Federal judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit against Colorado over voter rolls

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Justice Department failed to justify access to unredacted Colorado voter records and dismissed a lawsuit with prejudice

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Backers of Colorado’s graduated income tax ballot measure race to collect final voter signatures before Monday deadline

Initiative 195 will ask voters to raise Colorado’s flat 4.4% income tax rate on income earned by people and corporations that exceeds $500,000 while cutting the income tax rate on earnings less than t...

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Victor Marx selects fellow Marine veteran as running mate in Colorado governor’s race

George Markert, a retired Marine colonel, originally ran for U.S. Senate this year but failed to make the primary ballot. The Broomfield resident moved to Colorado about three years ago as he settled ...

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Greg Lopez qualifies for November ballot as unaffiliated candidate in Colorado’s gubernatorial race

Lopez, a former Republican who briefly served in Congress, is making his third consecutive bid for governor

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Voters in Colorado Springs’ congressional district may elect a Democrat for the first time, poll shows

Democrat Jessica Killin’s campaign paid for a poll showing her within just 1 percentage point of Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank, with 11% of the electorate undecided

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The number of high school grads in Colorado is shrinking. Can colleges weather enrollment drops?

Largely fueled by lower birth rates, the number of high school graduates in Colorado is slated to drop 14% by 2041.

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Victor Marx dinged for campaign finance violations

Colorado officials allege the campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx accepted $78,000 in excessive contributions during the primary.

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Shimon Blau qualifies for ballot as unaffiliated candidate in 1st Congressional District, will face Melat Kiros

Blau, a first-time candidate, is Jewish and posted on social media that he decided to enter the race because he was alarmed about Kiros’ statements on Israel and refusal to call the Boulder firebombin...

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Manny Rutinel, in deleted Reddit posts, voiced support for movement to give animals same legal rights as people

Posts analyzed by The Colorado Sun are the latest evidence of Rutinel’s yearslong animal rights activism, which continued up until he was appointed to a seat in the state legislature in 2023. The Demo...

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Phil Weiser taps Jefferson County commissioner as running mate in Colorado governor’s race

If Weiser is elected in November, Lesley Dahlkemper — who was an earlier supporter of Weiser’s campaign — will be his lieutenant governor

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No hard feelings? The long list of high-profile Colorado Democrats who endorsed Michael Bennet hope so.

Attorney General Phil Weiser’s decisive win in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary is putting the many elected Democrats who endorsed Bennet in a weird spot

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Victor Marx says he’s being endorsed by Colorado’s last Republican governor. That’s not true — yet.

Former Gov. Bill Owens said he wants to watch Marx’s general election campaign for governor over the next month or so before deciding whether to endorse him

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Victor Marx says he’s being endorsed by Colorado’s last Republican governor. That’s not true — yet.

Former Gov. Bill Owens said he wants to watch Marx’s general election campaign for governor over the next month or so before deciding whether to endorse him

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Specialized helicopter that crashed while fighting wildfire near Ouray belonged to Georgia company

The pilot killed in the crash was flying in a K-MAX helicopter, which is frequently used in firefighting, logging and construction.

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Victor Marx wins Colorado’s three-way Republican primary for governor, edging out Barbara Kirkmeyer

Marx had 39.8% of the vote to Kirkmeyer’s 39.4% when the race was called

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