Author: Megan Schrader
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Poll shows Hillary Clinton with large lead over Donald Trump in Colorado
Hillary Clinton has surged ahead in Colorado since the Democratic National Convention, according to a poll released Friday by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal. Clinton leads Republican nominee Donald Trump by 14 points in Colorado, a state once considered a battleground for the two candidates. The poll, conducted Aug. 4-10 by Marist University,…
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Hillary Clinton takes 14-point lead in Colorado in new Wall Street Journal poll
Hillary Clinton has surged ahead in Colorado since the Democratic National Convention, according to a poll released Friday by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal. Clinton leads Republican nominee Donald Trump by 14 points in Colorado, a state once considered a battleground for the two candidates. The poll, conducted Aug. 4-10 by Marist University,…
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US Sen. Tim Scott backs Darryl Glenn’s senate campaign at El Paso County GOP fundraiser
At the annual soiree for El Paso County Republicans, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., dropped in for a surprise speech backing Senate candidate Darryl Glenn and a lukewarm hurrah for presidential candidate Donald Trump. “I’m looking forward to this year to all y’all – y’all is both singular and plural for those of you who…
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Minimum wage amendment will be on Colorado’s November ballot – and be focus of heated campaign ads
DENVER – Colorado voters will decide in November whether to bump the minimum wage from $8.31 to $9.30 an hour in 2017 and to $12 an hour by 2020. A coalition of groups have poured $1 million into putting the proposed change to the Colorado Constitution on the ballot and Colorado Families for a Fair…
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Presidential primary among petitions submitted for possible Colorado ballot measures
Campaigns hoping to increase Colorado’s tobacco tax, open primary elections to unaffiliated voters, reinstate the presidential preference primary and further regulate oil and gas development turned in hundreds of thousands of signatures Monday in hopes of placing those issues on the November ballot. Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams and his staff have 30 days…
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‘Stark’ contrast between Trump, Clinton economic plans
Donald Trump unveiled details of his new economic plan in Detroit on Monday, a few days after Hillary Clinton touted her plan to create jobs in a short speech delivered in a suburb north of Denver. Trump’s plan is focused on reforming the U.S. tax code to leave more money in the hands of…
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Group supporting Colorado right to die law among those to submit petitions for election
On Friday, the Raise the Bar campaign rolled into the Secretary of State’s Office in Denver with petitions signed by about 185,000 Coloradans who want to make it more difficult to amend the state constitution. The petitions represent countless hours of work by volunteers, millions of dollars paid to signature gatherers and months of campaign…
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Clinton jabs at Trump, focuses on Colorado in campaign stop
COMMERCE CITY – Hillary Clinton took a dig at Donald Trump Wednesday in a rally at Adams City High School saying, “I actually really like fire marshals.” In Colorado Springs on Friday, Trump picked a fight with the city’s fire marshal for refusing to allow the Republican presidential nominee’s campaign event to exceed capacity. Clinton’s…
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Thousands show up for Hillary Clinton campaign event near Denver
COMMERCE CITY – Hillary Clinton promised at a Colorado high school Wednesday that upon entering the Oval Office she would stimulate the economy by launching the “biggest investment in public infrastructure since World War II.” Clinton’s stop at Adams City High School built on a three-day bus tour after she won the Democratic nomination for…
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WATCH LIVE: Mike Pence rally in Colorado Springs
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Republican nominee Donald Trump’s running mate, will hold a rally at 6 p.m. Wednesday at The Antlers hotel in downtown Colorado Springs. “I’m excited Mike Pence is coming here,” Jeff Hays, chairman of the El Paso County Republican Party, said. “This is a conservative town with a lot of Christian influence. I…