campaign finance
Colorado AFL-CIO will withhold donations to Democratic campaign committees through May 2022, saying unions have been “excluded”
“We need the Colorado Democratic Party to treat us like authentic partners,” Colorado AFL-CIO Executive Director Dennis Dougherty wrote in a letter to fellow labor leaders
Lauren Boebert’s campaign leads the pack as Colorado congressional candidates raised $4.8M last quarter
Boebert, a Garfield County Republican, gathered nearly $1 million in April, May and June. Gov. Jared Polis gave his reelection campaign $250,000.
Nearly $1.5 million pours into Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District for Lauren Boebert, Kerry Donovan
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat whose race is crucial to his party’s majority in the Senate, hauled in $1.2 million
In record year for Colorado campaign finance complaints, Republicans cry foul over enforcement
A nonprofit fined $22,000 says it doesn’t have the money to pay the penalty or appeal the decision
Nicolais: Does political extremism breed ethical lapses?
When leaders from either end of the political spectrum ignore ethical norms, it filters down to their adherents
How Colorado’s congressional delegation helped their friends – and themselves – with leadership PACs in 2020
Cory Gardner and John Hickenlooper raised and spent the bulk of the millions
Top spenders on Colorado ballot measures all claimed victory in 2020 election, new reports show
Two nonprofits that don't disclose donors emerged as the top individual contributors at the state level this year, highlighting a loophole in state transparency law
John Hickenlooper spent $41 million to win Colorado’s U.S. Senate race, far surpassing Cory Gardner
In the 3rd Congressional District, Lauren Boebert defeated her Democratic opponent despite being outspent 2 to 1, new records show
Colorado money tracker: A look at the candidates and campaigns spending to influence the 2020 vote
Who's behind that TV ad or mailer? We scoured the records and found the top spenders behind all those political messages
How to tell who’s behind political messages flooding screens in Colorado ahead of the 2020 election
The political ads appearing on TV and social media and arriving in mailboxes are designed to influence voters, but the sender can be difficult to discern
Hickenlooper demolishes fundraising gap with Gardner in final stretch of Colorado’s U.S. Senate race
Colorado’s former governor raised $22.6 million in a three-month span, giving him the edge entering the final month of the campaign
Diane Mitsch Bush outraises GOP rival Lauren Boebert in 3rd District as Democrats pour money into the race
The national parties campaign committees are spending big on TV ads in a district once considered safe for Republicans
Ethics complaints. Big spending. A criminal allegation. This may be the nastiest campaign in Colorado.
Suzanne Staiert’s role in the ethics charges against former Gov. John Hickenlooper puts her legislative campaign in the Democratic crosshairs
A nonprofit tied to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis shifts focus to advocacy and raises ethics concerns
Boldly Forward Colorado can accept unlimited donations from individuals and corporations to help push Democratic governor’s agenda
Out-of-state money fuels U.S. Senate race between Cory Gardner and John Hickenlooper
Super PACs and dark money nonprofits have already spent more than $27 million in Colorado's race
Cory Gardner and John Hickenlooper have dual personalities when it comes to television ads and campaign emails
The candidates are far more partisan in emails, a Colorado News Collaborative analysis found, which they lean on for fundraising
Big Tech asserts its influence in Colorado, but the U.S. Senate candidates aren’t willing to discuss it
Amid debate in Congress, Cory Gardner and John Hickenlooper have said little about whether more regulation is needed for the technology industry
President Donald Trump is raising big money in Colorado, far outpacing Democrat Joe Biden
The divided Democratic presidential primary split major donors and left former Vice President Joe Biden to play catchup in Colorado
Cory Gardner calls for Republican attack ad invoking deadly 2017 Firestone explosion to be taken down
The ad, run by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, attacks former Gov. John Hickenlooper. Erin Martinez, who survived the blast, has called it “horrifying”
Audio: Second-home owners try to rally political power in Gunnison County after ban
Jason Blevins talks with KUNC's Colorado Edition about his latest story
