Author: Megan Schrader

Colorado’s Republican attorney general issued an opinion Monday siding with Democrats, saying that it’s not unconstitutional to put millions of dollars collected for the state’s health care system into a special fund that doesn’t count toward strict revenue limits. “While some may attempt to politicize this legal conclusion, my opinion is based solely on the…

Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator, won big at three packed Democratic caucuses held in Coronado High School on Tuesday night, fueled by self-described millennials, union leaders and fans of “the Bern,” many of whom were participating in Colorado’s complex Democratic nominating process for the first time. With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Sanders took 59…

Eight of the GOP candidates for U.S. Senate made their pitch to conservative El Paso County business owners, trying to establish themselves as the most anti-regulation, pro-business, and fiscally conservative candidate in the race. “We can’t have a federal government that thinks it’s a Cadillac when we’re paying for a Yugo,” said Charlie Ehler, a…

Local labor union members will “Feel the Bern” on Saturday with a chili cook-off aimed at drumming up last-minute enthusiasm for the Vermont senator before Colorado Democrats go to caucus Tuesday. “I just like it,” said local IBEW treasurer Ken Schauer, of the burn pun and Sen. Bernie Sanders’ face emblazoned on a red chili…

El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Chuck Broerman is urging voters to prepare for the March 1 caucus, noting that precinct locations may have changed for many people. Colorado Republicans and Democrats will gather for caucus meetings to elect delegates that will eventually determine who gets on the ballot in their party from county commissioner…

Thousands of El Paso and Teller County voters will go to neighborhood meetings on March 1 to try and let their voice be heard in the nominating process for president of the United States, U.S. Senator and a number of other state and local races. Hundreds will go to county assemblies and state assemblies. A…

Former President Bill Clinton will be in Colorado Springs and Pueblo this weekend stumping for his wife, who is the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Both events are free and open to the public. Clinton will be Pueblo Convention Center & amp; Memorial Hall in Pueblo on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. and at Colorado…

John Moore, 55, was delivering pizzas in Colorado Springs to support his freelance photography when his car broke down, he lost his job and his housing. “The next thing you know you are homeless and it happens just like that,” Moore said, snapping his fingers. He was living in the Salvation Army shelter when he…