Tag: gov-state
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Colorado voters turn thumbs down on a host of ballot measures
– Click here for the latest election results. Colorado voters had a word for a host of major measures on their general election ballot: No. Proposals to restrict oil and gas development, tax the rich to fund schools, pay back property owners for the cost of regulation and lower the minimum age for state lawmakers were…
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Crow beats Coffman in key race for control of Congress
Voters in Denver’s suburbs just did something that doesn’t happen very often in Colorado — unseat a congressional incumbent. Members of either major party have only managed to pull it off three times in the last 30 years, but Democratic attorney Jason Crow ended Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman’s three decades in elected office by…
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Colorado Democrats’ lead in ballot returns slips away
A second round of numbers Monday from the Colorado Secretary of State’s office shows 1,636,971 state voters have now turned in ballots, erasing the advantage held by Democrats in returning ballots from earlier in the day. Still, the overall trend held up of more Democrats and fewer Republicans turning in ballots ahead of election day…
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Actress Jennifer Lawrence backs Colorado ballot measures on gerrymandering| Endorsement Watch
Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence threw her support this week behind a pair of Colorado ballot measures that would change the way the state draws congressional and legislative lines. The “Hunger Games” and “X-Men” star sits on the board of RepresentUs, a national organization that fights public corruption. She released an online video urging voters to affirm…
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Sen. Cory Gardner to vote ‘yes’ on Kavanaugh
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner confirmed Friday that he will vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying that “no evidence was found by the FBI to corroborate the allegations made against him” about sexual misconduct decades ago. “I have supported every…
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Sen. Cory Gardner to vote ‘yes’ on Kavanaugh
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner confirmed Friday that he will vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying that “no evidence was found by the FBI to corroborate the allegations made against him” about sexual misconduct decades ago. “I have supported every opportunity to ensure we have all available information before us,”…
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Democrats leading the way as Colorado candidates pile up campaign cash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The latest campaign finance reports show Colorado candidates — especially Democrats — are piling up cash as they head into the final weeks before the Nov. 6 election. Two campaigns have taken in more than $1 million, and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, Democratic candidate for…
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Democrats leading the way as Colorado candidates pile up campaign cash
The latest campaign finance reports show Colorado candidates — especially Democrats — are piling up cash as they head into the final weeks before the Nov. 6 election. Two campaigns have taken in more than $1 million, and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, Democratic candidate for governor, has amassed a $15 million lead over his Republican…
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State to cap free spring water available in Teller County for decades, citing water rights violation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save FLORISSANT • Rumors that have been circulating among Teller County residents were confirmed Tuesday night at a Florissant Water and Sanitation District board meeting: The free spring water that flows continuously from a spigot on the side of South Colorado 67 at Gillette Flats will…
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State to cap free spring water available in Teller County for decades, citing water rights violation
FLORISSANT • Rumors that have been circulating among Teller County residents were confirmed Tuesday night at a Florissant Water and Sanitation District board meeting: The free spring water that flows continuously from a spigot on the side of South Colorado 67 at Gillette Flats will be capped in November and public use prohibited. What’s considered…