Tag: league of women voters of colorado
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Tina Peters thanks Polis for shortening her sentence, calls Colorado Democrats’ censure a ‘travesty’
Two days after the Colorado Democratic Party formally condemned Gov. Jared Polis over his decision last week to shorten Tina Peters’ prison sentence for tampering with election equipment, Peters heaped praise on the term-limited Democrat and slammed his party for what she described as an attempt to bury the truth. “I feel it is important…
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During Sunshine Week, Democrats pass the Colorado Darkness Law | Vince Bzdek
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sunshine Week occurs each year in mid-March, coinciding with James Madison’s birthday and National Freedom of Information Day on March 16th. This is the week when journalists and citizens across the country celebrate together the…
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During Sunshine Week, Democrats pass the Colorado Darkness Law | Vince Bzdek
Sunshine Week occurs each year in mid-March, coinciding with James Madison’s birthday and National Freedom of Information Day on March 16th. This is the week when journalists and citizens across the country celebrate together the importance of open government and the dangers of excessive secrecy. The national initiative was created in March 2005 by the…
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Colorado lawmakers vote to give themselves a pay raise beginning in 2025
Colorado House Democrats on Thursday voted to boost the pay of General Assembly lawmakers beginning in the 2025-26 fiscal year, with those living in the Denver metro area getting substantially more in actual dollars and rate increase than policymakers who reside outside. The cost to taxpayers for the higher per diems is just shy of…
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Secretary of State Jena Griswold sits at the intersection of elections and politics
Jena Griswold just might be the most polarizing figure in Colorado politics today. To her supporters, she’s a pioneer: the first Democratic woman to hold the Secretary of State’s Office and one of less than a dozen women to hold statewide office in Colorado. She’s fought to expand ballot access and battled voter suppression. She’s…