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Nicolais: With TABOR in their crosshairs, progressives seek to fundamentally change Colorado’s political identity
By Mario Nicolais Opinion
Activists are trying to reinstate Longmont’s fracking ban, arguing its now legal under new Colorado law
By The Associated Press Energy Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado voters leaning toward approving the elimination of state spending caps under TABOR, poll finds
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Opinion: Problems with Colorado’s petition process are as common as elections themselves
By Doug Robinson Opinion
Why teachers unions are trying to block outside intervention in Colorado schools
These are the first state-ordered outside interventions under Colorado’s 2009 accountability law, and the outcome of these lawsuits will clarify the state’s authority to tell school districts what to do
On the heels of Colorado effort, Trump administration to set up plan allowing prescription drugs from Canada
Colorado lawmakers passed a bill this year aiming to start a state-level Canadian imports program
A new Colorado report tries to show what higher education is worth. The value is clearer for some degrees than others.
Colorado students, especially would-be teachers, are making cost-benefit choices of their own and switching to more lucrative programs
A change to Colorado’s DUI testing system has stoked fears of dropped cases and could shutter a private business
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is expected to be flooded with DUI testing requests from law enforcement agencies now that it offers the tests for free, an onslaught it admits it might not be ready to handle
The top Democratic and Republican pollsters in Colorado agree: 2020 is not looking good for the GOP
The turnout models in two recent 2020 polls favor voting populations kind to Democrats and ones that don’t support President Donald Trump
Nicolais: Will political purity tests catch up to Colorado Democrats?
Democrats have already begun to show the same type of intra-party strife that cost Republicans their political power in the state
Opinion
A slain deputy. A political brawl. A school shooting: How Sheriff Tony Spurlock is handling years of turmoil
Spurlock, the target of a recall effort, says the past several years have been the most trying of his 40-year career in law enforcement. “I’d be OK if I forgot it,” he says of some of the trauma.
Recall petitions approved for 2 Democratic state senators as Colorado Republicans’ recall effort kicks into gear
Colorado state Sens. Pete Lee and Brittany Pettersen are now formally being targeted by recall elections
