Local Politics
House District 14: Businesswoman, consultant square off in GOP primary
Updated 1 week ago
Firearms training company owner Ava Flanell will face Troy Vanderhule, the chief fundraising officer for Dobson Philanthropic, in the June 30 Republican primary for state...
Primary ballots going out to El Paso County voters
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Election officials started mailing ballots Monday to registered El Paso County voters for the June 30 primary. The primary will decide the Democratic and Republican...
With no 7-state deal, federal agency turns to 10-year Colorado River strategy
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The U.S. Department of the Interior is moving forward with a 10-year framework for managing the Colorado River after 2026, outlining a plan to issue...
A tale of two debates | Vince Bzdek
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Ballots go out Monday as the June 30 state primary elections bear down on us. As a result, it is suddenly the season of proliferating political debates,...
Colorado primary: Six incumbent state lawmakers face challengers
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WATCH: Bennet, Weiser face off in Colorado Politics, 9NEWS debate
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Colorado’s technology office lays off 173 workers
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Trump administration releases $40 million for Colorado water project
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Congressional panel probes Denver, Boulder over ICE cooperation limits
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Colorado county Republican chair arrested in sting on allegations he tried to pay for sex with a child
Updated 1 month ago
Hunter Rivera, the 24-year-old chairman of the Weld County Republican Party, was one of two men arrested Thursday on suspicion of trying to buy sex...
DOJ sues Colorado over gun law banning ‘large-capacity’ magazines
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The Trump administration on Wednesday sued Colorado over a state law prohibiting a gun magazine that can hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition. It’s...
Why is secretary of state dragging her feet on probe of charitable gaming? | Vince Bzdek
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The Gazette’s David Migoya was recently recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists for his investigative reporting on Colorado’s $110 million charitable gaming industry. “Fascinating...
Colorado congressional elections see over $9M in ad reserves from House Democrats’ super PAC
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Meanwhile, Republican group reserves $5.5 million in Denver market The leading House Democratic super PAC is booking more than $9 million in fall TV and...
Colorado title board rejects government transparency measure, backers plan appeal
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Polis administration awards $12.4 million for geothermal projects in Colorado
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Montrose citizens’ assembly puts the ‘We’ back in ‘We the People’ | Vince Bzdek
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Woodland Park elects mayor, city council
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Ken Casey tapped by City Council to fill vacant seat in drama-filled meeting
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Final defendant in cross-burning ‘hoax’ given lengthy sentence for hate crime
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It’s time to let unaffiliated voters caucus | Vince Bzdek
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Colorado voters will decide whether transgender students can join girls’ sports
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A ballot initiative that would require student athletes to only join sports teams that correspond to their biological sex has qualified for the November ballot,...
Colorado GOP chair Brita Horn says she’ll resign next month, points to ‘divide within our party’
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Colorado Republican Party Chair Brita Horn said Thursday that she will resign her position next month following the GOP’s state assembly, citing what she described...
Tom Bailey resigns from Colorado Springs City Council
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Just under a year since being elected to the Colorado Springs City Council, councilmember Tom Bailey has resigned in the face of a successful recall...
Can deliberation save democracy? | Vince Bzdek
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In September 2019, 523 Americans traveled to Dallas for an experiment called “America in One Room.” The gathering was designed to test a theory: Could...
Colorado Gov. Polis comments on Tina Peters sentence, sparking clemency backlash
Updated 4 months ago
What is the state legislature trying to hide?| Vince Bzdek
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Battle lines drawn as Colorado considers decriminalizing prostitution
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In a meeting Colorado GOP chair Brita Horn calls ‘illegal,’ Republicans vote to demand her resignation
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