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Prominent Democrats pick… Michael Bennet for Senate

By | 10.26.10 | 9:04 am

If Democratic Senator Michael Bennet knows anything, it’s that getting women to the polls could be the key to victory next week against Republican challenger Ken Buck.

Monday, his campaign organized a group of women to vote early. While there…

State Latino leaders warm to Ritter, dismiss top Republicans

By | 12.16.09 | 3:03 pm

DENVER– Gov. Bill Ritter shored up support with the state’s growing number of Latino voters Tuesday, appearing with a group of roughly 40 of the community’s leaders, who came to the downtown Auraria campus to endorse him as the best choice for governor in 2010. In discussions with the Colorado Independent, Latino leaders at the event made it clear that Ritter has been working hard to smooth relationships with the community and to address grievances. They also made it clear that Ritter’s Republican rivals have moved in the opposite direction, their recent efforts further alienating Colorado Latinos.

Forest Service warns Coloradans: Beware of camping Latinos

By | 08.28.09 | 6:41 pm

In a presentation on recent discoveries of major marijuana-cultivation operations in Colorado, the U.S. Forest Service said it suspected an international cartel was behind the state’s hidden weed farms. Officials issued a warning that asked forest visitors to look…

Group Claims Dozens, Perhaps Thousands, Duped in ‘Voter Fraud’

By | 04.01.08 | 6:21 pm

Opponents of an amendment to ban affirmative action in Colorado delivered a stinging attack on the measure’s sponsors today – and its misleading campaign tactics. “A man from California, a man named Ward Connerly, is trying to make