There will be 24 lawmakers this year who secured a statehouse seat through a vacancy appointment, including no fewer than nine legislators who will have been appointed in a 12-month span
Sandra Fish
Special to The Colorado Sun
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An annotated transcript of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ fifth State of the State address
The Colorado Sun politics team added context, backstory and more to the governor’s State of the State address, the first public address since his inauguration.
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Top 10 federal campaign donors from Colorado in 2022
The top donors gave mostly to Republican candidates and causes
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The big lines from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ 2023 inaugural speech
The Democrat kicked off his second term by promising to help Coloradans hold onto more of their “hard-earned money,” “tackle crime head on,” and “continue on our bold path toward making Colorado 100% renewable-energy.”
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Colorado’s Lauren Boebert, Ken Buck cast crucial votes handing Kevin McCarthy the speaker’s gavel
Lauren Boebert led the resistance — and then helped McCarthy. Yadira Caraveo and Brittany Pettersen couldn’t get sworn in surrounded by their families. And Jason Crow was turned away from the White House.
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Six numbers that will define Colorado’s 2023 legislative session
While state lawmakers are still working on the fine print of their policy proposals this year, there are new dynamics at play at the Colorado Capitol that will drive how the session unfolds
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One member of Colorado’s congressional delegation voted against her party 25% of the time
Another ranked 26th among 433 House members for absences
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Dark-money political nonprofits were big spenders — for Democrats and Republicans — in Colorado’s 2022 elections
At least $42 million in dark-money spending went to support or oppose candidates and ballot measures
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The Colorado Democratic Party outspent the Colorado GOP this year, highlighting a broader fundraising gap
The Colorado Democratic Party reported spending more at both state and federal levels than its GOP counterpart
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Colorado governor commutes 4 inmates’ sentences, pardons 20 people, including state trooper who guarded Capitol
The former trooper, Jay Hemphill, was sentenced to a year of probation after he pointed a gun at a woman near the Capitol in 2021