campaign finance
Ahead of Super Tuesday, TV ad spending tops $9.4 million in Colorado thanks to one big spender
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg accounts for 78% of the TV ads in Colorado, but other candidates made last-minute buys
Top Stories
Colorado donors have shelled out millions to presidential candidates. Here’s who they’ve supported most.
By Sandra Fish Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Here are the standout numbers from Colorado’s latest campaign cash reports
By Sandra Fish Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado is weighing whether to cap school board campaign donations
By Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat Education Primary category in which blog post is published
The 2020 battle to control Colorado’s state Senate is shaping up to be a big money election
By Sandra Fish Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado officials look to close 30 campaign committees in “never-ending spiral”
Even if the secretary of state's office closes the committees, it may never recover millions in penalties owed by organizations and candidates
$10 million poured into 2019 election, but big money couldn’t push Proposition CC to passage
A look at the final campaign cash reports shows plenty of dark money on Proposition CC and two major players betting big on Proposition DD.
Nicolais: Hell might be freezing over, but it’s time to address campaign finance laws
Decades of campaign finance laws to get money out of politics have only made our system demonstrably worse – so maybe it's time to try something different
Opinion
Comparing voters to their neighbors can dramatically boost turnout. A Colorado mailer, however, really missed the mark.
Studies have shown that when the tactic is put to use in the right way it can be extremely effective. When it’s not, political operatives say, the results can be disastrous.
New attack ad from oil and gas industry ally blasts Gov. Jared Polis and Democrats for “junk science”
Defend Colorado launched a campaign to undercut a new state-commissioned study showing potential health impacts from drilling operations
The faith-based and environmental opposition to Colorado’s Proposition DD makes for strange company
The 2019 ballot question about whether to legalize sports betting is drawing critics, but not a well-organized opposition
Dark money and big donors fuel the ballot battle over Proposition CC in Colorado
The 2019 election attracts millions in money from nonprofits, whose donors remain hidden despite a new state disclosure law
A deeper look at the Colorado money race ahead of 2020: Who raised the most and where it came from
John Hickenlooper gets boost from national Democrats as Andrew Romanoff holds steady in the primary for U.S. Senate
John Hickenlooper posts Colorado fundraising record in his first six weeks as U.S. Senate candidate
The Democrat’s fundraising in the third quarter bested the marks for his rivals, but not Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner
