My mail ballot arrived on Wednesday as it always has, safe and sound and free from roving gangs out to commit voter fraud. That left me to ponder the primary races and for whom to cast my vote. And one race in particular jumped off the paper. The Democratic primary for First Judicial District Attorney. […]
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3 takeaways from the first U.S. Senate debate between Democrats John Hickenlooper and Andrew Romanoff
John Hickenlooper touted his record as governor and ability to find compromise, and his rival Andrew Romanoff called for bolder action to address racial injustice, health care and climate change in the first Democratic U.S. Senate primary debate. The differences in style and substance between the candidates became clear from the start of the 30-minute […]
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John Hickenlooper defies subpoena in ethics complaint despite judge’s orders to testify
John Hickenlooper, the former governor and a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, must testify Thursday at a hearing about whether his travel on private planes amounts to a violation of the state’s gift ban. Denver District Court Judge Christopher Baumann issued a ruling late Wednesday that declined Hickenlooper’s request to block a subpoena and delay […]
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John Hickenlooper refuses to testify virtually, seeks to delay hearing on ethics complaint
John Hickenlooper is now refusing to testify on an ethics complaint against him and is threatening to file a lawsuit to block a hearing on his case. In a legal filing Friday, an attorney for Hickenlooper said the former governor would not participate in the June 4 hearing before the Colorado Ethics Commission because the […]