On Tuesday, Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams announced that he will not challenge Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) in the Republican primary next year. Reams had hinted at declaring a campaign for the Buck’s northern Colorado seat earlier this month, as reported by the Colorado Times Recorder.
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Lawsuit Alleges D20 Board Candidate Defrauded Military Health Insurance
“I have run a business where we had to work within the lines,” said conservative Academy School District 20 Board of Education candidate Amy Shandy during an Oct. 4 candidate forum. “We didn’t get to ask the taxpayer for more money. We had to figure it out. Every single budget has room to be better, and we can do that.”
Report: Over 17% of New Vehicles Sold in Colorado Are Electric
A report from the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association shows massive growth for electric vehicle ownership in 2023, now accounting for a total of 17.1% of all new vehicle sales.
Campaign Violation Complaints Add Up for Douglas County School Board Candidate Andy Jones
Andy Jones, who is running for the Douglas County school board with a slate of conservative candidates, has received two campaign violation complaints in the span of four days.
Former GOP Congressman Sees Media Bias in Coverage of ‘Sin’ Like Boebert’s Theater Antics
Former Colorado gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis acknowledges that Congresswoman Lauren Boebert messed up in the Buell Theater, where she vaped near a pregnant woman, flipped off staff, and carried on with her date to the pleasure of comedians worldwide.
The Welcome Wagon: Searching for the Political Missing Middle
In recent weeks, voters in El Paso County have received text messages from a group called the “Welcome Party,” which is looking for “moderate problem-solvers in Colorado Springs to run for local office.”
Boebert Says She Alone Is ‘Carrying the Weight of the GOP in Colorado,’ And ‘Ken Buck Has Dropped Off the Rails’
Speaking on a livestreamed audio chat last week, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert lamented the current lack of Republican Party fundraising in Colorado and nationally. She told the hosts of an X.com Spaces chat which also featured U.S. Reps Matt Gaetz and George Santos that she is solely responsible for the Republican Party raising money in Colorado, specifically calling out her colleague (and former state GOP chair) Ken Buck.
No on 2A: Activists Oppose Colorado Springs Police Training Facility
Opponents of Colorado Springs Ballot Measure 2A gathered at City Hall Monday night for a rally against the measure before the evening’s City Council meeting. The measure would allow the city to retain $4.75 million in municipal tax revenue, which otherwise would have to be refunded to residents per TABOR, “for the purpose of acquiring property, planning, constructing, and equipping a training facility for the Colorado Springs Police Department.” Opponents of the measure, organized by the Chinook Center, a community hub in Southeast Colorado Springs, are concerned about the lack of community oversight and transparency for CSPD.
DougCo Republicans Kick Reporters Out of School Board Candidate Forums
For the second time in less than a month, organizers of conservative school board candidate forums in Douglas County asked reporters to leave. In the most recent forum, an organizer for the “We the Women” candidate round-robin asked this reporter to leave shortly after arriving, saying she didn’t want the event reported.
Sabotage May Have Caused Train Derailment Near Pueblo, Failed GOP Candidate Baselessly Alleges
Within hours of the train derailment and bridge collapse that killed a truck driver on I-25 north of Pueblo on Oct. 15, a far-right activist and failed Republican candidate had come up with a theory about what caused the deadly accident: terrorists may have sabotaged the line.