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In Colorado, Democrats see a strong money haul as GOP relies on super PACs

Call Wednesday’s filing deadline the calm-before-the-general-election storm — the first time candidates and campaigns had to show the public their books since the June...

Guest post: It’s time for Walker Stapleton – and Colorado – to reckon with...

Between 1923 and 1947, Benjamin Stapleton served five terms as Denver’s mayor. He gained and retained his office by winning financial and grassroots support...

Littwin: Stapleton must wish his KKK-stained great-grandfather was his biggest problem

It had to happen. Denver’s KKK-stained history has gone national. A New York Times story Tuesday, written by the excellent Julie Turkewitz,  questions whether...

Walker Stapleton chose lawmaker Lang Sias as his running mate. Here’s what that means.

Against a backdrop of military fighter jets in a Denver aerospace museum, State Treasurer Walker Stapleton revealed Republican lawmaker Lang Sias, a former Top...

Colorado 2018 election: Where Jared Polis and Walker Stapleton stand on education

What do the candidates for governor of Colorado think about school funding and school choice? How would they address the achievement gap? And what...

A ‘David versus Goliath race,’ says Republican Walker Stapleton about facing Jared Polis for...

DENVER — Walker Stapleton handily took the Republican nomination for governor, dispatching three rivals including one who outspent him with $5 million of his...

WALKER STAPLETON | A political unknown 8 years ago. Now the establishment GOP’s hope...

It was the day before Walker Stapleton's 44th birthday and Colorado's Republican state treasurer looked relieved. Dressed in a crisp white shirt, red tie and...

Target: CO Springs. New group emerges to run TV ads for GOP gov hopeful...

A  new group supporting GOP State Treasurer Walker Stapleton in his bid for governor will air TV ads in Colorado Springs starting later today.  It’s...

Walker Stapleton left his blind trust out of a public financial disclosure

UPDATE: On Sept. 25, Walker Stapleton said in a TV segment that Rocky Mountain Trust LLC is not the blind trust his campaign said it...

In the Colorado governor’s race, Republican Cynthia Coffman collapses. Walker Stapleton and Greg Lopez...

BOULDER — The rough-and-tumble Republican primary for governor narrowed down considerably in Colorado on Saturday with a tag team of stunners. Greg Lopez, the...