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Posted inPolitics and Government

Dave Williams’ election as Colorado GOP chair has set off some Republican alarm bells. He says people should “relax.”

by Jesse Paul and Sandra Fish 3:20 AM MDT on Mar 16, 20235:57 PM MDT on Mar 15, 2023

Williams, a former state lawmaker, has offered his opponents in the party chair race, including indicted former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, official roles in the Colorado Republican Party

Posted inPolitics and Government

Ballots are being mailed out to Denver voters. Here’s what to know about the mayor’s race.

by Sandra Fish, Jesse Paul, Elliott Wenzler and Danika Worthington 3:22 AM MDT on Mar 13, 20239:44 PM MDT on Mar 13, 2023

There are 17 candidates running in the April 4 election to lead the Mile High City. The race will likely move to a runoff between the top two vote-getters in June.

A sign says "Vote here"
Posted inPolitics and Government

Denver’s Fair Elections Fund isn’t keeping big money out of the city’s mayoral contest

by Sandra Fish 3:18 AM MDT on Mar 13, 202311:30 AM MDT on Mar 13, 2023

City Council candidates are taking greater advantage of the taxpayer-funded matching money by raising more small-dollar donations

Posted inPolitics and Government

Dave Williams elected to lead battered Colorado GOP for next two years 

by Sandra Fish 4:09 PM MST on Mar 11, 20232:06 PM MDT on Mar 14, 2023

Williams succeeds Kristi Burton Brown, who was state party chair for two years and oversaw a disastrous 2022 election cycle for the GOP

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Posted inPolitics and Government

Denver mayoral candidates raised $5.3 million through February. Five candidates got 73% of that cash.

by Sandra Fish 11:00 AM MST on Mar 7, 202310:44 AM MST on Mar 7, 2023

Kelly Brough leads the pack in fundraising, while Rep. Leslie Herod leads in spending. Outside political groups, meanwhile, have crossed the $1 million spending threshold.

Posted inPolitics and Government

“Welcome to Denver”: Meet the 17 mayoral candidates through their airport train greeting

by Jesse Paul, Sandra Fish and Elliott Wenzler 4:23 AM MST on Mar 6, 202311:24 AM MDT on Mar 17, 2023

We asked each candidate to record their own 15-second airport train greeting. Here’s what they submitted.

Posted inPolitics and Government

Colorado businesses, organizations and government entities spent nearly $56 million on federal lobbying in 2022

by Sandra Fish 4:08 AM MST on Feb 20, 20237:43 AM MST on Feb 20, 2023

Spending increased 54% from 2018 to 2022 as Congress spent trillions of dollars responding to COVID-19

Posted inPolitics and Government

How much money are candidates for Colorado GOP and Democratic Party chair raising and spending? We’ll never know.

by Sandra Fish 4:28 AM MST on Feb 15, 20231:29 PM MST on Feb 14, 2023

There’s no state law or party bylaw that requires candidates for state party chair to report their fundraising and spending

Posted inPolitics and Government

Kent Thiry’s next political focus: Big changes to Colorado’s primary election process

by Jesse Paul and Sandra Fish 3:15 AM MST on Feb 15, 20233:58 PM MST on Feb 14, 2023

The deep-pocketed former DaVita CEO has already spent millions on democracy-related initiatives in Colorado in recent years

Posted inPolitics and Government

Colorado Democratic Party, GOP prepare for intraparty reorganizations that will have big influence over their future

by Sandra Fish 3:15 AM MST on Feb 6, 202311:00 AM MST on Feb 6, 2023

Both parties will have new chairs, and how leadership elections go on the county and congressional and legislative district levels will play a big role

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