WATCH: Walker Stapleton speaks after winning Republican primary for Colorado governor
In case you missed it, here’s the speech that State Treasurer Walker Stapleton gave on June 26, the night he won the Republican gubernatorial primary.
Digesting all the consequences of a weighty Colorado primary election | Miller Hudson
Miller Hudson
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Updated 2 days ago
I arrived home on election night just in time to catch the 10 p.m. news. Flipping to Channel 9 and Kyle Clark, I found him engaged in conversation with a reporter at the Melat Kiros primary victory celebration. The pair...
Patchwork laws challenge nationwide hog production | Rachel Gabel
Rachel Gabel
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Updated 2 days ago
The newest iteration of the long-overdue Farm Bill leaves intact California’s Prop 12. There’s an obscene amount of information within the bill, but animal welfare laws have the potential to shape the food systems here in America. A country unable...
Wyoming governor sues state board, asks court to enforce property tax cap | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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Updated 5 days ago
WYOMING Governor sues over property tax cap Gov. Mark Gordon filed a lawsuit on June 16 to force the State Board of Equalization to certify residential property tax values after the panel concluded it could not do so due to...
Colorado needs an Independence Day | Jon Caldara
Jon Caldara
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Updated 3 days ago
Happy 250th Birthday, America! You look fabulous. As all the cool countries are saying, “250 is the new 230.” The Declaration of Independence wasn’t merely an announcement of war against a tyrant. It was the most revolutionary political document ever...
Colorado primary election voters shake things up | Cronin & Loevy
Tom Cronin Bob Loevy
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Updated 2 days ago
Every election has its surprises, but last Tuesday’s Colorado primary election results gave us several unexpected outcomes. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennett lost his bid to switch from the U.S. Senate and become Colorado’s next governor. Meanwhile, progressive Democratic U.S. Rep....
Democratic Colorado rural congressman threatens to caucus with GOP to preserve PILT | A LOOK BACK
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 4 days ago
Forty-Five Years Ago This Week: “It’s sometimes like talking to a brick wall,” said Colorado Congressional District 3 U.S. Rep. Ray Kogovsek. Kogovsek was frustrated at the lack of support from congressional representatives from the East Coast and the Midwest...
25 lessons and wishes to celebrate America’s 250th | SONDERMANN
By Eric Sondermann
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Updated 5 days ago
The 250th celebration of America’s birth is upon us. There is undoubtedly much to salute. Despite plenty of strife and discontent at home, America remains a beacon to much of the world. The wisdom of our founders has largely withstood...
Colorado Politics Calendar July 6-12
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 5 days ago
CoPo’s weekly political calendar helps you find political and public policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances,...
Democrats wrestle with race, populism and ideology in clashes with lawmakers of color
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Updated 3 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — After democratic socialist Claire Valdez defeated an establishment-backed candidate in New York’s congressional primary last week, her elated supporters quickly turned their attention to a new target. “You’re next!” they chanted when an image of House Democratic...
Victor Marx holds a steady lead over Barbara Kirkmeyer in Colorado Republican governor contest
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
Victor Marx overtook state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer in the Republican primary for governor on Wednesday evening, seizing a narrow lead after trailing her since polls closed. Kirkmeyer, one of three candidates, opened the night with a clear advantage, at one...