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The Indycator – Walker Stapleton
Welcome back to our new series, The Indycator,
a once-a-week conversation between The Indy’s crack political reporters and Maeve Conran, KGNU independent community radio’s director...
Judge says ex-Congressman Bob Beauprez’s group must pay $17,000 in campaign finance fines
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez, who ran for governor in 2014, should have registered a nonprofit as a political committee, a judge ruled....
Benevento resigns from Douglas County Board of Education
Douglas Benevento, one of the four conservative reformers on the controversial Douglas County Board of Education, announced this morning he’s stepping down, effective immediately.
Benevento...
Rain barrels in Colorado – what you need to know
Are you ready for rain barrels?
Next Wednesday, August 10 is the first day that most Colorado residents can legally collect rainwater off their roofs...
Its downtown jail packed, Denver readies a ‘deteriorating’ old building for inmates
Denver’s downtown jail, opened in 2010 by then-Mayor John Hickenlooper, was supposed to provide enough space at least until 2035. But now, under Mayor...
Latest redistricting proposal bound to fail, say minority lawmakers
Too little, too late.
That’s how several minority lawmakers feel about the latest draft of a ballot measure that purports to outlaw gerrymandering in Colorado.
Initiative...
Gardner’s win a crown jewel for GOP
In a night of many Republican victories, none was sweeter for those at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center on Tuesday than the Senate...
Gardner ousts Udall from U.S. Senate
At the Hyatt Regency DTC on Tuesday night, everyone was a resident of Yuma. Or wanted to be.
“Is anyone here from Yuma?” asked Senator-elect...
Coffman routs Romanoff in 6th CD
Congressman Mike Coffman waltzed to a double-digit victory over Andrew Romanoff to represent Colorado's 6th Congressional District, with Romanoff conceding in a speech to...