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2018 Governor Race

How education reform became a wedge issue among Colorado Democrats this election year

On the campaign trail, the Democratic candidates for governor of Colorado tend to hit the same themes when it comes to education: more money...

Spending on political TV ads in Colorado tops $12M. Here’s who is paying and...

Democratic congressional hopefuls and two Republican candidates for treasurer are joining candidates for governor on the TV airwaves. Political TV advertising this campaign season has...

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...

Littwin’s Official Unofficial #CO2018 governor’s race rankings, Week Nine

Illustration by Mike Keefe It’s Memorial Day weekend, which marks the pre-solstice beginning of summer and, not a moment too soon, the beginning of the...

States of Play: Who raised more money from inside Colorado in the big race...

We know Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Victor Mitchell, both multimillionaires, are fueling their own campaigns with their own money in their quests to...

Of eight candidates for Colorado governor, who would release their tax returns?

Read my lips: No view taxes. That’s what some candidates in Colorado’s eight-person race for governor, Republican and Democrat, are saying about the prospect...

Littwin’s Official Unofficial #CO2018 governor’s race rankings, Week Eight

Illustration by Mike Keefe The big question here this week at the Littwin gov panel headquarters is when the gloves will finally come off. Time...

As seen on TV: Super PAC spending in the Colorado governor’s race

Two Super PACs will advertise heavily on TV in support of Democratic candidates for governor Cary Kennedy and Mike Johnston in the month before...

Trail Marker: Speed dating and money-raking in the Colorado governor’s race

This week found the candidates reveling— or not— in their new fundraising numbers, which became public. Meanwhile, one gubernatorial hopeful went through a campaign...

Littwin’s Official Unofficial #CO2018 governor’s race rankings, Week Seven

Illustration by Mike Keefe In Week 7 of the Littwin Gov Rankings, our all-star panel follows the money, which happens to be the oldest cliché...