their party in the general election in November. The elections cover Colorado’s four statewide constitutional offices, one U.S. Senate seat, all eight of the state’s congressional districts, state legislative districts and […]

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Q&A: Colorado Democrat candidates for state attorney general detail campaign positions

This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Coloradans will vote in primary elections June 30 to determine which candidates will represent their party in the general election in November. The elections cover Colorado’s four statewide constitutional offices, one U.S. Senate seat, all eight of the state’s congressional districts, state legislative districts and […]

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Bennet, Weiser spar in second Dem debate for governor, find common ground on many issues

DENVER | Colorado’s two Democratic candidates for governor, Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser, traded barbs and underscored how they aligned on many policies during their second formal debate leading up to the June 30 Democratic primary election.  The hour-long debate, sponsored by 9News, The Denver Gazette, and Colorado Politics, came two days […]

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Kirkmeyer, Bottoms blast Victor Marx as ‘unfit’ and ‘corrupt’ during GOP gubernatorial debate

DENVER | Colorado Springs ministry leader Victor Marx faced his two rivals for the Colorado Republican Party’s nomination for governor in a debate for the first time on Tuesday night, and quickly found himself the target of stinging criticism from both of them. “You can’t keep your word. I can’t trust you,” state Sen. Barbara […]

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EDITORIAL: Aurora needs an alternative to shooting people having a mental crisis

An observation last week from the city’s police reform monitor is both spot on and dead wrong. That it comes from the paid agent overseeing the city’s reform efforts to prevent police from using excessive force, is problematic. IntegrAssure’s recent report correctly points to the glaring fact that the mental health system in Aurora, and […]

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Aurora police shooting of Black man during traffic infraction under review by grand jury

EDITOR’S NOTE: Be advised that the officer worn video contains graphic language and graphic shooting violence. AURORA | An Arapahoe County grand jury will decide whether an Aurora police officer acted legally when he shot a Black man during a traffic altercation last summer. “Following completion of the (Critical Incident Response Team) investigation and this […]

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Candidates for Colorado governor address business lobby concerns in Glendale

This story was first published at Colorado Newsline.  DENVER | Two Democrats and two Republicans pitched their campaigns for Colorado governor to a roomful of business leaders in Glendale on Wednesday, offering different visions for the state but finding plenty to agree about — with the business community and with each other. Democratic U.S. Sen. […]

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PERRY: Attorneys for the offense — AG candidates lash out at Polis for Tina Peters clemency

The lawyers in the room Saturday at Community College of Aurora weren’t having any of Gov. Jared Polis’ talk about convict Tina Peters being punished with too much prison for just her crazy talk protected by the First Amendment. “Tina Peters abused her office and undercut election integrity and engaged in public corruption,” Boulder DA […]