Early, unofficial Colorado election results Tuesday night showed progressive, union-backed and Democratic-affiliated candidates leading in many of the highest-profile races at the local level.

Colorado is one of nine states offering public school students free breakfast and lunch. Focus on the Family hopes the state’s citizens will vote today to eliminate the program.

Eddie Waldrep, a candidate for the Academy School District 20 Board of Education, has touted his experience as clinical psychologist for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). His campaign website notes, “Today, he serves on the VA’s PTSD Clinical Team, helping veterans overcome trauma and reclaim their lives. Dr. Waldrep’s work in resilience, trauma, and self-efficacy reflects a career-long commitment to problem-solving and fostering human potential.”

The newly elected leader of Colorado’s Libertarian Party, Keith Laube, says the Liberty Pledge signed by several Republicans in close races last year as a way to prevent potential Libertarian spoilers, “goes against party principles,” which include fielding a candidate in every race. As for Congressman Gabe Evans (R-CO08) and the several incumbent state legislators who currently have signed LPCO pledges in place, Laube says those will be discussed at an upcoming board meeting.

by Noam N. Levey — The Trump administration took another step last week to weaken protections for Americans with medical debt, issuing new guidance that threatens ongoing state efforts to keep that debt off consumers’ credit reports. More than a dozen states, including Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Maryland, New York, and most of New England, have enacted laws in recent years to keep medical debt from affecting consumers’ credit.