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  • Colorado tax-slashing proposals scare GOP, Democrats

    October 8, 2010 8:13 AM

    Businessmen gather at an empty Denver Broncos stadium, with an ominous warning. The more than 70,000 vacant seats around them, they say, represent the number of state jobs that would be lost if three tax-slashing and debt-cutting measures are approved in next month's election. While many states are wrestling... more »
  • Opponents rally to oppose tax ballot measures

    September 27, 2010 1:22 PM

    Bankers and unions, Democrats and Republicans are joining together to oppose three tax measures on November's ballot. Opponents plan to meet in front of empty seats Invesco Field on Monday to illustrate 73,000 jobs they say will be lost if the measures pass. They've raised more than $6... more »
  • Clerk clears up confusion about voter cards

    September 15, 2010 1:36 PM

    The Pueblo County Clerk wants to clear up some confusion about a card all registered voters should receive in the mail. It's called a voter information card. The card lists your precinct location, party affiliation and whether you're a permanent mail-in voter. Registered voters who want to change their address,... more »
  • Ruling on Tancredo's candidacy expected Tuesday

    September 13, 2010 1:25 PM

    American Constitution Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo told a Denver judge that his party's bylines trumped state law when he got his last-minute nomination in July. The former Republican congressman was responding Monday to a lawsuit filed by two Republicans who claim Tancredo violated state law when he got... more »
  • GOP governor's group hints Colo. race a lost cause

    September 9, 2010 8:23 AM

    Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is shrugging off the suggestion that a national GOP group won't help finance his campaign anymore and says he will continue to fight for votes. A Maes spokesman made the comments Wednesday in response to Republican Governors Association Chairman Haley Barbour's remarks hinting... more »
  • Sprint time for Colorado Senate candidates

    August 9, 2010 11:09 AM

    It's sprint time for Colorado Senate candidates in primary elections. They're working the phones, waving signs on busy street corners and putting final touches on what they hope will be victory speeches Tuesday night. Democrats are focusing on Colorado Springs. That's because El Paso is the most populous Colorado... more »
  • Tancredo issues ultimatum to Republican candidates

    July 26, 2010 10:18 AM

    Former GOP congressman Tom Tancredo has issued a noon deadline for two Republican Party gubernatorial candidates. Tancredo said he believes the two GOP candidates in the Aug. 10 primary, Scott McInnis and Dan Maes, have no chance of winning the general election against Democratic Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. ... more »
  • Colorado GOP candidates struggling

    July 26, 2010 8:47 AM

    At a time when Republicans across the nation are counting on victories in gubernatorial races, Colorado's GOP is struggling with gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidates who have stumbled in recent months. The latest problems include a spat between GOP Senate candidates Jane Norton and Ken Buck touching on gender... more »
  • Candidates withholding some financial statements

    July 21, 2010 12:17 PM

    Several Colorado candidates are refusing to make all financial documents public. GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is refusing to release his tax returns. Instead, he turned them over to an Internet Web site run by campaign supporters. The site has posted a summary of the returns but not the... more »
  • Jane Norton cleared for Senate primary ballots

    June 10, 2010 8:42 AM

    Colorado's primary election ballot has firmed-up, as Lt. Gov. Jane Norton has officially been placed before voters. Norton will face Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck in an Aug. 10 primary. Buck achieved top billing on the ballots through the statewide Republican assembly last month. Norton bypassed the assembly... more »
  • Jane Norton to turn focus on primary election

    April 14, 2010 11:49 AM

    On Tuesday, GOP U.S. Senate candidate, Jane Norton, said that she is turning her focus to the primary election, and will not be going to the Republican State Assembly in May. Jane Norton said, in a press release, " This is not a decision I have made lightly. I... more »
  • Lawsuit challenges new Colorado petition laws

    March 16, 2010 4:41 PM

    A group of activists and advocates has filed a lawsuit challenging new Colorado laws that toughened requirements for people gathering signatures for ballot measures. The lawsuit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Denver against Colorado Secretary of State Bernie Buescher. The new laws were aimed at... more »
  • It's election day

    November 3, 2009 7:28 AM

    It's election day for many Colorado municipalities, and this year's ballots include questions on legalizing marijuana and taking away cars from people driving without licenses. For Colorado Springs, the big questions are 2-C (property tax bill) and 300 (city enterprise fee). In Pueblo one of the major ones is... more »
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