Here’s a summary of some of the races that were being watched closely Tuesday night. Some races are still too close to call as of Wed. morning. This post will be updated.
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Walker Stapleton Responds to Concerns About His Family’s KKK Past: “It’s 100 years ago”
Colorado Treasurer Walker Stapleton, who’s also a candidate for governor, distanced himself from his family’s history of involvement with the Ku Klux Klan in Denver, but wouldn’t apologize on behalf of their white supremacist legacy.
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How YOU Can Enforce Colorado’s New Campaign Finance Rules: The SOS’ Vetting Process Begins
How could little old you possibly make a big-ass political candidate comply with Colorado’s campaign finance and disclosure laws?
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Sardonic Sedaris Talks a Lot of Poop and Little Politics in Denver
Acclaimed author and public radio personality David Sedaris shared his unique powers of wit and perception with a near-capacity crowd at Denver’s Tattered Cover Bookstore on Colfax Thursday night. Touring to promote his latest book, a collection of short stories, Sedaris read from both the new work, Calypso, as well as his 2017 collection of diary entries, Theft by Finding.
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Gardner’s Internment Camp Hypocrisy A “Dark Stain” on His Record
In May, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) took legislative action to acknowledge the “dark moment” of Japanese internment camps, but faced with the current reality of the Trump administration’s child internment camps, he refused to join any of the several legislative efforts to stop them, instead only signing on to a letter.
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After Saying Trump Could Not Stop Trump’s Own Policy of Separating Migrant Families, Congressman Now Heading to Border to Ensure Children Are “Properly Cared For”
U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) is heading to Texas Saturday with officials from the Department of Health and Human Services to assess a federal child detention facility and to receive briefings from U.S. border patrol agencies, Coffman’s office announced today in a news release.
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Candidate for Governor Paints Immigrants as Dangerous in Ad Released Amid Family Separation Crisis
As disturbing details were emerging regarding the Trump Administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from their parents, Colorado Treasurer Walker Stapleton, who’s favored to become the Republican nominee for governor, released an ad that paints immigrants as a threat to national security.
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Colorado Has New Rules about Enforcement of Its Campaign Finance and Disclosure Laws. We’ve Used a Real-Life Example (Walker Stapleton) to Show How You Can File an Official Complaint
Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams issued temporary rules yesterday explaining how to file complaints about possible violations of Colorado’s campaign finance and disclosure laws.
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During a Debate Last Night, One of Four GOP Candidates for Governor Opposed Trump’s “Zero Tolerance” Policy, Which Trump Now Says He’ll End
After saying he didn’t have the power to stop immigrant children from being taken from their families, Trump is now saying he’ll sign an executive order to stop the child grabbing on the border.
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New Website Explains How to Vote in Colorado’s Primary Election
New election rules have left some voters, especially those who are “unaffiliated” with the Democratic or Republican Parties, confused about how to cast a ballot in Colorado’s current primary election.