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Campaign Finance

Hard-to-trace ‘gray money’ raises the stakes in big Colorado races

With the election only a month away and mail ballots due out in less than two weeks, “gray money” groups are pouring millions of...

Darryl Glenn embraces plan that could cut Social Security, FBI and other key federal...

Call it fiscal federalism or just plain old Tenth Amendment absolutism. Those who believe the federal government shouldn’t pay for anything that isn’t specifically spelled...
Chris Hadsall, left and Chris Kennedy, right, are vying for House District 23.

JeffCo’s House District 23 has first open seat in 14 years

  JeffCo voters in Lakewood's House District 23 will have the chance to choose a new representative for an open seat for the first time...

Spending on ballot measures hits the big time

Labor Day traditionally marks the start of the final push of the campaign season and spending by committees involved with the nine measures on...

The big spending is on for state House and Senate races

With Election Day just 48 days away — and mail ballots out in 26 days — candidates for the state House and Senate are...

Campaign committees sitting on millions of dollars for state House and Senate races

Outside groups are poised to start dropping millions of dollars to back candidates for the state House and Senate, campaign finance reports show. On the Republican...

State House and Senate races starting to add up, dollar-wise

Updated: to include statement from Colorado Education Association on why they endorsed Republican Katy Brown in House District 3 over her Democratic opponent, Jeff...

Zenzinger v. Woods state Senate race heats up

Campaign finance reports suggest state Republicans fear that uber-conservative state Sen. Laura Woods is in danger of being ousted from her Senate District 19 in...

Big dollars fueling fracking fight for November

The downturn in energy prices isn’t stopping big energy companies from pouring in millions of dollars to fight two anti-fracking ballot measures and the...

Follow the money from Tuesday’s primary: Winners, losers and Bob Beauprez

WINNERS: — El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn, who proved that two years of legwork — and visiting EVERY county in Colorado — could beat...