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Republicans are using the 2017 Firestone home explosion to attack Hickenlooper. A survivor demands they stop.

Erin Martinez is calling on the National Republican Senatorial Committee to take down their "horrifying" TV ad slamming Colorado’s former governor over his handling of oil and gas policies

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You’ll be seeing at least $19 million worth of John Hickenlooper and Cory Gardner on TV before Election Day

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Hickenlooper makes case for electability as repeated controversies continue to overshadow his campaign

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Ahead of Super Tuesday, TV ad spending tops $9.4 million in Colorado thanks to one big spender

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Coming to a TV near you: $163 million in political ads for the top 2020 Colorado races

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Groups tied to hospitals, insurance companies launch pricey ad blitz against Colorado public option

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The definitive guide to Colorado’s history-making, fan-angering, TV landscape-shifting winter sports blackout

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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

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Personal injury attorney Franklin Azar donates $224,000 to PAC that has district court judge Edward Moss’ retention in its sights

Best known for television ads suggesting big settlements, Azar is the sole donor to Great Judges for a Great Colorado, which has spent six digits on ads against Moss

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New political groups emerge in Colorado’s election 2018 TV advertising battle, explained in graphics

Walker Stapleton and Jena Griswold, for instance, are each getting a boost from new political TV ads

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Fact check: A look at what’s true and what’s false in Colorado’s 2018 governor’s race

Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Walker Stapleton trade misleading claims, and so do outside groups helping the candidates

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Fact check: A look at what’s true (and what’s not) in the race between Mike Coffman and Jason Crow

A roundup of fact checks on TV ads in the 6th Congressional District race finds many problems with the political claims

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Jared Polis nears $20M mark in governor’s race self-funding; oil and gas spending on initiatives tops $34M

Also: Democratic candidates continue to outpace their Republican opponents in key state Senate contests

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After GOP group pulls ads for Mike Coffman, Democratic group cancels some of its spots for Jason Crow

TV ad spending in Colorado shows national gamesmanship as Democrats and Republicans battle for U.S. House

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$1 million a week is being spent on TV ads in Coffman-Crow race, analysis shows

An analysis of FCC filings also shows big money from Republicans in state Senate contests